Daniel Libeskind's convention centre with a pointed prow (pictured), Ilse Crawford's "deliberately low-key" collection for Ikea and a judgemental book cover feature in Dezeen Mail issue 239. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Perforated brick walls enclose the concrete structure of an old house in central Vietnam, which has been remodelled by architecture studio Tropical Space (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick house by Tropical Space is based on termites' nests
Small Discoveries: in our second movie for Perrier-Jouët, Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler discuss the champagne flute they designed for the brand, which causes bubbles to stream from a small engraved moth. More about Mischer'Traxler's flute for Perrier-Jouët "makes champagne bubble at a certain spot"
Stockholm 2015: furniture giant IKEA has collaborated with London designer Ilse Crawford to launch a range of cork and natural-fibre homeware products. More about IKEA launches "deliberately low key" collection by Ilse Crawford
This labyrinthian theatre set of slatted and solid timber is designed to create an environment for two strangers to act out an improvised performance (+ slideshow). More about TAAT's interactive theatre set is designed to "tickle a higher sense of spatial awareness"
Irish studio NOJI Architects experimented with plywood to create the three different kinds of structure that frame this extension to a terraced house in Dublin. More about Plywood frames create a pattern of triangles inside house extension by NOJI Architects
Stockholm 2015: Oslo designer Andreas Engesvik has expanded his seating collection and added a new table to the range offered by Swedish design brand Fogia (+ slideshow). More about Andreas Engesvik applies simple geometries to Fogia furniture
A bulky concrete wedge creates a plinth for this steel-clad Quebec home by architecture studio Naturehumaine, elevating it above a rocky slope (+ slideshow). More about Quebec residence by Naturehumaine is raised off a slope on a concrete podium
French design student Charline Ronzon-Jaricot has created a "scent vase" that enables users to detect the different notes of a perfume usually only identifiable to experts. More about Ascentium apparatus splits perfume into different notes
News: two pavilions – one made out of broken umbrellas and bicycle wheels, and one constructed from materials used in oyster cultivation – are due to be installed this summer on Governors Island in New York. More about Summer pavilions built from old rope and bicycle wheels to open in New York
News: London studio Raw Edges will install a new floor and seating using a grid of dyed timber inside the sculpture gallery at Chatsworth House in England's Peak District. More about Raw Edges to fill stately home gallery with colourful wood patterns
Stockholm 2015: this small clip lamp by French designer Inga Sempé can also stand unassisted or be fixed to a wall. More about Inga Sempé adds functions to the clip lamp for Wästberg
News: engineering firm Arup has unveiled concept designs for a new football stadium with a removable roof for Italian football club AC Milan. More about Arup reveals plans for new AC Milan football stadium
Interior design studio Hidden Fortress created a boxed-in floating staircase at the centre of this homeware store in Berlin, painting the outside black to contrast with the pale wood interior (+ slideshow). More about Box-like staircase forms a centrepiece inside Bazar Noir concept store
This timber-clad beach house in Long Island was designed by New York studio Bates Masi with an angular form that funnels outwards to maximise living space on a restricted site (+ slideshow). More about Bates Masi completes timber-clad Hamptons retreat beside the beach
News: Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano have been named as the 2015 recipients of the Alvar Aalto Medal, Finnish architecture's most prestigious award (+ slideshow). More about Alvar Aalto Medal 2015 awarded to Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano
Exactly 30 years of footage of a paper pulp press in action is being projected onto a concrete screen inside this pavilion, created by A2 Architects and artist John Gerrard on the site of a former paper mill (+ slideshow). More about Riverside concrete pavilion in Norway pays tribute to a paper press
These two charred-timber cabins house a temporary artist's studio that will travel across the UK, offering passers-by a glimpse into the working processes of the occupants (+ slideshow). More about The Observatory is a mobile charred-timber artist's studio by Feilden Clegg Bradley
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has designed a globe-shaped outdoor light for streets and parks. More about Borselius attempts to perfect traditional street lighting with Halo
Described by Dutch firm UNStudio as a "smart home", this residence in North Holland features a complicated flower-shaped plan and a digital system that links every electrical device to the internet (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio completes a digitally controlled home with a flower-shaped plan