Couples staying at a temporary hotel suite in Helsinki partake in a ménage à trois with a historic statue that's positioned in the middle of the bed. More about Tatzu Nishi builds Hotel Manta around a nude sculpture
News: "I don't want to go where I'm not wanted," says architect Frank Gehry as his design for a performing arts centre on the World Trade Center site in New York is dropped. More about Frank Gehry axed from World Trade Center project
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON completes concrete home and library in the South Korean countryside
This chair by German designer Patrick Frey for seating brand Freifrau combines a traditional wooden frame and leather cladding with spring steel. More about Patrick Frey's Stella Chair backrest is upholstered like a saddle
Perforated brick walls front this Seoul office block by Wise Architecture, flanking staircases that lead up to a rooftop terrace with views of a nearby historic park (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick stairwells front Wise Architecture's ABC office block
This water-sports facilities building by THE Architectes has been built into the side of a grassy dune to minimise its visual impact on the coastline (+ slideshow). More about THE Architectes conceals nautical sports base under a grassy beach dune
The three pieces in the Samt Rau collection by Hamburg-based designer Natalie Weinmann are made from natural stone and solid oak with their potential uses left open to interpretation by the individual (+ slideshow). More about Natalie Weinmann's slate furniture "not designed to fit one purpose"
Seven house-shaped blocks are sheltered beneath the large asymmetric roof of this house in Japan by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Y+M Design Office envelops seven blocks under one roof with Rain Shelter House
Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has converted a seafront warehouse into a specialist cycling centre with a hotel that allows guests to check-in while still on their bikes (+ sideshow). More about Suppose Design Office creates Hiroshima hotel complex targeted at cyclists
We've featured over 150 ceramic projects on Dezeen, so we've collected together the most popular examples and pinned them to a new Pinterest board.
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Architect Jamie Fobert combined pale brick walls with a sunken concrete floor and bronze embellishments to create this south-west London home – one of six projects shortlisted to receive the RIBA Manser Medal for best house of 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Jamie Fobert's Luker House makes the most of its site with subtle detailing
London Design Festival 2014: Norwegian design studio Noidoi has designed a multipurpose daybed for contemporary living spaces that are taking on the merged roles of what would once have been separate rooms. More about Noidoi's multifunctional Pulse daybed combines a resting space, magazine rack and serving tray
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of 20 pairs of tickets to the Global Design Forum 2014 talks, which take place over five days during the London Design Festival with speakers including designers Tord Boontje (pictured) Gadi Amit and Ab Rogers. More about Competition: win one of 20 pairs of tickets to Global Design Forum 2014
Dezeen Music Project: French visual effects studio Superbien has used projection mapping to transport Cameroonian singer Irma to different environments in this single-take music video for her track Save Me. More about Projection mapping creates changing setting in Superbien's music video for Irma
London studio Sam Tisdall Architects has incorporated Victorian-style criss-cross ceiling struts into the contemporary interior of this new house. More about Sam Tisdall subtly recreates period details with modern Dorset Road house
News: industrial designer Marc Newson is to join the Apple design team, where he will work alongside Apple's senior vice president of design, Jonathan Ive. More about Marc Newson joins Apple
A latticed canopy overhangs the zigzagging glass facade of this riverside community hall near Stuttgart by German studio Ackermann + Raff (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing timber canopy extends over Ackermann + Raff's glass-fronted festival hall
Design Academy Eindhoven students Florence Louisy and Léo Schlumberger have developed a collection of glassware to coax users into drinking a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage they consume (+ slideshow). More about Alliance glass collection encourages drinkers to match wine with water
An irregular formation of geometric volumes and voids were designed by architecture firm Saraiva + Associados to break down the scale of this police headquarters building in Lisbon (+ slideshow). More about Lisbon police headquarters given monochrome geometric facades by Saraiva + Associados
Zaha Hadid's latest skyscraper project (pictured), Apple's leaked iPhone 6 design and Ikea's "Bookbook" spoof dominated the news this week. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen