Steps connecting the gradually rising floors of this Paris house by Moussafir Architectes can be glimpsed through the cut-out shutters on its glazed facade (+ slideshow). More about Maison Escalier by Moussafir Architectes
Dezeen Wire: Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry and Kengo Kuma are among more than 70 architects and designers who have donated drawings, paintings and other works to an auction for San Francisco-based charity Architecture for Humanity.
Buyers have until June 29 to bid on the lots, which range from sketches on the backs of napkins to watercolours and digital prints.
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French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance based this bookcase for design brand Meta on the spiralling shape of an ammonite fossil. More about Ammonite by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Meta
UNESCO has added Liverpool to the "in danger" list for possible removal of its World Heritage status. In March the city's council approved a £5.5 billion waterfront redevelopment – BBC.
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Dezeen Wire: the latest American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index shows workloads for U.S. architects fell sharply in May to 45.8; anything below 50 indicates a decrease in demand. It is the first time the index has dropped below 50 in five months.
In contrast, the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows the workload index for UK architects has seen a significant increase compared to this time last year. More about Workload drops for US architects - AIA Billings Index
Here are some photographs of the Stanton Williams-designed Hackney Marshes Centre, which provides facilities for London's amateur football leagues and won an RIBA award last week. More about Hackney Marshes Centre by Stanton Williams
Movie: the final tour we filmed at this year's Royal College of Art graduate show features projects from the Architecture course including a high-rise hotel growing tropical fruit and an insect-powered office tower. More about Movie: tour of Architecture at Show RCA 2012 with Alex de Rijke
This cafe by Harris Butt Architecture is perched on the edge of an active volcano in New Zealand's oldest national park (+ slideshow). More about Knoll Ridge Cafe by Harris Butt Architecture
This hillside house by Japanese studio Tato Architects comprises a metal barn on top of a glass box (+ slideshow). More about House in Rokko by Tato Architects
Dezeen Wire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the workload index for UK architects has seen a significant increase compared to this time last year. More about "Upward trend for architects' workloads continues" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira is to be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the opening of the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice on 29 August. More about Álvaro Siza awarded Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale
This stacking chair by New York designer Victor Vetterlein has an x-shaped frame and razor-thin legs. More about X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
This house by Japanese firm Naya Architects is so closely surrounded by apartment blocks that its walls have to lean away from them. More about House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
Royal College of Art graduate Po-Chih Lai has invented an add-on for a stove-top coffee pot that uses pressurised steam to froth up the milk (+ movie). More about Milk Brother by Po-Chih Lai at Show RCA 2012
French architect Jacques Rougerie has designed a cross between a skyscraper and a boat for exploring the unchartered territories of the earth's oceans. More about SeaOrbiter by Jacques Rougerie
The walls of this house in Sydney by Australian studio Chris Elliott Architects feature curved openings that look like gills. More about Seacliff House by Chris Elliott Architects
Creative agency Bear London have created a new logo for sporting body British Gymnastics that's designed to capture the movement of somersaulting gymnasts. More about British Gymnastics logo by Bear London
Competition: in the first in a series of features on new publishing ventures, Dezeen are offering readers a chance to win a one of five one-year subscriptions to Disegno magazine. More about Competition: five subscriptions to Disegno magazine to be won
Dezeen Wire: the famous tower nicknamed Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament, which is officially called the Palace of Westminster, in London is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's 60 year-reign. - BBC