Buildings in the future could feature floors embedded with synthetic bacteria that eat dirt and clean your feet, according to this project by design student Tashia Tucker (+ slideshow). More about Bio-surfaces containing "hacked" bacteria could clean your feet as you walk on them
Movie: Konrad Buhagiar of Architecture Project explains how he built a 60 metre-high outdoor lift in historic Valletta, Malta, in our latest interview with category winners at last month's Inside Festival in Singapore. More about Malta's 20-storey outdoor lift was designed to look "like an old building"
An elaborate facade comprising curved edges, deep recesses and sliced windows wraps this 135-metre skyscraper by Dutch office UNStudio in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Ardmore Residence skyscraper in Singapore by UNStudio
Synthetic living creatures would be released into the wild to save endangered species and clean up pollution under this futuristic proposal by designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More about Rewilding with synthetic creatures could "save nature" says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
News: One World Trade Center in New York has been officially declared tallest building in the western hemisphere, following a debate over whether the spire can contribute to its overall height. More about One World Trade Center named tallest skyscraper in western hemisphere
An iron staircase reminiscent of structural trusses connects the two floors of this house in Milan by Italian architects Roberto Murgia and Valentina Ravara (+ slideshow). More about House with an iron staircase by Roberto Murgia and Valentina Ravara
This cluster of gabled buildings by Hungarian office Bord Architectural Studio provides new tasting rooms for a winery in Hungary's Etyek-Buda region (+ slideshow). More about Esterházy Etyeki Kúria Winery with gabled rooftops by Bord Architectural Studio
This smartphone-controlled thermostat by French designer Philippe Starck can regulate itself by tracking residents' activities. More about Thermostat controlled with a smartphone by Philippe Starck for Netatmo
News: a manipulated photo showing Foster + Partners' Gherkin skyscraper as a flaccid phallus has been used by a UK pharmacy chain to advertise erectile dysfunction treatment. More about Foster's flaccid Gherkin used to advertise erectile dysfunction treatment
Rounded lettering frames windows on the facade of this primary school in Bangalore by Indian firm Cadence (+ slideshow). More about Cassata primary school with lettering on its facade by Cadence
Prints by graphic designer Peter Saville adorn the garments and footwear in fashion brand Y-3's Spring Summer 2014 collection. More about Meaningless Excitement Spring Summer 2014 fashion collection by Y-3 and Peter Saville
Movie: Dezeen takes a tour of the inaugural West End Design District during this year's London Design Festival, taking in highlights including the Sanderson hotel, shoe designer Tracey Neuls' store and the Republic of Fritz Hansen showroom. More about Video tour of West End Design District at London Design Festival 2013
Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled images of a tennis clubhouse with seating on the roof, which is to begin construction later this month in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about Clubhouse for Tennisclub IJburg with seats on its roof by MVRDV
New York studio REX and architects Front have designed a sunlight-responsive sculpture that would prevent glare from a curved glass tower in Dallas scorching a Renzo Piano-designed museum. More about Surya sunlight-responsive sculpture by REX and Front
A combined staircase and bookshelf is one of several multifunctional wooden furniture pieces that Swiss design studio Big-Game has inserted into two plain white apartments in Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Eclépens apartment interiors with boxy wooden furniture by Big-Game
Dezeen promotion: a range of delicate glass objects by Italian research centre Fabrica will be on show at the exhibition space of design brand Luminaire during Design Miami 2013 next month. More about Drawing Glass by Fabrica at Luminaire Lab
Dutch design studio FABRIC has installed a slatted wooden structure that creates a curvy maze in the garden of Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark (+ slideshow). More about Trylletromler wooden installation that looks like a maze by FABRIC
News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named Business Web Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors. More about Dezeen's Marcus Fairs wins Business Web Editor of the Year award
East London firm Studio 54 Architecture updated the facade of this house in a London mews by replacing a decorative gable with an austere black box and grey-painted brickwork. More about 17a Highbury Terrace Mews renovation by Studio 54 Architecture
Israeli designer Shira Keret used a water jet cutter to erode marble blocks into these plates and vessels. More about Monolith eroded marble tableware by Shira Keret