This holiday house with rammed earth walls by US architects DUST is nestled amongst the rocky outcrops and sprouting cacti of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona (+ slideshow). More about Tucson Mountain Retreat by DUST
Milan 2013: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a chair with armrests that stretch outwards like limbs for Danish brand &tradition. More about Catch Chair by Jaime Hayón for &tradition
The homes of 27,000 Palestinian refugees will be replaced as part of this reconstruction project underway at Nahr el-Bared, 16 kilometres outside of Tripoli, Lebanon (+ slideshow). More about Reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Michael Renard, executive vice president of bioprinting company Organovo, explains how 3D printing could one day be used to produce replacement tissue, vessels and organs in this interview conducted for our print-on-demand magazine Print Shift (+ transcript). More about "Printed human tissues are ten years away"
News: researchers from IBM have redesigned the bus routes across Ivory Coast's largest city using data from mobile phones. More about Mobile phone data used to redesign bus network in Ivory Coast
A stone stable converted in a residence in Spain (above), 3D-printed eyewear and edible furniture all feature in the latest issue of Dezeen Mail, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion: as the Bank of England unveils the design of its new £5 note, Sam Jacob ponders the historic and cultural symbolism of money in this week's opinion column. More about "Money acts as a piece of national pageantry"
News: US firms SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson have won a competition to design an art museum at the University of California's Davis campus with plans that will unite indoor and outdoor spaces beneath a large steel roof. More about SO-IL chosen for art museum at University of California
News: British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has been hired to revamp Virgin Atlantic's red uniforms. More about Vivienne Westwood designs Virgin Atlantic uniforms
The birds inside this cuckoo clock by London design studio BERG are programmed to poke their heads out to announce Twitter messages, retweets and new followers (+ movie). More about #Flock by BERG for Twitter
News: the deliberate copying of a design is set to become a criminal offence in the UK, in line with the law on breaching copyright and trademarks. More about UK to criminalise deliberate copying of design
Australian office Kennedy Nolan Architects used recycled bricks, concrete and rough-sawn timber to construct this courtyard house near the beach in Melbourne. More about Merricks Beach House by Kennedy Nolan Architects
Milan 2013: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot has created lightweight chairs for furniture brand Arco that have wooden seats with edges curved tightly over the aluminium frames. More about Buzz chair by Bertjan Pot for Arco
Dutch studio Barcode Architects has renovated a house in Belgium to make room to display a collection of hunting trophies. More about Markthuis by Barcode Architects
Prayer rooms with walls of red concrete lead out to a staggered sequence of graveyards at this Islamic cemetery in western Austria by local studio Bernardo Bader Architects (+ slideshow). More about Islamic Cemetery by Bernardo Bader Architects
News: government proposals to remove crafts from its list of recognised creative industries have triggered "disbelief" and "frustration" in the sector. More about "Disbelief" over plans to remove crafts from UK creative industries
This social housing complex in Ibiza by Spanish office Castell-Pons Arquitectes features two jagged apartment blocks arranged around a central courtyard (+ slideshow). More about 14 Official Proteccion Housing in Ibiza by Castell-Pons Arquitectes
A group of students from the Royal College of Art in London has developed headsets that allow the wearer to adjust their sight and hearing in the same way they'd control the settings on a TV or radio (+ movie). More about Eidos by Tim Bouckley, Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim and Yuta Sugawara
News: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft broke the sound barrier during its first rocket-powered flight in California yesterday. More about Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight
Dezeen promotion: free registration is open for Clerkenwell Design Week 2013, taking place from 21 to 23 May in London. More about Register for Clerkenwell Design Week 2013