We've collected together five unusual Christmas designs, from a rock-shaped mince pie to a collection of bouncing baubles and downloadable wrapping paper. More about Sebastian Bergne's bouncy baubles and four other unusual designs for Christmas
British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). More about Lindsey Lang designs 3D tiles based on 1930s London Underground patterns
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a Hive Active Heating kit, including a thermostat designed by Yves Béhar and a customisable coloured frame (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a Hive Active Heating kit and thermostat frame
The Barack Obama Foundation has revealed the names of the seven architecture firms it is inviting to pitch for the official presidential library in Chicago. More about David Adjaye, Renzo Piano and Snøhetta among seven-strong shortlist for Obama Library
As we enter the final week of our festive bridge countdown, we're spotlighting a third bridge by London firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects – the University of Limerick Living Bridge in Ireland. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: University of Limerick Living Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre
Robert Mull, dean of The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, has resigned over relocation plans for the leading east London design school, which campaigners claim will destroy it. More about Dean quits as row grows over future of London's "Aldgate Bauhaus"
A pool with a stationary boat on top is the centrepiece of this rowing centre designed by Mulroy Architects for a private boarding school in Oxfordshire, England (+ movie). More about Mulroy Architects completes timber-clad rowing centre for Oxford school
Dezeen design editor Dan Howarth's 10 favourite installations from the past 12 months include a Brutalist playground recreated in foam, a giant steel maze and a brightly coloured basketball court (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's top 10 design installations of 2015
Australian architect David Boyle chose recycled brick for this renovation and extension of a psychologist's house in Sydney, which creates a double-height living room, a mezzanine bedroom and a home office (+ slideshow). More about David Boyle uses reclaimed brick to build extension to a Sydney terrace
Belgian architecture studio V+ has completed a mesh-covered water tower that is supported by angled concrete columns. More about V+'s Chateau d'Eau water tower rests on crossed concrete struts
Hungarian firm Position Collective has renovated a Budapest studio flat, designing a furniture and storage system that caters for temporary occupants booking via Airbnb (+ slideshow). More about Position Collective tailors Budapest apartment towards Airbnb guests
House-shaped rooms are connected by staircases and bridges inside this three-metre-wide house in Ho Chi Minh City, which was named House of the Year at the World Architecture Festival last month (+ slideshow). More about Saigon House by a21studio is filled with house-shaped rooms at different levels
The cubic construction of this house in Brasília by local studio Bloco Arquitetos reveals the layout of spaces inside and was influenced by a 1930s villa designed by Modernist architect Adolf Loos (+ slideshow). More about Bloco Arquitetos bases geometric Brazilian home on a classic Modernist residence
Architects Anna and Eugeni Bach have suspended a desk from the ceiling of this renovated Barcelona apartment so residents can use its mezzanine level as a study (+ slideshow). More about Desk hangs from ceiling of Barcelona apartment by Anna and Eugeni Bach
Amsterdam studio NL Architects has completed a waiting area for a station in the Dutch town of Barneveld, featuring glass walls and a large cantilevered roof (+ slideshow). More about Huge steel roof oversails glazed waiting area at Barneveld Centrum station by NL Architects
The next bridge featured in the Dezeen A-Zdvent calendar is almost invisible, sunken down below the surface of a moat outside a historic Dutch fort. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Trench Bridge by RO&AD
Burnt wood clads this gatehouse designed by NORD Architecture for a historic palace in southeast England – a reference to the storm that destroyed many of the estate's trees in 1987 (+ slideshow). More about NORD Architecture completes charred timber gatehouse for National Trust estate
London designer Marcin Rusak has created a collection of furniture and lighting by encasing flowers in resin, then cutting the blocks to reveal the petals inside. More about Marcin Rusak's Flora products preserve decorative patterns of flowers in resin
We've recently published a lot of buildings clad in wood that has been charred using a Japanese technique called Shou Sugi Ban. These include a blackened garden studio in London and a rural Icelandic cottage that settles into the landscape. Visit our new Pinterest board for even more examples of burnt-wood facades.
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