London Design Festival 2016: architect Alison Brooks has pushed the limits of cross-laminated timber with The Smile, an inhabitable "mega-tube" with both of its ends raised up into the air (+ slideshow). More about Alison Brooks creates giant smile using cross-laminated tulipwood
London Design Festival 2016: Bocci's creative director Omer Arbel has created a site-specific lighting installation for London's Barbican Centre (+ movie). More about Omer Arbel suspends aluminium lighting sculpture above Barbican foyer
Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab has completed a house on the Spanish island of Mallorca, made up of white blocks that are all oriented towards different viewpoints (+ slideshow). More about Four angular white volumes form house in Mallorca by OHLAB
Oslo Architecture Triennale 2016: OMA has teamed up with creative studio Bengler to propose Panda, a app that allows workers being exploited digital sharing platforms like Uber and Airbnb to fight back against their employers. More about OMA and Bengler propose digital platform to disrupt the sharing economy
The jagged form of this climbing centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter is covered in grey, brown and white shingles that reference a snow-covered mountain behind the building (+ slideshow). More about Norwegian climbing centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter resembles a snow-capped mountain
Brooklyn studio TA Dumbleton Architect took cues from two divergent typologies – an old farmhouse and a city loft – while designing this weekend retreat on Long Island in New York (+ slideshow). More about Giant window fills gable end of Hamptons guest house by TA Dumbleton
Brexit: the Royal Institute of British Architects has written to the UK's Brexit minister David Davis to warn that construction is facing a skills deficit. More about Brexit could trigger skills crisis in architecture and construction says RIBA
Dezeen promotion: an Issey Miyake fabric-pleating demonstration, a talk at Muji's flagship store and an installation made of recycled materials will take place during the inaugural New York Textile Month (+ slideshow) More about Issey Miyake and Muji among participants at first New York Textile Month
London Design Festival 2016: architecture firms have created installations along one of London's most famous shopping streets for the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual Regent Street Windows project (+movie). More about Architects create 10 installations for RIBA Regent Street Windows 2016
These models of New York's Twin Towers by Rolf Bruggink can be stacked to create a pair of columnar lanterns or collapsed to form stools (+ slideshow). More about World Trade Center lamps by Rolf Bruggink are designed to be dismantled
Brexit Design Manifesto: designer Marc Newson and architect Patrik Schumacher are among the leading industry figures to have added their names to the Brexit Design Manifesto since its launch yesterday. More about Marc Newson joins rapidly growing number of supporters for Dezeen's Brexit Design Manifesto
The launch of Dezeen's Brexit Design Manifesto features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with a honeycomb structure of 154 staircases by Thomas Heatherwick and a Tokyo museum dedicated to architectural models (pictured).
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London Design Festival 2016: architect Asif Khan has created three temporary pavilions thick with plants to give the harried London public space to relax, work and socialise (+ slideshow). More about Asif Khan and MINI create "forests" in see-through boxes across east London
A branch of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has opened close to the World Trade Center site in New York, with interiors designed by London studio Found. More about Saks Fifth Avenue opens Downtown Manhattan outpost by Found
Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. More about Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
Kengo Kuma is the latest high-profile name to create a tea service for Georg Jensen, basing his design on traditional Japanese sets (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma designs £60,500 silver tea set for Georg Jensen
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Merrell Publishers to give away five copies of a book profiling each of the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlisted and winning projects (+ slideshow) More about Competition: win a book documenting 20 years of RIBA Stirling Prize winners
Architect Lucy Tauber has transformed a derelict post office in north London into an artisanal bakery with its kitchen on show. More about Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
Business news: Italian furniture brand B&B Italia has bought high-end kitchen maker Arclinea, marking "the first major milestone" in its growth since being acquired by investment firm Investindustrial. More about B&B Italia expands into luxury kitchens with purchase of Arclinea
MNy Arkitekter has used seven varieties of timber to create this gabled house on the shoreline of a small lake in Tenala, Finland (+ slideshow). More about MNy Arkitekter uses seven types of timber for Finnish lake house