These bronze and glass chambers by Danish studio NOBEL Arkitekter protect two ancient runestones in Jelling, Denmark, from the elements. More about Covering of the Runic Stones in Jelling by NOBEL Arkitekter
Folding steel shutters and bullet-proof glass protect the new reception of the Belgian Embassy in Athens by Buerger Katsota Architects. More about Embassy of Belgium by Buerger Katsota Architects
It was a busy time for architects OMA this week five years ago, as they released designs for major projects that included a large urban development in the United Arab Emirates (above) and a 300-metre skyscraper in Mexico City (below). More about Five years ago...
Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). More about Tabasco 127 by JSa
One-minute movie: AmphibianArc's concept exhibition centre for Chinese vehicle manufacturer Zoomlion features a facade with huge flapping wings that open and close in the style of a Transformer. More about Zoomlion's shape-shifting exhibition centre features a winged facade
Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the London Festival of Architecture have announced that the summer fair will now take place every year.
This year's instalment of the formally biennial festival concluded last weekend and featured 16 days of exhibitions, lectures and events that took place in locations across the city. More about London Festival of Architecture to go annual
Californian architects amphibianArc have designed a shape-shifting "transformer building" for a Chinese machinery company, with a facade that flaps like the wings of a huge insect (+ movie). More about Zoomlion Headquarters Exhibition Center by amphibianArc
As the tides erode the northern coast of New Zealand, this house on a sled by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan can be towed off the beach and out of harm's way (+ slideshow). More about Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Shimmering brass walls surround this arts centre that Portuguese firm Pitagoras Arquitectos have just completed in Guimarães. More about International Centre for the Arts Jose de Guimarães by Pitagoras Arquitectos
Dezeen Wire: applications to architecture and design courses in the UK have fallen significantly this year, according to figures published by UCAS, the University and Colleges Admission Service.
The number of students applying to study architecture fell by 12%, while applications to design courses dropped by nearly 15%.
The overall number of students applying for a degree in the UK has fallen by 9%. Last year the cap on tuition fees for English students was raised to £9,000 a year.
See the UCAS figures for student applications here.
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The surrounding countryside is projected onto the ceiling of this reed-covered tower that Hudson Architects and artist Ben Coode-Adams have installed in a field in Norfolk, England. More about The Great Eye by Hudson Architects and Ben Coode-Adams
Dezeen Wire: the shadow Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has criticised London 2012 organisers over the stringent marketing rules that will prevent architects from entering their Olympics projects into awards – The Guardian
"This kind of stricture was never the intention when the rules were designed," said Jowell. "I hope that a reasonable compromise can be found so that these great British architects can get the recognition that they deserve."
Earlier this week, Wilkinson Eyre were presented with a "protest award" at the 2012 New London Awards for their Basketball Arena designed with Sinclair Knight Merz and KSS.
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QR codes cover the exterior of this former mustard laboratory in Dijon that Dutch architects MVRDV have converted into a call centre (+ slideshow). More about TeleTech call centre by MVRDV
Dezeen Wire: as the shortage of housing in the UK worsens, British architects including Charles Holland of FAT, Glenn Howells and Sarah Wigglesworth offer their opinions and solutions - The Guardian
"I'd like to see more rent regulation and buildings reused in creative ways," says Holland, while Wigglesworth suggests that "what we need is greater flexibility."
The article follows the news that New York City are seeking designs for “micro-units” to help solve the shortage of of small apartments in Manhattan.
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Balconies of these two apartment blocks in northwest France by architect Philippe Gazeau protrude like a set of open drawers. More about Housing in La Courrouze by Philippe Gazeau
Dezeen Wire: work finally starts this week on architect Denton Corker Marshall's design for a new visitor centre at Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle in England, after years of wrangling and delay, English Heritage has announced (+ slideshow). More about Stonehenge Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall
Dezeen Wire: a major exhibition of work by architects Foster + Partners will open in China later this month at the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute. More about Foster + Partners exhibition to open in Shanghai
Architects AL_A have been granted permission to construct a subterranean gallery beneath a new entrance courtyard at the V&A museum in London (+ slideshow). More about V&A Exhibition Road by AL_A
Architects OMA have proposed flower auction houses, cable cars and an outdoor theatre as part of Central Holland's bid to host the World Horticultural Expo in 2022. More about Floriade 2022 by OMA
Movie: plants take over the offices of London's commercial district Canary Wharf in this movie by Oxford Brookes architecture graduate Richard Black. More about Movie: The Symbiotic Office by Richard Black