This conceptual design for a family home by postgraduate architecture student Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez features a fluid structural frame, a skeletal staircase and a skin incorporating blinds that open and close like gills (+ movie). More about Futuristic family home by Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez based on biogenetic forms
These autonomous lamps by Dutch designer Bob de Graaf seek out human companions then follow them around, and go in search of the darkest spots in the house ( + movie). More about Species of Illumination interactive lights go in search of humans and dark spots
Amongst the bustling 24-hour shopping district of South Korea's capital city, Zaha Hadid has completed a 38,000-square-metre cultural complex with a twinkling aluminium facade (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul
This skateboarding ramp floating over the clear waters of Lake Tahoe was put together in just four days by design-and-build team Jerry Blohm and Jeff King for Californian skater Bob Burnquist (+ slideshow). More about Floating skateboard ramp installed on Lake Tahoe for pro-skater Bob Burnquist
As Italy's furniture industry struggles to bounce back after the recession, has Copenhagen regained its place as Europe's design capital? Dan Howarth investigates. More about Is Copenhagen the new Milan?
Paris studio Jouin Manku installed a sculptural fireplace and chose materials with natural tones and textures to give this lounge in Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel the feel of a fantasy forest landscape. More about Nature-inspired hotel lounge by Jouin Manku features an organic fireplace
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent. More about Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Architecture studio AOC has renovated a four-storey townhouse in north London, adding wall-hung vintage bicycles and timber mouldings based on the faces of the resident family. More about AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse
Recent Norwegian projects including a sinuous hotel and a landscape intervention have been popular with readers, so we've collected together some spectacular examples of Norwegian architecture on our new Pinterest board. See our new Pinterest board»
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An angular metal-clad canopy now projects over a public square at the entrance to Rotterdam Centraal station, which reopened last week following an extensive remodelling by a team including Dutch firm Benthem Crouwel Architects (+ slideshow). More about Rotterdam Centraal station reopens with a pointed metal-clad entrance
Dezeen Music Project: a little girl drawn with crayons goes on a journey across the ocean in this animated music video by Rosanna Wan for Tom Rosenthal's track I Like It When You're Gone. More about Hand-drawn animated music video by Rosanna Wan for Tom Rosenthal
The facades of well-known buildings in Paris, New York and Brisbane have been reduced to patterned surfaces and silhouettes in this series of images by French photographer Alexander Jacques (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Jacques transforms architectural facades into abstract patterns
Swedish studio Sweco Architects has covered the ceiling of this hair salon in Umeå with 85 green MDF boxes. More about Green boxes pattern the ceiling of Clip Drop In hair salon by Sweco Architects
Irish studio GKMP Architects added glazed white tiles to the angular walls of this extension to a semi-detached house in Dublin to help direct sunlight into the interior (+ slideshow). More about Tile-covered walls reflect light into Dublin house extension by GKMP Architects
Tech news has dominated Dezeen this week, as Google unveiled its Android Wear operating system for smartwatches and Imogen Heap launched a campaign to produce her gloves that manipulate sound. Read on for more architecture and design news from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project featured track. More about This week on Dezeen
Italian designer Eugenia Morpurgo has set up a high-street micro factory, which uses digital manufacturing to produce her range of customisable shoes that wearers can assemble and repair themselves. More about Don't Run shoe factory brings production line to local high streets
Layers of sand that resemble a mountainous landscape will gradually move and change shape for the duration of this installation by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo for skincare brand Aesop's New York pop-up shop. More about Patterns of sand shift over time in Frida Escobedo's installation for Aesop
In the first of a series of movies from BE OPEN's Made In… India Samskara exhibition in New Delhi, exhibiting designers and co-curator Sunil Sethi discuss the importance of Indian craft and its significance in the modern world. More about "India needs to cash in on its handicrafts" says Made in… India exhibition co-curator
Opinion: Patrik Schumacher's viral-friendly outburst against political correctness in architecture this week illustrated a dark symmetry between the TED talk and the rant, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
Bamboo poles were used to clad the facade and surrounding walls of this house in the Philippines by Swiss-Filipino studio Atelier Sacha Cotture (+ slideshow). More about Bamboo cladding surrounds house in the Philippines by Atelier Sacha Cotture