News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named its top ten sustainable projects of the year, including a university building made from timber, concrete and Corten steel in Minnesota (above) and a series of prefabricated houses in Tennessee. More about AIA names top ten green projects of 2013
News: campaigners are calling on the UK government to protect and expand minimum housing standards for space and natural light after an RIBA report revealed the average one-bed new build is only the size of a London Underground carriage. More about RIBA calls for space and light standards in UK new build housing
A timber lattice supports shelves, worktops, lighting and mirrors down one side of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yasunari Tsukada (+ slideshow). More about end...Link beauty salon by Yasunari Tsukada
This outdoor urinal by French design studio Faltazi slots into a straw bale to recycle pee from festivalgoers into compost. More about L'Uritonnoir by Faltazi
The ground floor of Dezeen's north London office The Surgery has been transformed into a walk-in watch shop by local studio Post-Office (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen offices by Post-Office
News: Norman Foster is the only architect to appear on this year's list of Britain's 2000 wealthiest people, published by The Sunday Times. More about Norman Foster only architect on Britain's rich list
Hackney artist Alex Chinneck has created a wall that melts in the sun as part of his research for a project to build a melting house. More about A Pound of Flesh for 50p (study) by Alex Chinneck
News: Zaha Hadid was named businesswoman of the year at the Veuve Clicquot awards in London last night. More about Zaha Hadid crowned Veuve Clicquot businesswoman of the year
New York fashion designer Aina Beck experimented with foil printing to create the dappled metallic patterns in her latest capsule collection. More about Autumn Winter 2013 capsule collection by Aina Beck
3Gatti Architecture Studio will add a facade of opening and closing steel umbrellas to Foreign Office Architects' Madrid Pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai Expo (+ slideshow). More about Umbrella Facade for the Madrid Pavilion by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Milan 2013: London design duo Raw Edges came up with a bookcase shaped like a weaving loom to display novels by young British writers. More about Bloom by Raw Edges
Australian architect Andrew Burns has installed a charred timber pavilion with deceptively curved walls in the garden of the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in Paddington, Sydney (+ slideshow). More about Crescent House by Andrew Burns
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed in Milan earlier this month, leading designers and manufacturers discuss the phenomenon of copying and how they are responding. "It’s become an increasingly big problem for us," says Tom Dixon. "People can steal ideas and produce them almost faster than we can now." More about “Milan is a breeding ground for people who copy our products”
News: London firm Grimshaw has submitted plans for a 90-storey skyscraper in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. More about Grimshaw submits plans for Australian skyscraper
Milan 2013: a collection of furniture designed by Konstantin Grcic for Herzog & de Meuron's Parrish Art Museum in Long Island has gone into production with American brand Emeco. More about Parrish by Konstantin Grcic for Emeco
With a terrace sheltered beneath its overhanging eaves, this building by Japanese architects Kakuro Odagi and Daisuke Narushima functions as an information centre for prefabricated show homes in Yokohama (+ slideshow). More about ABC Center House by Kakuro Odagi and Daisuke Narushima
News: American architect Rick Mather, whose projects included the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK, and the masterplan for London's Southbank, has died aged 75. More about Rick Mather 1937-2013
Haute couture garments by Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen will be displayed at an exhibition of her work in Calais, France, from June. More about Iris van Herpen exhibition at the International Centre for Lace and Fashion
News: Dutch Design Week has announced its new director as business manager and consultant Martijn Paulen. More about Dutch Design Week announces new director
Milan 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison has added a folding armchair to his Park Life collection of outdoor furniture for Spanish design brand Kettal. More about Park Life folding armchair by Jasper Morrison for Kettal