Newly positioned windows reveal the overhauled interior of a Rotterdam townhouse that was formerly an abandoned apartment block. More about Black Pearl by Studio Rolf.fr with Zecc Architecten
Photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro has sent us these photographs documenting the vernacular street-lighting of different cities around the world. More about Lights of the City by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
The Temporium: this beaded and embellished jewellery collection from London-based designer Fiona Paxton is the festive treat hidden behind day 18 of our Advent calendar. More about Fiona Paxton at The Temporium
Five years ago this week OMA won a competition to design the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which topped out in June last year. More about Five years ago
Dezeen archive: one of our most popular stories this week was about a prefabricated house in Portugal that costs the same amount of money as a family car (top left) so here's a roundup of other prefabricated designs that have been published on Dezeen. See all the stories »
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The Temporium: these prints featuring festive collective nouns by Woop Studios are on sale at our pop-up shop The Temporium, open in London until 24 December. More about Woop Studios at The Temporium
This time last year the Groninger Museum re-opened in the Netherlands following a renovation including areas designed by Studio Job, Maarten Baas and Jaime Hayón. More about One year ago...
This week Steven Holl was announced as the winner of this year's AIA Gold Medal, Danish studio BIG designed another building-cum-ski-slope and MAD released photos of their recently completed "otherworldly" museum in the Gobi desert. More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen Wire: a prototype of Thomas Heatherwick's redesign for the iconic Routemaster bus was unveiled in London this morning. More about New Bus for London by Heatherwick Studio
In this interview taken from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Nick Barratt-Boyes of Studio Pacific and Ralph Roberts of Warren & Mahoney about their design for a new terminal at Wellington International Airport, where copper-clad structures connect three existing buildings. More about Wellington International Airport by Warren & Mahoney and Studio Pacific
The soles and uppers of these shoes separate easily so you can repair them yourself. More about Repair It Yourself by Eugenia Morpurgo
The Temporium: spend 2012 joining the dots around some of London's famous landmarks with this calendar by designer Dan Usiskin, on sale now at our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium. We're also giving them away free with the first five purchases today so hurry down! More about Dot to Date Calendar by Dan Usiskin at The Temporium
Over 200 cubes display products by coffee brand Illy at this temporary shop in Milan. More about Illy Shop by Caterina Tiazzoldi
In this latest interview from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief talks to Marcus Fairs talks to Colin Seah from Ministry of Design about the design of their own office, a former shophouse in Singapore where the rooms and the furniture within them are arranged in rows like a barcode. More about Inside Awards: Bar Code office by Ministry of Design
This school in Porto by Portuguese studio AVA Architects has lime green walls inside and out, and is filled with green furniture. More about Antas Education Centre by AVA Architects
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The translucent back wall of this pop-up headphone shop changes colour in response to the noise made by Christmas shoppers. More about Urbanears at Boxpark by 42 Architects
The Temporium: fashion designer Justin Oh is launching his new line of bags and accessories at our Christmas shop The Temporium and is behind today's Advent calendar window. More about Justin Oh at The Temporium
A wooden bridge and a glazed garden room connect the two halves of this house in Matsuyama, Japan, by architect Hayato Komatsu. More about House in Masaki by Hayato Komatsu Architects
In this next movie from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Australian architect Ian Moore, whose monochrome conversion of a former grocery warehouse in Sydney won the residential category. More about Inside Awards: Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore