Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House are among the five iconic houses put together from blocks of colour and thick outlines in this short animated film by Italian designer Matteo Muci. More about Iconic 20th century houses are brought to life in Matteo Muci's short animation
Airbnb's rebrand fiasco and the announcement of RIBA's Stirling Prize 2014 shortlist dominated this week's headlines. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Bamboo architects: a new movement led by architects Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Vo Trong Nghia is putting bamboo construction back in the spotlight, according to Chris Precht of Austro-Chinese practice Penda (+ slideshow + interview). More about Leading architects are "turning the focus back on bamboo"
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an exhibition designer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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News: Eurostar's new creative director Christopher Jenner has ditched the contemporary styling of predecessor Philippe Starck for a retro look, with the new London Ticket Hall combining Art Nouveau and Victorian Gothic to evoke the "golden age of travel" (+ slideshow). More about Christopher Jenner brings "craft" to Eurostar with London Ticket Hall redesign
The rough concrete structure of Powell & Moya's revered Chichester Festival Theatre in the south of England has been given a major facelift by London studio Haworth Tompkins (+ slideshow). More about Haworth Tompkins overhauls Powell & Moya's brutalist Chichester theatre
A conceptual design for a London skyscraper by Paris studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes proposes using waste generated by workers already in the building to help construct new floors as demand grows. More about Organic Skyscraper by Chartier-Corbasson would be built from office rubbish
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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