Interest in conservation and small scale development is growing in China, according to Shanghai architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, whose conversion of a former colonial police station opened in the city this month (+ movie). More about "The western media likes to portray China as this big behemoth" - Neri&Hu
Danish studio 3XN has revealed the first photographs of its whirlpool-shaped aquarium under construction in Copenhagen. More about The Blue Planet by 3XN
News: industrial designer Yves Behar believes his revamped SodaStream can save 2000 bottles a year - but a TV advert promoting its green credentials has been banned in the UK for alleged "denigration" of rival products (+ watch the ad). More about Yves Behar's "denigrating" SodaStream ad banned in UK
Customers visiting a pop-up 3D photo booth in Tokyo from tomorrow can take home miniature colour models of themselves (+ slideshow). More about Omote 3D Shashinkan by Party
Italian prosecutors have dropped charges against the former CEO of Milan's Zona Tortona design district, two years after he was arrested at his office on suspicion of receiving a parcel containing cocaine. More about Maurizio Ribotti acquitted of drug trafficking
News: Dezeen has been highly commended in the digital service of the year award at the International Building Press National Journalism Awards. More about Dezeen highly commended for digital service of the year at IBP Journalism Awards
Dutch studio TomDavid Architecten has won a competition to design a market square in Casablanca, Morocco, with plans for a canopy of leaf-like structures. More about Casablanca Sustainable Market Square by TomDavid Architecten
In this final movie in the series filmed by Dezeen for the Stepney Green Design Collection, London design brand Hulger's creative director Nicolas Roope talks about the "thriving community of creative people" in east London. More about "East London has a thriving community of creative people" - Nicolas Roope
London studio Nicholas Hare Architects used a palette of yellow brick, bronzed aluminium and unfinished timber to construct this secondary school in Essex, England (+ slideshow). More about Cornelius Vermuyden School by Nicholas Hare Architects
These delicate bowls by Japanese design studio Nendo are so thin they quiver in the wind (+ movie). More about Shivering Bowls by Nendo
Product news: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a family of outdoor furniture for Spanish design brand Kettal. More about Park Life by Jasper Morrison for Kettal
Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). More about Speedshop Type One by Torafu Architects
This week’s issue of Dezeen Mail leads with MVRDV's proposals for a 400-metre skyscraper that looks like a pile of buildings and also includes all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: construction is set to begin next month on the world's tallest building in Changsha, China, which will be completed in just 90 days. More about World's tallest building will be constructed in 90 days
A chequerboard of opaque panels and windows surrounds this school canteen in western Germany by SpreierTrenner Architekten (+ slideshow). More about Salmtal Secondary School Canteen by SpreierTrenner Architekten
Polish studio Ingarden & Ewý has slotted a theatre and library around the nineteenth century structure of a former horse-riding arena in Kraków (+ slideshow). More about Małopolska Garden of Arts by Ingarden & Ewý
Rubber-coated fabric is pinned to the walls and ceiling of this fashion boutique in Zagreb, Croatia. More about Donassy Open Atelier by Vanja Ilić
This earthquake-proof house on a hillside in western Chile by architects Pezo von Ellrichshausen has six rooms with glass walls (+ photos by Cristobal Palma). More about Casa Arco by Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Product news: American designer Victor Vetterlein has made an edible desk lamp. More about Bite Me edible desk lamp by Victor Vetterlein
News: 3D printer manufacturer Makerbot has opened a photo booth in its New York City store offering customers the chance to print out a model of their own face. More about Makerbot photo booth prints 3D models of faces