Zaha Hadid's hotel interior in Dubai, FAT's fairytale house and a concrete residence that was cast inside wooden panels that were then used to build its interior (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 214. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: structural work has completed on A House for Essex, the holiday home designed by British artist Grayson Perry and London architecture firm FAT for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project. More about First photographs of Grayson Perry and FAT's house for Alain de Botton
This cedar-clad Vancouver house by Canadian studio Splyce Design features a lopsided roof that follows the line of the staircase (+ slideshow). More about East Van House by Splyce Design features an asymmetric sloping roof
Berlin's Tchoban Foundation museum for architectural drawing is showing an exhibition of futuristic sketches by late experimental architect Lebbeus Woods. More about Tchoban Foundation exhibits fantastical drawings by Lebbeus Woods
Designer Andrew Lee McConnell drew on his own experience of suffering a neck injury when developing this concept for a wearable protective brace that could help prevent whiplash and other impact-related injuries (+ slideshow). More about Neck Frame by Andrew McConnell could be worn like "a structural second skin"
Artist Emily Mannion and architect Thomas O'Brien have created a thatch-roofed pavilion overlooking the sea and sand dunes on the edge of a forest park in Ireland (+ slideshow). More about Jeffry's House by Emily Mannion and Thomas O’Brien is a thatched folly by the sea
Two cylinders are joined by a wooden pole to form this lamp by New York studio Rich Brilliant Willing. More about Quart lamp by Rich Brilliant Willing combines marble, aluminium and wood
News: Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed work on a large curved office building for the Shihlien Chemical Industrial Jiangsu Co in an industrial park in China's Jiangsu province (+ slideshow). More about Alvaro Siza’s first major project in China floats in an industrial park
All the items for sale at this east London corner shop run by designer Lucy Sparrow are made from felt (+ slideshow). More about The Felt Cornershop by Lucy Sparrow sells hand-stitched groceries
Layers of springy nets stretched across an atrium at the centre of this beach house in Thailand by Bangkok studio Onion create a vertical playground that can be used to travel from the top floor to the bottom (+ slideshow). More about Jerry House by Onion is built around an indoor playground
Industrial designer Naomi Kizhner has developed a concept for an invasive jewellery collection that converts kinetic energy from the body's involuntary movements into electricity (+ slideshow). More about Naomi Kizhner's jewellery collection harvests energy from the human body
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of three pairs of ticket packages for the Biennale Interieur 2014 design event, taking place in Belgium this October. More about Competition: three pairs of Biennale Interieur 2014 ticket bundles to be won
News: architect Zaha Hadid has designed the interior for a hotel inside her Opus development in Dubai, which will feature sculptural balconies and her installation for this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid reveals interiors for ME Dubai Hotel
Movie: in this exclusive video interview filmed in Venice, Ma Yansong of Chinese architects MAD explains his concept for a "shan-shui city", a high density urban development inspired by traditional Chinese paintings of mountain ranges. More about MAD wants to "invent a new typology" for high-rise architecture, says Ma Yansong
News: this year's Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban has completed work on a new art gallery in American ski resort Aspen (+ slideshow). More about Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens
Footwear brand United Nude has designed a shoe that can be 3D-printed at home on a compact desktop machine (+ slideshow). More about United Nude's Float shoes are created on a desktop 3D printer
A glazed wall faces out towards the Pacific Ocean at this house in the Japanese resort town of Shirahama by Osaka firm Okuwada Architects Office (+ slideshow). More about Hillside house by Okuwada Architects Office overlooks the ocean
Despite appearances, these "pumice-like" cabinets by London designers Studio Swine are made from aluminium foam rather than volcanic rock (+ slideshow). More about Studio Swine uses aluminium foam to create Metallic Geology cabinets
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has combined standardised corrugated metal roof sheets with translucent plastic panels to construct this sports hall in the town of Løgstør like a Meccano model (+ slideshow). More about CEBRA's Løgstør sports hall is built like Meccano
Ukrainian studio Mukomelov has designed a bicycle shoulder strap that unrolls like a queue divider to connect the seat and handlebars for carrying bikes up hills or stairs (+ slideshow). More about Bike Lift and Carry by Mukomelov helps to transport bicycles up steps