Bjarke Ingels has become the latest architect to use crowdfunding to finance a project, launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for development of a power plant chimney that will blow smoke rings (+ movie) More about BIG launches Kickstarter campaign for smoke-ring-blowing chimney at Copenhagen power plant
This house in Princeton, New Jersey by New York studio Levenbetts is organised around a courtyard, offering views of a private garden as well as out to the surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). More about Courtyard house by Levenbetts embraces its wooded landscape in Princeton
The Finnish Association of Architects has revealed the five buildings competing for the second Finlandia Prize for Architecture, including a pre-weathered steel arts centre, a timber-framed apartment block and a waterside housing complex (+ slideshow). More about Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2015 shortlist announced
New York practice John Puttick Associates has won the competition to redevelop the Brutalist 1960s bus station in Preston, England, with a design that features a rooftop football pitch, a climbing wall and a skate park. More about John Puttick Associates wins competition for £13 million Preston Bus Station overhaul
This house in France's Massif Central region features a lower storey inserted into a disused sand mine and a glazed upper storey offering views of the surrounding volcanic landscape (photos by Zooey Braun + slideshow). More about Werner Sobek's Y1 House comprises two stacked blocks on top of a former sand mine
Warsaw firm Mamastudio has launched its own hotel, turning a series of residential spaces into guest rooms that showcase furniture and artwork by Polish designers (+ slideshow). More about Mamastudio transforms historic Warsaw apartments into Autor Rooms boutique hotel
A brick wall conceals the majority of this two-storey house that Phillips Tracey Architects has slotted between a pair of heritage-listed buildings in south London (+ slideshow). More about Phillips Tracey replaces a derelict London dental surgery with a simple brick house
Sculptor Benjamin Gilbert worked with architecture studio Archier to build his own family house on a former gold mine and sawmill, using reclaimed concrete blocks and rough-sawn macrocarpa wood (+ slideshow). More about Sawmill House is a reclaimed-concrete home for a sculptor on an old Australian gold mine
Tamir Addadi Architecture has converted the loft of a north London house, adding a staircase that also serves as a spacious bookcase (+ slideshow). More about Staircase doubles as a bookcase in London loft conversion by Tamir Addadi Architecture
Graduate shows 2015: University of Westminster graduate Freddie Jackson has designed a tidal barrage that can produce energy from the sea, but also incorporates a community of 20,000 new homes. More about Freddie Jackson proposes a Thames tidal barrier containing housing and entertainment districts
Ceramic tiles arranged in a grid pattern line the interior of this children's shoe store in Barcelona by local studio Nábito (+ slideshow). More about Nábito completes Little Shoes store influenced by children's notebooks
Japanese architects Kunihiko Matsuba and Seitaro Aso have renovated an apartment in Tokyo, pairing exposed structural elements with contemporary details (+ slideshow). More about Saito House in Tokyo features herringbone flooring and an exposed wooden structure
Havana-based designers Raiko Valladares and Jose A Villa have launched a collection of brightly coloured chairs, which are designed and made in Cuba (+ slideshow). More about Havana duo aims to revitalise Cuban design with elasticated Vibra chairs
Hacked Ikea kitchens by famous architects dominated the headlines this week, so we've updated our dedicated Pinterest board with some of the best examples of kitchen design from the pages of Dezeen.
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Traditional fortified farm buildings informed the design of this house in rural Italy by Massimo Iosa Ghini, which is bordered by pergolas with olive trees growing through their timber structures (+ slideshow). More about Massimo Iosa Ghini references historic Italian architecture for holiday home in Puglia
Graduate shows 2015: Bath School of Art and Design graduate Emma Buckley has coloured a range of decorative ceramic tableware by letting dye seep up through gaps in the glazing (+ slideshow). More about Emma Buckley's Dye Lines vessels absorb colour through a tiny gap in the glazing
Music: hand-drawn imagery depicts stormy and celestial scenes in Alasdair + Jock's intricate animation for David Gilmour's Rattle That Lock (+ movie). More about Satan's fall from heaven retold as an animation for David Gilmour's Rattle That Lock music video
MW Architects added a large corner window and a section of floor-to-ceiling glazing to this pair of London house extensions, to make the occupants feel like they work and shower in the garden (+ slideshow). More about Shed-like house extensions by MW Architects maximise views into a verdant garden
This week on Dezeen: New Zealand unveiled 40 potential flag designs (pictured) by residents this week, while the National Museum of Qatar challenged the public to create its new graphic identity. More about This week, New Zealand and Qatar joined the trend for crowdsourcing design
Design student Anna Herrmann has made a chair by weaving pairs of laddered tights onto a steel frame. More about Anna Herrmann's 50 Den chair is made from old tights