Dezeen archive: we've featured a few monochrome interiors on Dezeen this week, so this latest look back at the Dezeen archive is dedicated to buildings and spaces in shades of black, white and grey. See more monochrome architecture and design »
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German artist Tobias Rehberger has created a temporary replica of his favourite Frankfurt bar in a New York hotel and covered the entire thing in bold geometric stripes (+ slideshow). More about New York Bar Oppenheimer by Tobias Rehberger
This week One World Trade Center topped out in New York, where we've just landed for our Dezeen and MINI World Tour. Read on for a recap of what Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG and Herzog & de Meuron have been up to in the last seven days, plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Plastic extruded from this robotic 3D printer solidifies instantly, allowing it to draw freeform shapes in the air extending from any surface (+ movie). More about Mataerial by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Lab and IAAC
News: British firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects has won a competition to design a $1.5 billion hotel skyscraper on the harbourfront in Sydney, Australia. More about Wilkinson Eyre wins competition for Sydney harbour skyscraper
New York designer Stephen Burks filled the Milan showroom of Italian brand Calligaris with colourful ropes and columns of plastic chairs lashed together last month (+ movie). More about Variations by Stephen Burks for Calligaris
This renovated family home in Japan by designer Yasunari Tsukada features large internal windows and a mezzanine loft, creating apertures and vantage points for looking into different rooms (+ slideshow). More about House in Takamatsu by Yasunari Tsukada
A house-shaped shop window frames the interior of this renovated beauty salon in Osaka Prefecture by Japanese office Tsubasa Iwahashi Architects. More about Folm Arts beauty salon by Tsubasa Iwahashi Architects
Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has come up with a stove for the developing world that uses two-thirds less wood than a traditional cooking fire (+ movies + slideshow). More about Baker Cookstove by Claesson Koivisto Rune
This glazed garden hideaway by Italian studio Act_Romegialli is disguised inside a dense thicket of bushy plants and blossoming wildflowers. More about Green Box by Act_Romegialli
News: work has begun on the OMA-designed headquarters of Denmark's national centre for architecture in Copenhagen. More about Construction begins on OMA's Bryghusprojektet in Copenhagen
The battle between BIG and OMA to redesign the Miami Beach Convention Center leads Dezeen Mail issue 152, plus all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Dezeen promotion: online design retailer Fab is calling for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York on 21 May. More about Fab calls for entries to its Disrupting Design competition in New York
News: British inventor James Dyson has donated £4 million towards building a new cancer centre in Bath, UK, based on the principles underlying his successful redesign of a neonatal ward at the same hospital. More about Dyson to build cancer centre after his ward redesign improves baby care
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