Architecture
Casa Rosto do Cão by M-Arquitectos is fronted by four white blocks
Four small blocks fan out from the facade of this white concrete house on a Portuguese island by local studio M-
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Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Casa Rosto do Cão by M-Arquitectos is fronted by four white blocks 
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Eames Lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames
The moulded plywood and leather lounge chair by American Modernist designers Charles and Ray Eames is the letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Eames Lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames
Architecture
Triptyque's marble and glass showroom was designed to "look like an ice cube"
White marble panels on the exterior of this commercial building in São Paulo by French-Brazilian office Triptyque were intended to give it an icy aesthetic that contrasts with its subtropical environment (+ slideshow). More about Triptyque's marble and glass showroom was designed to "look like an ice cube"
Interiors
Peter Marino exhibition opens in Miami
Design Miami 2014: an exhibition opens today at the Bass Museum of Art celebrating the work of flamboyant American architect Peter Marino – the recipient of Design Miami's inaugural Design Visionary award. More about Peter Marino exhibition opens in Miami
Interiors
Sarah Van Peteghem showcases local designers inside Berlin apartment
Interior designer Sarah Van Peteghem dressed this Berlin show home with monochrome paintwork, assorted plants and furniture by local design brand New Tendency. More about Sarah Van Peteghem showcases local designers inside Berlin apartment
Architecture
Key projects by SelgasCano, Serpentine Pavilion 2015 designers
Slideshow feature: here is a look at some of the buildings designed by the Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano, designers of the 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More about Key projects by SelgasCano, Serpentine Pavilion 2015 designers
Dezeen Mail #231
A cube-covered housing block in South Korea (pictured), the Guggenheim Helsinki shortlist and Zaha Hadid's advertising billboard feature in Dezeen Mail issue 231. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Design
Designer cakes by Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and more served up during Design Miami
Design Miami 2014: cakes by designers including Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and Alessandro Mendini were displayed and then eaten during an event hosted in Miami this week by New York gallery Chamber. More about Designer cakes by Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and more served up during Design Miami
Architecture
Granite-clad library by Carr Cotter & Naessens faces out over the Irish Sea
One huge window frames views out over the harbour from inside this library that Irish firm Carr Cotter & Naessens has completed in a harbour-side town near Dublin (+ slideshow). More about Granite-clad library by Carr Cotter & Naessens faces out over the Irish Sea
Architecture
Madrid-based SelgasCano to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2015
News: Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano have been selected to design the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens. More about Madrid-based SelgasCano to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2015
Interiors
Ogawa Sekkei transforms an old house into a landscape architecture studio with a rockery
A secluded rock garden runs along one side of this former house that Japanese architect Ogawa Sekkei has converted into a studio and showroom for a landscape architect (+ slideshow). More about Ogawa Sekkei transforms an old house into a landscape architecture studio with a rockery
Design
Plants bloom on Mischer'Traxler's table for Perrier-Jouët when you move away from it
Design Miami 2014: Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler has unveiled a kinetic installation for Champagne brand Perrier-Jouët featuring a table covered in plants that disappear as visitors approach (+ movie). More about Plants bloom on Mischer'Traxler's table for Perrier-Jouët when you move away from it
Architecture
Cavernous Budapest metro stations feature concrete lattice overhead
Criss-crossing concrete beams brace the excavated walls of two new stations that have been added to the metro network in Budapest by local studio Spora Architects. More about Cavernous Budapest metro stations feature concrete lattice overhead
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Number four in our festive A-Z of iconic chairs is the birch plywood Domus Chair by Finnish Modernist designer Ilmari Tapiovaara. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Architecture
Softly contoured interiors lend cave-like aesthetic to lakeside cabin
This basalt-clad cabin with a curvaceous wood-panelled interior has been perched by Atelier Oslo on a wooded slope high over a Norwegian lake (+ slideshow). More about Softly contoured interiors lend cave-like aesthetic to lakeside cabin
Architecture
RIBA reveals student medal winners for 2014
News: graduate designs for an industrial landscape overlaid with scenes from Winnie-the-Pooh and a bathhouse set into a volcanic quarry are the big winners at the RIBA President's Medals Student Awards this evening. More about RIBA reveals student medal winners for 2014
Design
Audi showcases Prologue concept car in Miami
Design Miami 2014: Audi's new head of design has created his first concept car for the brand, which is on display at this year's Design Miami event (+ movie). More about Audi showcases Prologue concept car in Miami
Promotion
Luminaire curates DesignJapan exhibition during Design Miami
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is curating an exhibition of contemporary Japanese furniture during Design Miami this week. More about Luminaire curates DesignJapan exhibition during Design Miami
Design
Karl Mikael Ling's Pincher rack offers "a simple way to showcase your bike"
This simple rack made from just six components, by Swedish designer Karl Mikael Ling, is designed to simultaneously store and show off a bicycle in a small apartment. More about Karl Mikael Ling's Pincher rack offers "a simple way to showcase your bike"
Architecture
One World Trade Center is most costly skyscraper in history
News: figures released this week reveal that One World Trade Center is now the most expensive skyscraper of all time, having cost more than twice as much as the world's tallest building. More about One World Trade Center is most costly skyscraper in history