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News: two Portuguese architects want to transform Porto's iconic Maria Pia Bridge, built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, into a monument by moving the disused structure from its present location on the River Douro to the city centre. More about Portuguese architects want to relocate Porto's Maria Pia Bridge
News: Frank Gehry and Norman Foster have been appointed to design a series of buildings as part of the £8 billion redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in London. More about Gehry and Foster team up on Battersea Power Station redevelopment
The bulbous lower level of this residence in Thailand by local studio Architectkidd looks like it's being squished by the rectilinear storey above it (+ slideshow). More about Khao Yai House by Architectkidd
Dutch Design Week 2013: Dutch designer Elisa van Joolen has taken left over sample shoes from shoe brands including Nike, Converse and Clarks, and turned them inside-out to create new footwear (+ slideshow). More about Invert Footwear by Elisa van Joolen
Untreated timber cladding and angular dormer windows feature at this small housing development in Amsterdam by Dutch studio M3H Architecten (+ slideshow). More about Wooden Houses in Amsterdam by M3H Architecten
News: interior designer Christopher Jenner has been appointed creative director of rail company Eurostar, stepping into shoes vacated by Philippe Starck who designed the firm's train interiors, lounges and staff uniforms a decade ago. More about Eurostar appoints Christopher Jenner as creative director
A house-shaped tower with no windows rises from the roof of an ageing warehouse to create a new archive building for the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, designed by Ortner & Ortner of Germany and Austria. More about NRW State Archive, Duisburg by Ortner & Ortner
A hotel under construction on a South Pacific island is depicted as a collection of architectural ruins in this series of images by Australian photographer Peter Bennetts (+ slideshow). More about La Plage du Pacifique Hotel by Kristin Green photographed by Peter Bennetts
Dezeen promotion: a collection of striated wooden bowls, vases and pots by German artist Christoph Finkel are currently on display at design brand Luminaire's exhibition space in Miami. More about Rillen Vessels by Christoph Finkel at Luminaire Lab
Dutch Design Week 2013: the aluminium structures of these cabinets by Rotterdam studio Minale-Maeda poke through their plywood skins to create a coloured grid on the inside and dashed patterns on the outside. More about Wrong Colour Furniture System by Minale-Maeda
News: German studio HENN has won a competition to design a 280-metre skyscraper in Taiyuan, China (+ slideshow). More about HENN to build 280-metre Chinese skyscraper
Scandinavian architects Guise designed this retail space in Stockholm as a blank canvas for any fashion brand to display their garments against (+ slideshow). More about D&V Multibrand Store by Guise
Dutch Design Week 2013: a team of ten Eindhoven architecture, design and advertising studios have been brought together as a "virtual" studio to design a new open-source identity for the Dutch city (+ interview). More about Open-source visual identity for Eindhoven by Virtual Design Agency
Product news: design studio Kawamura-Ganjavian has introduced a compact version of the Ostrich Pillow that only wraps around the eyes and ears. More about Ostrich Pillow Light by Kawamura-Ganjavian
News: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed an "electronic vacuum cleaner" that can remove smog from urban skies and is working with the mayor of Beijing to use the technology in a new park in the city (+ interview + movie). More about Roosegaarde's "electronic vacuum cleaner" could solve smog problem
Dutch studio Marc Koehler Architects has extended a former primary school in rural Belgium to create a community centre with a folded roof (+ slideshow). More about Community Home by Marc Koehler Architects
An exhibition about how women shaped twentieth-century design is on show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. More about Designing Modern Women 1890–1990 at MoMA
Dutch Design Week 2013: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dave Hakkens has made his own machines for recycling plastic to make new products locally and plans to share the designs so others around the world can do the same. More about Precious Plastic by Dave Hakkens
Belgian studio Pascal François Architects has completed a two-storey house in rural Belgium that slots beneath the roof of an old stable block (+ slideshow). More about Single family house by Pascal François Architects