Business news: "bemused" by Black Friday retail frenzies, UK furniture brand Vitsœ is closing its stores on 27 November to protest against the culture of discounting products. More about Vitsœ to avoid Black Friday "insanity" by closing stores
Governments should stop thinking about refugee camps as temporary places, says Kilian Kleinschmidt, one of the world's leading authorities on humanitarian aid (+ interview). More about Refugee camps are the "cities of tomorrow", says humanitarian-aid expert
Architecture studio Berger & Berger has added three new structures to a pair of 18th-century French mansions, creating a larger exhibition space for the collection of gallerist Yvon Lambert (+ slideshow). More about Berger & Berger uses white concrete and marble to create muted interiors for Collection Lambert
Dezeen promotion: entries are open for architects and designers to submit proposals for the renovation of an abandoned lighthouse in Sicily. More about Call for entries to Lighthouse Sea Hotel competition 2016
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created the economy and business cabin interiors for airline KLM's first Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which go into operation today. More about Hella Jongerius designs "homelike" cabin interiors for KLM's Boeing 787 aircraft
American architect Steven Holl has just been given the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers linked by a cycle and pedestrian bridge 65 metres above Copenhagen's harbour. But he's not the only one with ambitious plans for linked towers.
Other recent examples include proposals for a trio of plant-covered buildings by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia and a pair of residential buildings in London bridged by a transparent swimming pool. See more linked towers on Dezeen »
More about Today we like: linked towers
New York architect Steven Holl has finally received the go-ahead to build a pair of skyscrapers in Copenhagen harbour, linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge 65 metres above the water's surface. More about Steven Holl to build Copenhagen skyscrapers linked by 65-metre-high cycle bridge
Transport for London has released renderings and a video showing the trains originally designed by Barber and Osgerby for the city's east-west rail link Crossrail (+ movie). More about Transport for London unveils designs for 200-metre-long Crossrail trains
A Cold War fortress on a Swedish island is the setting for this timber-framed restaurant by Sweco Architects (+ slideshow). More about Sweco Architects builds timber-framed restaurant at Sweden's Hemsö Fortress
Dublin studio GKMP Architects added a pyramid-shaped roof to this compact house in rural Ireland to create some taller rooms inside. More about House in Wexford by GKMP Architects features a pyramid-shaped roof
Paranoid parents can remotely track their child's temperature using this lightning bolt-shaped thermometer that connects to a smartphone app by San Francisco studio New Deal Design (+ movie). More about New Deal Design's Fever Scout child thermometer allows parents to monitor temperature remotely
This shed-inspired house in rural Victoria, Australia, features a low-maintenance fire-resistant facade of corrugated steel that also helps to reflect heat, keeping the building cool in summer (+ slideshow). More about Corrugated steel provides durable facade for rural Australian home by Glow Design Group
Foster Wilson Architects has converted a heritage-listed church in Bedford, England, into a theatre with a new curved timber and glass foyer bar (+ slideshow). More about Old English church transformed into a theatre by Foster Wilson Architects
Photo essay: British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper has delved into the history of iconic electronics brand Bang & Olufsen, whose products influenced Apple's Steve Jobs and Sony founder Akio Morita. More about Alastair Philip Wiper goes behind the scenes at Bang & Olufsen
Music: a plasticine character called Tronald Dump wreaks havoc on a once-happy model town in director Chris Ullens' video to accompany a track by Kill the Noise. More about Plasticine Tronald Dump creates consumerist hell in Kill the Noise music video
Polish studio Loft Szczecin has renovated a summer apartment in the suburbs of Berlin, pairing original brick walls and ceilings with mid-century furniture (+ slideshow). More about Loft Szczecin fills Berlin summer apartment with Polish materials and furniture
Alexander Martin Architects has added a three-storey extension to a Victorian house in north London, featuring brick walls and a big window facing out to the garden (+ slideshow). More about London house extension by Alexander Martin features a double-height window wall
Dutch Design Week 2015: the way couples sit on each other's laps informed the shapes and two-toned upholstery in this collection of chairs by Dutch designer Annebet Philips. More about Love Seats by Annebet Philips are paired to support each other
The transformation of an east London warehouse into a photographer's live-work space was one of our most-read stories this week, so we've created a new Pinterest board full of the best warehouse conversions and re-purposed industrial spaces.
Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See the latest warehouse conversions in our archives
More about Explore images of warehouse conversions on our new Pinterest board
Swiss architect Omar Trinca has added a concrete extension to a 19th-century villa in Geneva, creating more space for the kindergarten that now occupies it (+ slideshow). More about Raw concrete contrasts with 19th-century details at Le Gazouillis kindergarten