Architecture office NBBJ has unveiled a concept for a series of natural ice rinks on London's River Thames that emerge from below the water's surface. More about Flower-like ice rinks proposed for London's River Thames
Slovenian firm Svet Vmes Architects has renovated the entrance hall of a 126-year-old school in Ljubljana, adding glass cabinets that resemble geometric line drawings (+ slideshow). More about Svet Vmes adds black-framed glass cabinets to school entrance hall
London collective Assemble has become the first architecture or design studio to receive the prestigious Turner Prize for art (+ slideshow). More about Assemble wins 2015 Turner Prize for Liverpool housing regeneration project
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a tree-like street lamp with accompanying twig-shaped seating for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. More about Mathieu Lehanneur designs solar-powered Clover street furniture for Paris
For the first time in 45 years, architecture students at Stockholm's Royal Institute of Technology have their own building on campus – a round block with weathering steel walls by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter (+ slideshow). More about Tham & Videgård's Stockholm architecture school features a curving skin of pre-rusted steel
Dutch designer Thomas Vailly has collaborated with four other designers to create furniture and products that combine pine wood with natural dark resin (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Vailly unveils product collection made from black resin and pine
For day seven of our bridge-themed A-Zdvent calendar, the spotlight is on the Gateshead Millennium Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, which tilts open like a blinking eye to allow tall ships to pass. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Gateshead Millennium Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Tokyo studio Naf Architect & Design designed this house in Niigata to fit around a narrow driveway, which doubles as a space for outdoor get-togethers during the neighbourhood's annual lantern festival (+ slideshow). More about Roadside House by Naf Architect & Design has a driveway that doubles as a party space
World Architecture Festival 2015: in this exclusive movie, Andrew Buck of Turenscape discusses the flood-resistant topography of the Chinese landscape firm's award-winning wetland park in Jinhua, China. More about Terraces of plants in Yanweizhou Park "control floods in an ecological way"
London studio Emrys Architects has converted a pair of warehouses in London's Covent Garden into apartments, including a pair of penthouses slotted underneath the original pitched roof (+ slideshow). More about Emrys Architects creates six homes in converted Covent Garden warehouses
British artist James Capper's remote-controlled sculpture shown at Art Basel Miami Beach could be used to film in inaccessible terrains (+ movie). More about Mountaineer Prototype by James Capper walks on hydraulic legs
Eric Parry Architects has unveiled designs for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey tower that will be the tallest building in London's financial district. More about Eric Parry Architects unveils tallest tower in City of London
A concrete wine cellar props up one end of this tall white house by Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro, located on an estate that also features an olive grove and a vineyard (+ slideshow). More about João Mendes Ribeiro slots concrete wine cellar below gabled house in rural Portugal
British architect Adam Knibb has extended a house in a converted school in Winchester, England, by building a timber box above a seldom-used entryway. More about Adam Knibb builds timber house extension above a driveway
Opinion: the Volkswagen emissions scandal has exposed how the car industry's obsession with data is preventing it from designing for real people, says Luis Cilimingras of design consultancy IDEO. More about "This noxious story highlights the car industry's obsession with technology instead of humans"
A chunky concrete frame surrounds the glass shopfront of this boutique in Beijing's Chaoyang district, designed by local studio Speys (+ slideshow). More about Speys pairs raw concrete with wood and brass at Beijing boutique Anchoret
German artist Tobias Rehberger has used colourful tiles to create pornographic mosaics inside a booth at Art Basel Miami Beach. More about Tobias Rehberger installs pixelated porn at Art Basel Miami Beach
The letter F in our festive countdown of bridges is a small looping structure built by a trio of product design students outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Festina Lente by Adnan Alagić, Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
A white-rendered concrete screen extends from the upper floor of this house near Guadalajara, Mexico, blocking views to the street but framing a perspective of the garden and sky (+ slideshow). More about Abraham Cota Paredes completes introspective white house in Mexico
Footwear brand New Balance has followed Adidas in developing 3D-printed midsoles that could be customised to suit the runner's individual pace. More about New Balance partners with Nervous System to design personalised 3D-printed trainer soles