News: Dutch studio DUS Architects has joined the race to build the first 3D-printed house with plans to print a full-size canal house in Amsterdam. More about Amsterdam architects plan 3D-printed canal house
A tubular steel slide plummets through four storeys inside this penthouse apartment in New York by architect David Hotson (+ slideshow). More about Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
The relentless march towards a 3D-printed world continued this week with news of a 3D-printed dress (above) and a 3D-printed car. Read on for more highlights of the week and our top track from Dezeen Music Project. More about This week on Dezeen
News: the latest Maggie's cancer care centre designed by Frank Gehry opened in Hong Kong yesterday, becoming the first of the charity's units outside the UK. More about Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
Google's Field Trip app, which provides contextual information about your surroundings via your smartphone, is now available to download for Apple iOS and features content from Dezeen. More about Field Trip app by Google now available for iOS
This virtual library shelf would let New York subway passengers read the first 10 pages of a book on their smartphones before directing them to the nearest library to pick up a hard copy (+ movie). More about The Underground Library by Keri Tan, Max Pilwat and Ferdi Rodriguez
News: Rem Koolhaas' studio OMA has been selected to masterplan a business and residential development linking the city of Doha in Qatar with the new Hamad International Airport. More about OMA chosen to masterplan Airport City in Qatar
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled images of its first UK project: a 30-storey residential tower on London's City Road. More about Canaletto by UNStudio
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the second part of our tour around Cape Town, Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo shows us the former industrial suburb of Woodstock, which the city's design community has recently made its home, and explains the importance of upcycling in South African design. More about "South Africa has always had an upcycling culture"
This house for a surgeon in Chiba, Japan, by Apollo Architects & Associates contains courtyards with elevated wooden walkways and glass walls behind its thick concrete exterior (+ slideshow). More about Still by Apollo Architects & Associates
Artists Studio Job created a backdrop of wilting flowers for Viktor & Rolf's Autumn Winter 2013 show at Paris Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about Viktor & Rolf Autumn Winter 2013 scenography by Studio Job
Milan 2013: Berlin-based designer Werner Aisslinger will unveil brightly coloured chairs and a set of modular furniture for Italian brand Moroso in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Bikini Island collection by Werner Aisslinger for Moroso
Dutch designer Dirk van Berkel has converted a fireplace shop in Amsterdam into a salon and hairdressing school with copper pipes snaking across the walls and ceiling. More about Mogeen Salon by Dirk van Berkel
New York designer Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti have created a 3D-printed dress for burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese. More about 3D-printed dress for Dita Von Teese by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitonti
Dezeen Mail issue 142 features a pavilion woven by a robot (above) and twisting auditorium seats by Zaha Hadid, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
Read Dezeen Mail issue 142 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail
More about Dezeen Mail #142
Milan 2013: Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune will present a kit-of-parts for a prefabricated Scandinavian house in Milan this April (+ slideshow). More about Tind House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
News: British firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has unveiled plans to slot a glazed extension over the brutalist concrete architecture of Southbank Centre in London. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley to build glass extension on London's Southbank Centre
Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob explains why YouTube movies of consumers ritualistically unpacking their purchases "bring a sharp eye to the designed world". More about "Unboxing videos represent a form of design criticism"
Designer Emmanuelle Moureaux has brought her trademark colour spectrum to a fourth bank branch in Japan by surrounding the facade with brightly coloured sticks (+ slideshow). More about Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Ekoda by Emmanuelle Moureaux
News: a fuel-efficient 3D-printed car is set to hit the road in two years, according to its US-based manufacturer RedEye On Demand. More about Road-ready 3D-printed car on the way