Movie: in this exclusive interview, Rem Koolhaas tells Dezeen why the colossal new De Rotterdam tower is the most visible OMA skyscraper yet. "Nobody will be able to avoid" seeing it, he says. More about De Rotterdam is a "dynamic presence in the city," says Rem Koolhaas
News: condoms made by combining latex with new wonder material graphene would be "thinner, stronger, safer and more pleasurable," according to scientists developing uses for the ultra-thin material. More about World's thinnest, strongest material could mean "more pleasurable" condoms
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior designer at Martha Schwartz Partners, whose design for the grounds of Qatar Petroleum headquarters is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Holidaymakers can now spend nights sleeping beneath the surface of the ocean at this partially submerged hotel suite in the Zanzibar archipelago (+ movie). More about Underwater hotel room opens off the coast of Zanzibar
News: Dezeen was named Digital Service of the Year at the IBP Awards in London last night - our third major accolade in two weeks. More about Dezeen wins third award in two weeks
This New York loft conversion by local architect Ali Tayar is divided using bespoke prefabricated panels based on a Swiss modular housing system from the 1960s (+ slideshow). More about New York loft conversion based on a 1960s modular Swiss house by Ali Tayar
This headquarters for an oil and gas company in Mexico City features a square pool of reflective oil in the centre of the lobby (+ slideshow). More about ON Headquarters with a pool of oil in the lobby by LSA Arquitectos and BLANCASMORAN
French fashion brand Lacoste has enlisted graphic designer Peter Saville to reinterpret its famous crocodile logo for a range of polo shirts. More about Peter Saville interprets Lacoste's crocodile logo for Holiday Collector polo shirts
Here's a set of images by photographer Hélène Binet showing Zaha Hadid's recently completed Heyder Aliyev Center that rises from the surface of a plaza in Baku, Azerbaijan (+ slideshow). More about Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hélène Binet
News: architect Rem Koolhaas' studio OMA has completed its colossal "vertical city" in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about OMA completes De Rotterdam "vertical city" complex
Movie: in our next exclusive video interview from Inside Festival, interior designer Joyce Wang discusses the custom-made fittings and furniture she designed for Ammo bar and restaurant in Hong Kong. More about Hong Kong museum restaurant by Joyce Wang features "spiral staircase" chandeliers
Colour-coded meeting rooms and private workspaces are tucked behind wooden arches at the Google offices in Madrid by London practice Jump Studios (+ slideshow). More about Google's colourful Madrid headquarters by Jump Studios
Cheeses made of human tears and snot, Kanye West's address to Harvard design students and Zaha Hadid's stadium for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup feature in our newsletter this week, along with news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: Dutch office UNStudio has won a competition to design a residential and office complex in the German city of Munich. More about UNStudio wins competition to design 60-metre tower for Munich
This holiday home on the southern coast of Nova Scotia perches on a row of narrow concrete fins just metres from the Atlantic Ocean (+ slideshow). More about Sunset Rock House on the edge of the ocean by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
A wooden canopy made of irregular timber lengths sprawls across the ceiling of this Thai noodle bar in Warsaw, Poland, by Moko architects (+ slideshow). More about Thai noodle bar with a forest-like wooden canopy by Moko Architects
Paris designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have installed a chandelier at the entrance to the Château de Versailles, France, comprising looping cords of illuminated crystal (+ movie). More about Gabriel Chandelier at the Château de Versailles by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
News: Dutch architects Mecanoo have won a competition to design a garden and an underground pavilion with a corkscrew staircase in the Polish capital, Warsaw (+ slideshow). More about Mecanoo designs a pavilion with a spiral staircase underneath a garden in Warsaw
News: Danish architecture firm BIG has won a competition to design a new Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier, France. More about BIG wins competition to design Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier
Dutch Design Week 2013: Portuguese designer Susana Soares has developed a device for detecting cancer and other serious diseases using trained bees ( + slideshow). More about Honey bees can be trained to detect cancer "in ten minutes" says designer