As temperatures soared in London earlier this week we all wanted to go for a dip, but none of the local facilities quite matched up to the pools that feature on our latest Pinterest board.
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Dezeen archive: this week one of our most popular stories was about a robot that builds architectural structures from sand (bottom left), so our latest archive is all about sand. See all all the stories »
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This concrete house in Switzerland by Basel studio on3 architekten has gabled end walls that appear folded along central vertical seams (+slideshow). More about Wohnhaus Ginkgo by on3 architekten
In the second movie in our series we filmed at pop-up stores during Clerkenwell Design Week, UK director of self-publishing platform Blurb Teresa Pereira talks about how designers are bypassing traditional publishing houses and using the internet to create, publish and sell their own books. More about Blurb at Clerkenwell Design Week
Ploypan Theerachai of THINKK Studio has designed a series of three upholstered space dividers weighted down with marble slabs. More about Hide & Seek by THINKK Studio
The floors and ceilings are covered in the same boards in this tiny Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architects TANK. More about House D by TANK
It's been a good week for Japanese houses on Dezeen, including one shaped like an arrow pointing at the sky (above). More about This week on Dezeen
With the Venice Architecture Biennale opening next week, here's a full transcript of our interview with its director David Chipperfield, who explains the thinking behind this year's theme, Common Ground.
Chipperfield stresses the need for the profession to address "the 99.99% of the rest of the world which architects are not dealing with." Otherwise he says, architects risk being relegated to being "urban decorators." Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Architects risk becoming "urban decorators" - David Chipperfield
Ta-da! We've completely overhauled our notoriously rusty site search using Google Custom Search technology and it's now pretty amazing, if we may say so. As well as being a gazillion times faster and more accurate, it now features thumbnail images, a dedicated image search facility and the option to search by relevance or date.
Give it a test-drive using the search box at the very top right of the site, or use the little magic box below...
Dezeen Wire: the famous white suit worn by John Travolta in 1977 film Saturday Night Fever has been rediscovered and will be on show at the V&A museum in London from October. More about John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered
Prints of drawings by London designer Dominic Wilcox are available at Dezeen Super Store as part of London design month. More about Prints by Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Super Store
In the first of three interviews Dezeen filmed at pop-up shops during Clerkenwell Design Week this year, Theo founder and Pigeon Light (above) producer Thorsten van Elten explains how the internet is changing the way design is sold (+ movie). More about Thorsten van Elten at Clerkenwell Design Week
New York artist Nova Jiang has created a mechanical maze that rearranges itself as you move through it (+movie). More about Landscape Abbreviated by Nova Jiang
Dezeen Wire: nine of the 20 tallest buildings under construction in the world are located in China, according to the latest research by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More about China dominates skyscraper construction in 2012
Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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This pavilion by Beijing studio Vector Architects is used to wash and prepare crops during the harvest at a farm in rural China (+ slideshow). More about Harvest Pavilion by Vector Architects
A decaying mosque synagogue, a staircase of scaffolding and the steel structure of London's Olympic stadium feature in the twelve shortlisted images from a photography competition to capture architecture from around the world. More about The Art of Building 2012 photography competition finalists
A high-walled courtyard runs parallel to this long black house in Mexico City by DCPP Arquitectos. More about Casa Cerrada Reforma 108 by DCPP Arquitectos
An exhibition of paintings, furniture and installations by Zaha Hadid goes on show at the Ivorypress Space gallery in Madrid this September. More about Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space
Dezeen is looking for designers and other creatives to participate in a series of live events we're hosting at 100% Design in London from 19-22 September. More about Dezeen Live at 100% Design: call for participants