Design
Birth certificates by IWANT for Icon magazine
East London studio IWANT has overhauled the birth certificate to bring it into the digital age and make it more personal. More about Birth certificates by IWANT for Icon magazine
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Architecture
Market Hall by Robbrecht en Daem and Marie-José Van Hee
Light filters through hundreds of rectangular slits into this towering market hall in Ghent, Belgium, which is is one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 (photos by Hufton + Crow). More about Market Hall by Robbrecht en Daem and Marie-José Van Hee
Architecture
Motoazabu Apartment sYms by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates
Diagonally stepped floors and ceilings divide triangular zones inside this pair of studio apartments in Tokyo by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Motoazabu Apartment sYms by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates
Furniture
Sparkle by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell
Milan 2013: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka presented plastic furniture that resembles cut-crystal glasses for Italian brand Kartell at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More about Sparkle by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell
Promotion
Alcantara Dialogues at Milan design week 2013
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Alcantara hosted a series of discussions focussed on sustainability and climate change in collaboration with Connect4Climate and the World Bank in Milan last week. More about Alcantara Dialogues at Milan design week 2013
Architecture
Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA nears completion
Here are the latest photographs of the OMA-designed Shenzhen Stock Exchange, set to complete next month in the Chinese city (+ slideshow). More about Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA nears completion
Technology
How we 3D-printed our heads
Rather than publish our photos on the contributors' page of the Print Shift 3D-printing magazine we launched this week, we thought it would be fun to get ourselves scanned and printed out. Here's how we did it. More about How we 3D-printed our heads
Architecture
BIG to design leisure district on Paris outskirts
News: Danish firm BIG has been selected to design an 80-hectare shopping and leisure complex with a park on its roof to serve a business district between two Paris airports. More about BIG to design leisure district on Paris outskirts
Dezeen Mail #148
Reactions to Milan design week and an old Mexican house extended into a cultural centre (above) lead this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Lot 2, Jardins de la Lironde by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
London firm Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design an apartment block in Montpellier with designs for a tower made from a stack of rippling floor plates. More about Lot 2, Jardins de la Lironde by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
Opinion
"Architectural education must change"
Opinion: in this week's column Sam Jacob argues that architectural education is in crisis and must become more accessible. More about "Architectural education must change"
Architecture
OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan
News: Dutch firm OMA is to masterplan a new urban development south of Bordeaux based around the extension of the local tram system. More about OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan
Architecture
Calatrava "must pay" to replace leaking winery roof
News: the owners of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Ysios winery in Spain have launched legal action against the Spanish architect demanding he pays part of the £1.7 million needed to fix the building's leaky roof. More about Calatrava "must pay" to replace leaking winery roof
Furniture
Zephyr Sofa by Zaha Hadid for Cassina Contract
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid launched a sofa based on natural rock formations at an exhibition of her new furniture designs in a former foundry last week. More about Zephyr Sofa by Zaha Hadid for Cassina Contract
Architecture
ST-House by PANDA
Japanese studio PANDA gave this house in Tokyo a glazed ground floor, then enclosed it in a high concrete-block wall. More about ST-House by PANDA
Architecture
Living on the Edge by Arjen Reas
Thatching covers the walls as well as the roof at this house in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, by Dutch architect Arjen Reas (+ slideshow). More about Living on the Edge by Arjen Reas
Interiors
Manor House Stables by AR Design Studio
Architecture office AR Design Studio has converted an old stable block in Hampshire, England, into a three-bedroom family house (+ slideshow). More about Manor House Stables by AR Design Studio
Design
Design of the Year winner is "boring", says Mail Online
News: Mail Online - the world's most popular news website and the winner of a design effectiveness award - has described the gov.uk site that yesterday won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award as "boring" and "basic-looking". More about Design of the Year winner is "boring", says Mail Online
Architecture
Dutch city launches catalogue of architect-designed homes
News: Dutch city Nijmegen has launched a catalogue of affordable architect-designed housing kits for first-time buyers. More about Dutch city launches catalogue of architect-designed homes
Design
String Lights by Michael Anastassiades for Flos
Milan 2013: London designer Michael Anastassiades presented lamps strung between walls on fine cables for Italian lighting brand Flos last week. More about String Lights by Michael Anastassiades for Flos