Opinion: in his latest column, Kieran Long argues that product designers should learn from architects and tackle civic issues like surveillance and security rather than "hide in their studios making something lovely." More about "Product design should do so much more than encourage consumption"
OMA's completed Shenzhen Stock Exchange (pictured) and a horseshoe-shaped hotel by MAD lead this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki has gathered a throng of designers including Toyo Ito, Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and Riken Yamamoto to oppose the design of Zaha Hadid's 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. More about Japanese architects rally against Zaha Hadid's 2020 Olympic Stadium
News: Dezeen has been shortlisted for two more journalism awards to add to the three we're already up for - and our editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been nominated for The Hospital Club 100 list of most creative people (vote here!). More about Dezeen shortlisted for five awards
A textured wall of 22,000 wooden sticks has been installed in this Stuttgart boutique by Swiss architecture firm ROK (+ slideshow). More about MRQT Boutique by ROK
Balconies covered in tropical plants and contoured surfaces based on rock formations surround this Singapore hotel by WOHA, which topped the hotels category at the Inside Festival awards last week. More about PARKROYAL on Pickering by WOHA
Belgian design studio Fou de Feu has created two collections of ceramics including vases shaped like soap bubbles. More about Ceramics by Fou de Feu
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a copy of a new book about contemporary graphic design. More about Competition: five New Graphic Design books to be won
This L-shaped wooden house by Dutch studio Pasel Kuenzel Architects sits at the water's edge on an artificial island in Amsterdam. More about Urban Villa in Amsterdam by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Apple's Jonathan Ive and Australian designer Marc Newson have created this one-off Leica camera to be auctioned for charity. More about Leica camera by Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, London Design Festival deputy director Max Fraser summarises the aims and key themes of last month's Global Design Forum series of talks and discussions. More about "We invited a variety of speakers to provoke debate"
Beijing studio MAD has revealed new photographs of its hotel shaped like a giant horseshoe at the edge of Taihu Lake in Huzhou, China (+ slideshow). More about Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort by MAD - more photos
Twenty architects and designers including Zaha Hadid and David Adjaye have designed and constructed dolls' houses, each integrating a feature that would make life easier for a disabled child (+ slideshow). More about A Dolls' House by David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid, FAT, dRMM and others
News: women are the world's "fastest emerging market" and will transform the design of everything from products to interiors, according to a leading design strategist. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Women are "fastest emerging market" for designers
This small white building on the edge of the Danube River in Vienna was designed by Austrian studio Share Architects for use as a holiday home or party venue. More about Bathing Hut by Share Architects
Dezeen promotion: furniture, product and spatial design entries are now being accepted for the Interieur Awards 2014. More about Call for entries to Interieur Awards 2014
Product news: originally designed for a Shoreditch restaurant, this chair by London studio Very Good & Proper has now gone into production. More about MT Club Chair by Very Good & Proper
This winery by Melbourne studio Folk Architects is embedded into the side of a hill in Australia's Yarra Valley winemaking region (+ slideshow). More about Medhurst Winery by Folk Architects
Product news: Swedish designer Jonas Wagell has created a padded sofa that resembles the shape of risen bread. More about Swell sofa by Jonas Wagell for Normann Copenhagen
This house in Hyogo, Japan, by local architect Shogo Aratani is made up of overlapping concrete slabs that accommodate an interior of staggered floors and ramped corridors (+ slideshow). More about House in Hyogo by Shogo Aratani Architect & Associates