Shiny metal balconies and sun shades project outwards from the banded facades of this apartment building by architect Christophe Rousselle in the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More about Christophe Rousselle adds reflective balconies to Zac de la Marine residences
Competition: we've teamed up with publishing and events company Media 10 to give Dezeen readers the chance to win one of 25 pairs tickets to the 100% Design exhibition, taking place during next week's London Design Festival. More about Competition: 25 pairs of 100% Design tickets to be won
Design duo Something & Son has created a sustainable farming initiative on a rooftop in Folkestone, England, but has concealed it behind a traditional fish and chip shop facade (+ slideshow + interview). More about Rooftop fish and chip shop by Something & Son is (slowly) growing its own produce
London Design Festival 2014: pockets for TV remotes, newspapers and tablets hang over the arms of this wooden-framed chair by Norwegian design collective Angell, Wyller & Aarseth (+ slideshow). More about Angell, Wyller & Aarseth's Saddle Chair features pockets in each arm
In keeping with the growing trend for skinny houses, Japanese studio Be-Fun Design has completed a terrace of four narrow residences on a plot of just 60 square metres. More about Be-Fun Design builds a row of four super-skinny houses in Japan
Instagram's Hyperlapse app is popularising time-lapse photography, creating a mass of video content that could change the way we consume images of our environments, reports Alex Wiltshire. More about How Instagram's time lapse app is changing the way we see our cities
Prolific Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has just joined Apple's design team, so here's everything you need to know about the designer – including previous collaborations with Jony Ive and his most popular projects on Dezeen. More about Marc Newson: from hand-welding aluminium furniture to designing for Apple
News: Korean architect Seung H-Sang is set to be officially named as Seoul's first city architect this week, in a move to re-establish the city's "architectural identity" after decades of unchecked development (+ interview). More about Seoul names Seung H-Sang as its first city architect
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Lee Broom has continued working with marble to create a collection that includes glasses, candlesticks and lighting. More about Lee Broom creates Nouveau Rebel collection in "de rigueur" marble
News: American technology firm Trimble is partnering with Frank Gehry to "transform the construction industry" through a combination of software and hardware development, and is buying the architect's own IT company. More about Frank Gehry's technology company bought by SketchUp owners
Gianni Botsford Architects has added a subtle extension to a London townhouse, which is partly submerged in the garden and has transparent walls to help camouflage it from sight (+ slideshow). More about Gianni Botsford sinks "invisible" extension into the garden of a London house
Maison&Objet 2014: Japanese studio Nendo created 20 clear acrylic bottles to represent different Japanese words for rain in an exhibition at the Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris. More about Nendo bottles 20 "different kinds of rain" for Words installation
Couples staying at a temporary hotel suite in Helsinki partake in a ménage à trois with a historic statue that's positioned in the middle of the bed. More about Tatzu Nishi builds Hotel Manta around a nude sculpture
News: "I don't want to go where I'm not wanted," says architect Frank Gehry as his design for a performing arts centre on the World Trade Center site in New York is dropped. More about Frank Gehry axed from World Trade Center project
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON completes concrete home and library in the South Korean countryside
This chair by German designer Patrick Frey for seating brand Freifrau combines a traditional wooden frame and leather cladding with spring steel. More about Patrick Frey's Stella Chair backrest is upholstered like a saddle
Perforated brick walls front this Seoul office block by Wise Architecture, flanking staircases that lead up to a rooftop terrace with views of a nearby historic park (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick stairwells front Wise Architecture's ABC office block
This water-sports facilities building by THE Architectes has been built into the side of a grassy dune to minimise its visual impact on the coastline (+ slideshow). More about THE Architectes conceals nautical sports base under a grassy beach dune
The three pieces in the Samt Rau collection by Hamburg-based designer Natalie Weinmann are made from natural stone and solid oak with their potential uses left open to interpretation by the individual (+ slideshow). More about Natalie Weinmann's slate furniture "not designed to fit one purpose"
Seven house-shaped blocks are sheltered beneath the large asymmetric roof of this house in Japan by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Y+M Design Office envelops seven blocks under one roof with Rain Shelter House