Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: the advancement and proliferation of 3D-scanning technology means we will soon be able to explore a life-size digital replica of the real world, claims ScanLAB co-founder William Trossell. More about 3D-scanning technology will enable cities to exist in "both a virtual and a physical form"
French-German design student Geraldine Spilker has developed a process of binding ashes with resin, creating a tactile object from cremated remains (+ slideshow). More about Geraldine Spilker combines ashes with resin to create mementoes of the dead
Slovakian studio Plusminus Architects has completed a concrete house on the outskirts of Bratislava, with a lower level that juts out to accommodate the owner's office (+ slideshow). More about Cubed concrete house by Plusminus Architects built outside Bratislava
A freestanding wooden framework supports the long display counter that runs through this contemporary crafts showroom in Tokyo by local architect Fumihiko Sano (+ slideshow). More about Wooden posts and beams frame displays at Tokyo shop by Fumihiko Sano
Czech studio 3+1 Architekti has added a zigzagging wooden extension over old stone walls to turn a former agricultural barn into a woodwork training centre (+ slideshow). More about Serrated timber extension by 3+1 Architekti transforms stone barn into woodwork facility
Japanese architect Kotaro Horiuchi stretched two punctured membranes across a gallery in Nagoya so visitors could pop up through the holes like moles in a popular arcade game (+ slideshow). More about Kotaro Horiuchi creates human Whac-A-Mole with membrane installation
Two intricate bamboo domes form part of this community centre under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, by Vietnamese firm and bamboo exponent Vo Trong Nghia Architects (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia unveils bamboo domes in Vietnam
Google Maps has now added London to an impressive roster of 3D-mapped cities that also includes Paris, Rome, New York and Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More about Google adds London to its growing list of 3D-mapped cities
Opinion: Dubrovnik, with its Game of Thrones-buoyed tourism industry, is a historical drag act that exposes conflicting tensions between history, reconstruction and modernity, says Sam Jacob. More about "Experience a version of history without the homework"
The shortlist for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize and Airbnb's rebrand fiasco lead this week's Dezeen Mail issue 211. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Bamboo architects: architects in China are turning to bamboo as a cheap and sustainable building material, according to Dylan Baker-Rice, principal at Hong Kong studio Affect-T (+ interview). More about Bamboo "becoming increasingly popular" in Chinese architecture
Keeping up with the growing popularity for natural swimming pools, Herzog & de Meuron has completed a biologically filtered bathing lake in Riehen, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron creates naturally filtered swimming pool in Switzerland
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News: Airbnb has come under fire from designers for the similarity between its new logo and existing branding for other companies, while social media users have been quick to draw comparisons with human genitalia. More about New Airbnb logo: "someone didn't do their homework"
Berlin studio Thomas Kröger Architekt has installed copper-clad boxes to sit above diners at this newly opened Italian bistro in the heart of Potsdamer Platz. More about Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Graduate designer Marlène Huissoud has used materials made by bees and silkworms to craft a series of vessels and furniture (+ movie). More about Marlène Huissoud creates products with the help of insects
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has paired a ceramic urn-shaped body with a frosted glass shade to create these lamps for design brand Parachilna (+ slideshow). More about Jaime Hayón designs ceramic lights for Parachilna
News: the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize have been announced, including The Shard by Renzo Piano, Zaha Hadid's Olympic Aquatics Centre, and Europe's largest public library by Mecanoo (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2014 shortlist announced
Greek tragedies will be staged every three years at this traditional amphitheatre that Studio Octopi has restored on the grounds of a college in the south of England (+ slideshow). More about Studio Octopi sets the scene for Greek tragedies with revived school amphitheatre
News: plane manufacturer Airbus has applied for a patent on folding chairs for commercial aircraft with saddles instead of seat cushions. More about Airbus files patent for folding airplane seats