London based graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has completed her year-long project photographing objects arranged in groups of five to look like the Olympic rings (+ movie). More about Olympic Logo a Day by Sarah Hyndman
Cologne 2013: Venetian designer Luca Nichetto is to create an installation representing his ideal home for the Das Haus installation at trade fair imm cologne in January. More about Luca Nichetto to design Das Haus at imm cologne 2013
Dezeen Wire: despite being one of the most significant scientific events of the past decade, the recent discovery of the Higgs boson particle was announced using Comic Sans, the most hated, informal typeface - HUH
A chequered facade of timber and glass surrounds one of two new neighbourhood libraries by Adjaye Associates to open in Washington DC. More about The Francis Gregory Library by Adjaye Associates
This week has been all about the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, of course! More about This week on Dezeen
With the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games taking place in a few hours' time, take a look at this annotated aerial photo of the Olympic Park, which we've tagged with info about all the key venues and nearby buildings (click here to see the image). More about Interactive photo of London 2012 Olympic Park
The 2012 Olympic games begin today and this latticed timber hut on stilts by Hackney architects Studio Weave now marks the direct route from the City of London to the Olympic Park. More about Paleys upon Pilers by Studio Weave
Street artist Banksy has created two new works to mark the London 2012 Olympics. More about London 2012 Olympic street art by Banksy
Dezeen Wire: Spanish lighting brand Santa & Cole has launched a lawsuit accusing the state of Qatar of copying street lighting devised for Barcelona by Catalan designer Beth Galí in 1996. More about Qatar accused of "counterfeiting 1000 street lamps"
Dezeen Wire: the Design Museum in London has been awarded £4.6 million towards developing the museum’s new home in south London by the Heritage Lottery Fund. More about Design Museum awarded £4.6 million from Heritage Lottery Fund
Dezeen Wire: details have been announced for the third edition of architecture festival the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, which will take place from 12 September to 15 December 2013 in the Portuguese capital under the title "Close, Closer". More about Details announced for Lisbon Architecture Triennale
The latest in a string of infrastructure projects in Georgia is a twisted cascade of concrete forming a checkpoint at the border with Armenia by architect Luka Machablishvili. More about Ninotsminda Border Checkpoint by Luka Machablishvili
Residents can step through holes in the walls inside this house in Japan by architects Atelier Cube (+ slideshow). More about House in Amagi by Atelier Cube
This lamp by Barcelona studio Crous & Calogero for Spanish brand Estiluz is shaped like a helium balloon floating against the ceiling or wall. More about Balloon by Crous & Calogero for Estiluz
Dezeen Wire: a skyscraper by fashion designer Pierre Cardin is set to be constructed in Venice, which at 245 metres high will be more than twice the height of the bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica. More about Palais Lumière by Pierre Cardin and Rodrigo Basilicati
After the first allocation of tickets sold out within 24 hours, we have increased capacity and released another limited batch of tickets for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. Click here to register now for this FREE event and read on for more details... More about Designed in Hackney Day: additional tickets now available
Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid has denied her design for the London 2012 Aquatics Centre is to blame for the 600 tickets sold to Olympic spectators unaware they'll have a restricted view of the top diving events. More about Zaha Hadid denies blame for restricted views at London 2012 Aquatics Centre
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail features a house with an extreme cantilever (above), mugs designed for dunking large cookies and squidgy nude sculptures, plus new jobs, competitions and music.
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Modular offices open out to terraces on each floor of this building in Barcelona by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki (+ slideshow with photographs by Filippo Poli). More about D38 Zona Franca Office by Arata Isozaki
Dezeen Wire: British architect David Adjaye and American artist Doug Aitken have revealed designs for a bitumen-coated pavilion that will be constructed at the Tate Liverpool gallery this autumn. More about Pavilion for Tate Liverpool by David Adjaye and Doug Aitken