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
Shelves at this Tokyo store by Ryo Matsui Architects look like comic books, complete with speech bubbles and motion lines (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo's Tokyo by Ryo Matsui Architects
This table lamp by Royal College of Art graduate Amanda Buckley has a ring of LEDs tucked under the rim of the shade to reflect a diffused glow from the empty shade. More about Empty Light by Amanda Buckley
Jagged glazed stairwells climb the stone walls of this eighteenth century church in Catalonia that architect David Closes has converted into an auditorium. More about Auditorium in the Church of Saint Francis' Convent by David Closes
Ahead of the London 2012 Olympics opening on Friday, here's a slideshow of images from photographer Edmund Sumner documenting architecture created for the games. More about Slideshow feature: London 2012 Olympic architecture photographed by Edmund Sumner
Architects studioMDA have completed an aluminium-clad gallery in New York where all the artworks on show are visible from outside (photographs by Roland Halbe). More about Paul Kasmin Gallery, 27th Street by studioMDA
Sarcastic Olympic souvenirs for those who are cynical about the games are now available at Dezeen Super Store, 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2. More about Reality Check souvenirs by Tobatron at Dezeen Super Store
Perforated steel doors fold open like the wings of a butterfly at the backstreet entrance to this London house by architects Teatum+Teatum. More about Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn asks whether the London 2012 Olympic logo has won over the public since it's launch in 2007 when Wolff Olins, creators of the mark, assured an outraged public that they would learn to love it - New York Times
Read more about the logo here and see all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics here.
More about "Despite changes, there's little to love in 2012 Olympics logo" - New York Times
Bags and clothing hang from steel chains at the Prague store for sports brand Puma by Czech architects EDIT! and architecture student Tereza Komarkova (+ slideshow). More about Puma Social Club by EDIT! and Tereza Komárková
Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen of Danish design studio MadeByWho have designed these desk lamps combining a simple maple base with painted ceramic shades. More about Snøvsen by Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen
Dezeen Wire: a New York gallery by Foster + Partners (above) is one of four buildings shortlisted for this year's RIBA Lubetkin Prize, which is awarded annually to the best new building outside Europe by an RIBA member. More about 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize shortlist announced
A theatre in Belfast with a faceted timber interior is another of the six buildings shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize and was designed by Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey (+ slideshow). More about Lyric Theatre by O'Donnell + Tuomey
Hackney designer Lee Broom has filled a room in a London mansion with studded furniture to host visting business leaders during the Olympic games. More about The Gold Room by Lee Broom
Movie: shadows dance across the surface of Kenzo Tange's 1964 Olympic stadium in Tokyo in this animation by graduate design students at Harvard University. More about Movie: Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi Olympic Arena by Harvard University design students
Shanghai architects Polifactory have developed a concept for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. More about HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
This young writers' workshop in Sydney by architects LAVA is parading as an embassy for Martians on earth (+ slideshow). More about The Martian Embassy by LAVA, Will O'Rourke and The Glue Society
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK designers Dorothy to give readers the chance to win one of five prints of a fictional map that features locations named after film titles. More about Competition: five prints of Film Map by Dorothy to be won
This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More about No Pause by Gio Tirotto