News: the Turkish government has approved an order to demolish a series of new skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu area of Istanbul to protect the historic views of key buildings including the Hagia Sofia. More about Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
Wooden planks add warmth to the otherwise monochrome interior of this bakery and coffee shop in Montreal by local architects Naturehumaine (+ slideshow). More about Au Pain Doré bakery by Naturehumaine features slatted wood ceiling
This wedge-shaped cabin in the Czech Republic, by Prague studio FAM Architekti, has a folding screen set into one of its slatted timber facades to open the interior out to a nearby lake (+ slideshow). More about FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest
Kraków designer Alicja Prussakowska has designed a dual-purpose coat stand that provides storage for outerwear and hallway seating (+ slideshow). More about Alicja Prussakowska's Tilia coat stand resembles upended wooden skis
These new images by German photographer Robert Herrmann show the near-complete external structures of Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex, which is scheduled to open later this year in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
French designer Ora-Ïto has developed a conceptual trainer with curved veneer sections to reference the work of Modernist furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames. More about Ora-Ïto's Nikeames shoe is an "homage to Charles and Ray"
Dutch artist Krijn de Koning has created a labyrinthine walkway between brightly coloured walls on a terrace at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate, England (+ slideshow). More about Krijn de Koning builds colourful architectural structures at Turner Contemporary
An exclusive interview with Bjarke Ingels on Lego's architectural influence, Nike's first full-size LED basketball court and a slimline kitchen island with a unique sink (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 216. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion: sober, well-mannered and increasingly well made – London's new housing developments are hiding their yuppie-dom behind a polite facade of brickwork that wouldn't look out of place in the 1960s, says Owen Hatherley. More about "London's new typology: the tasteful modernist non-dom investment"
Dezeen promotion: this year's edition of designjunction 2014 is set to host bespoke restaurants, pop-up shops and a series of live industrial workshops. More about Designjunction 2014 to host live "Flash Factory" workshops and pop-up restaurants
A stack of large glass boxes forms this biotechnology facility at a Mexico university by Tatiana Bilbao (+ slideshow). More about Glass boxes cantilever from the concrete core of Tatiana Bilbao's Bioinnova university building
Israeli fashion designer Noa Raviv has integrated 3D-printed elements into ruffled garments influenced by distorted digital drawings. More about Noa Raviv combines grid patterns and 3D printing for Hard Copy fashion collection
Tired of lugging around large-format paper in plastic cylinders or rubber bands, Australian studio One Design Office has created an "aesthetically pleasing" aluminium presentation tube for transporting architectural drawings (+ slideshow). More about One Design Office creates aluminium Arkitube for carrying large-format drawings
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao specified rammed earth for the walls of this weekend house built for a modest budget on the shore of Lake Chapala, in the Mexican state of Jalisco (+ slideshow). More about Rammed earth walls with striated patterns frame Tatiana Bilbao's Ajijic House
Seoul-based Centimeter Studio's injection-moulded chairs slide along the floor on sledge-like bases to nestle into one another without being lifted (+ slideshow). More about Centimeter Studio's Sleeed chairs slide together to stack horizontally
Behind the dark facades of these farmhouse-inspired cabins in northern Italy, designed by local studio Pedevilla Architects, is a pair of bright homes that combine traditional elements with modern detailing (+ slideshow). More about Alpine cabins by Pedevilla Architekten build on traditions of Tyrolean farmhouses
London Design Festival 2014: Turkish designer Bilge Nur Saltik has created a wall lamp from textured panels that rotates to form moving light patterns across its surface. More about OP-light by Bilge Nur Saltik creates luminous optical illusions
News: a spindly bus stop created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto in Krumbach, Austria, has been unexpectedly closed to the public because it doesn't "follow the Austrian regulations for building safety". More about Sou Fujimoto bus shelter closed to prevent "possible accidents"
Wooden louvred sunscreens project from the rammed earth and glass walls of this Melbourne library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, protecting the interior from the harsh Australian sun (+ slideshow). More about Rammed earth walls surround Craigieburn Library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Japanese architect Kotaro Horiuchi cut out profiles of gabled houses from large sheets of paper to create a tunnel inside a university gallery, forming the third installation in his Fusionner series (+ slideshow). More about Kotaro Horiuchi creates a paper hideout for Fusionner 3.0 installation