Architecture
Polish house offers an abstract take on a traditional barn
London-based designers Bartek Arendt and Kasia Bedra have built a barn-inspired house in Poland with a sloping triangular roof, designed to stand as an abstract object in the landscape (+ slideshow). More about Polish house offers an abstract take on a traditional barn
Design
World Cup footballers wear Battlepack boots by Adidas
England captain Steven Gerrard and Uruguay's Luis Suarez were both wearing football boots from Adidas' collection featuring a new "disruptive" design in their world cup clash last night. More about World Cup footballers wear Battlepack boots by Adidas
Architecture
Carsten Höller builds a tower with a slide at the Vitra campus
Artist Carsten Höller has erected a cross between a viewing tower and a helter skelter at the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Carsten Höller builds a tower with a slide at the Vitra campus
Architecture
Sabaoarch build three-metre-wide concrete house in Tokyo
Japanese studio Sabaoarch has built a concrete house with tiny windows on a narrow strip of land in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Sabaoarch build three-metre-wide concrete house in Tokyo
Design
Yen Chen Chang's knitted sensors control everyday electronic products
Royal College of Art student Yen Chen Chang has used conductive yarns and threads to create tactile interfaces for electronic products that work by stroking, stretching or squeezing knitted objects (+ movie). More about Yen Chen Chang's knitted sensors control everyday electronic products
Design
Alessandro Zambelli launches hexagonal Woodspot table lamp
Maison&Objet 2014: Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli has designed a lamp with a hexagonal wooden shade that extends over its light bulb like a hood to meet the surface of a table. More about Alessandro Zambelli launches hexagonal Woodspot table lamp
Design
Self-obsessed teenagers inspire hair and spots themed fashion collection by Sibling
The "anti-culture uniform" of teenagers from cities around the world has been reinterpreted into a range of menswear for London fashion brand Sibling's latest collection. More about Self-obsessed teenagers inspire hair and spots themed fashion collection by Sibling
Architecture
Glass globes and wavy wooden walls feature in Azerbaijan's Milan Expo pavilion
Milan Expo 2105: wavy timber louvers will flank Azerbaijan's pavilion designed by Simmetrico Network, Arassociati architects and landscape architects AG&P for next year's World Expo in Milan. More about Glass globes and wavy wooden walls feature in Azerbaijan's Milan Expo pavilion
Dezeen Mail #207
This week's Dezeen Mail newsletter includes a spiralling museum designed by Bjarke Ingels, classic songs illustrated as buildings and a proposal to build the world's tallest tower. Read on for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion
"Making something big happen at an urban scale is more than a popularity contest"
Opinion: crowdfunding platforms have rules about pitching for money to make products that haven't been developed to prototype stage – the same rules should apply to crowdfunding campaigns for civic projects, says Alexandra Lange. More about "Making something big happen at an urban scale is more than a popularity contest"
Architecture
Rooftops of Vo Trong Nghia Architects' House for Trees covered in greenery
Trees grow on top of five concrete boxes, like oversized pot plants, at this house in Ho Chi Minh City by Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects (+ slideshow). More about Rooftops of Vo Trong Nghia Architects' House for Trees covered in greenery
Competition: win a pair of Papafoxtrot Buoy toys designed by PostlerFerguson
Competition: we've teamed up with London designers PostlerFerguson to give away four pairs of wooden model buoys to Dezeen readers. More about Competition: win a pair of Papafoxtrot Buoy toys designed by PostlerFerguson
Design
Biomega launches KiBiSi-designed NYC city bike
Copenhagen urban cycling company Biomega has launched two versions of a city bike by Danish design supergroup KiBiSi with a glow-in-the-dark front fork and a mudguard integrated into the down tube. More about Biomega launches KiBiSi-designed NYC city bike
Architecture
Tadao Ando reveals concrete and glass apartment block for Lower Manhattan
News: Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled designs for his first building in New York City – a seven-storey concrete apartment block in Nolita. More about Tadao Ando reveals concrete and glass apartment block for Lower Manhattan
Design
IKEA backtracks on legal take down of fan site for furniture hackers
News: IKEA has said it will rethink legal action against fan site IKEA Hackers, which publishes user modifications of furniture bought from the flat-pack giant. More about IKEA backtracks on legal take down of fan site for furniture hackers
Architecture
Waste House by BBM is "UK's first permanent building made from rubbish"
Used carpet tiles clad walls that are insulated with junk, including floppy discs and toothbrushes, in this building designed by East Sussex studio BBM as a research facility and design workshop for the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts. More about Waste House by BBM is "UK's first permanent building made from rubbish"
Architecture
Hiroshi Sugimoto's glass cube hosts Japanese tea ceremonies in Venice
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: traditional Japanese tea ceremonies were staged inside a glass tea house designed by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto at this year's biennale. More about Hiroshi Sugimoto's glass cube hosts Japanese tea ceremonies in Venice
Architecture
RIBA Awards 2014 winners announced
News: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London has announced 56 winners of this year's RIBA Awards, including John McAslan's revamped Kings Cross station, Zaha Hadid's Olympic aquatics centre, and BIG's underground maritime museum (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Awards 2014 winners announced
Architecture
Primary school by C+S Architects features a colourful facade with contrasting window details
Colourful painted patterns frame windows scattered across the bright red facade of this primary school in the Italian town of Chiarano by Treviso office C+S Architects (+ slideshow). More about Primary school by C+S Architects features a colourful facade with contrasting window details