Opinion: a pizza crust stuffed with a hot dog could be the ultimate expression of contemporary design culture, suggests Sam Jacob in this week's opinion column. More about "The Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza is a product of the zeitgeist"
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a metro station for Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital. More about Zaha Hadid wins competition for Saudi Arabian metro station
Dezeen promotion: the new collection of furniture by Arper will be on show at the Italian design brand's London showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week from 21 to 23 May. More about New products from Arper at Clerkenwell Design Week
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our second film recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan last month, MINI head of design Anders Warming describes the centrepiece installation in the space and Joseph Grima, editor-in-chief of Domus magazine, reflects on a difficult period for Italian design. More about "An era is drawing to an end for Italian design"
French practice AWP has remodelled a water-treatment plant outside Paris to reveal its industrial processes to the public. More about Water-Treatment Plant by AWP
London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a chair that looks like it's wrapped up in a cloak for Italian brand Moroso (+movie) More about Talma chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso
This two-storey extension by French architect Loïc Picquet converts an old farm building into a rural guesthouse in the Alsace region of France (+ slideshow). More about Création de 4 chambres d'hôtes by Loïc Picquet
News: Saint Laurent has opened the doors to its new flagship store in Paris, the first to be designed by Hedi Slimane since he became creative director of the fashion house last year. More about Saint Laurent opens new flagship store in Paris
News: British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for two residential skyscrapers as part of a mixed-use development in north London. More about Foster + Partners reveals plans for two London skyscrapers
Warsaw studio Moko Architects has unveiled plans to build a diving and indoor skydiving centre outside Warsaw by surrounding a pair of abandoned cement silos with a tower of shipping containers. More about Diving and Indoor Skydiving Centre by Moko Architects
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has inserted a house-shaped cultural centre inside a nineteenth-century schoolhouse in Paredes, northern Portugal. More about Centro Interpretação do Românico Paredes by Spaceworkers
News: the architectural principles behind the Prince of Wales' controversial Poundbury development (above) will be exported to Bahrain in a move that has angered human rights campaigners. More about Prince Charles' architecture charity under fire over Bahrain housing deal
Belgian studio AWG Architecten added pivoting golden cabinets and a golden platform to adapt an old church into a cultural centre in the Dutch village of Leegkerk (+slideshow). More about Leegkerk Church by AWG Architecten
This family of concrete artist and designers' studios by Chinese office AZL Architects is located amongst the marshes of the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, China (+ slideshow). More about Xixi Artist Clubhouse by AZL Architects
Venetian designer Luca Nichetto has created a collection of cabinets carved with geometric patterns for Italian brand Casamania. More about Toshi cabinets by Luca Nichetto for Casamania
Two commercial buildings in Winnipeg have been converted into an apartment block with mirrored balconies that stick out like open drawers. More about The Avenue on Portage by 5468796 Architecture
Dutch firm OMA's proposal to place a hotel on top of the Miami Beach Convention Center is going head-to-head with Danish firm BIG's plan for the site (+ slideshow + movie). More about Miami Beach Convention Center by OMA
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa appeared in our latest movie filmed as part of Dezeen and MINI World Tour discussing the minimal design and intuitive interface of this mobile phone created for Japanese company KDDI (+ movies). More about Infobar A02 by Naoto Fukasawa for KDDI
A large public square is at the heart of Danish firm BIG's proposed overhaul of Miami Beach Convention Center, home to the annual Art Basel/Miami and Design Miami trade fairs (+ slideshow + movie). More about Miami Beach Convention Center by BIG
Product news: this stocky, robust-looking chair by Polish designer Tomek Rygalik is called Dumbo after Disney's cartoon baby elephant. More about Dumbo by Tomek Rygalik for Moroso