Dezeen Wire: the British coalition government's new stimulus package to encourage house building includes complex plans to lower the proportion of affordable housing that private developers must include in large projects, reports CNBC via the Financial Times. More about British government to reduce affordable housing quotas as part of stimulus package
Nearly three years after first revealing his concept for a shoe with no foot-plate on Dezeen, architect and shoe designer Julian Hakes talks about designing the Mojito shoe as the first collection goes into production. More about Movie: Julian Hakes on the Mojito shoe with no footplate
Rio 2016: host city for the 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro will be taking notes from the London 2012 Olympics – the most 'temporary' Games in history – to avoid the legacy of 'white elephant' sporting venues suffered by other former host cities including Athens and Beijing, reports Reuters. More about Rio looks to London's "temporary" Games to avoid white elephant Olympic legacy
Cards featuring illustrations of iconic modernist buildings in London and prints of the BT Tower by designer Stefi Orazi are now available at Dezeen Super Store as part of London design month. More about Modernist London cards and BT Tower print by Stefi Orazi at Dezeen Super Store
A screen made from century-old bricks divides this Japanese restaurant in Sydney, designed by Australia and Japan-based architects Facet Studio. More about Uchi Lounge 02 by Facet Studio
Hessian sacks, timber planks and wire mesh hint at the former life of this cafe in Tel Aviv, which Studio Ronen Levin and Eran Chehanowitz converted from an orange-packing plant in the historic port of Jaffa that gives the oranges their name. More about Loveat Jaffa by Studio Ronen Levin and Eran Chehanowitz
Design practice 24° Studio linked together hundreds of hollow paper stars to line a tunnel and stairway in Santorini, Greece. More about Daphne by 24° Studio
Digital graphics company Crystal CG created animations on a 360 degree screen comprising 70,500 paddles held by the audience at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics last night. More about Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Steps built into the kitchen counter lead up to a suspended staircase in this Melbourne house by Australian architects Edwards Moore. More about Queen Street House by Edwards Moore
Flashes of blue stand out against the stark white and grey interior of this police headquarters in Poland by Poznań Projekt and mode:lina architekci (+ slideshow). More about Voivodeship Police Headquarters by Poznań Projekt and mode:lina architekci
Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More about Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
Almost everything that goes on inside this house in Valencia by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is on show to visitors though a transparent glass facade (+ slideshow). More about Casa del Atrio by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
There's a special staircase for dogs at this renovated house in Ho Chi Minh City by architecture studio 07Beach. More about House Renovation in Vietnam by 07Beach
Slideshow feature: the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics takes place tonight with a set designed by Es Devlin. Here's a slideshow of images from some of her previous projects, including arena tours for Kanye West and Jay Z (above) and Take That last year. More about Es Devlin designs closing ceremony set for London 2012 Olympics
This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. More about Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
This crematorium in Seoul by Korean firm HAEAHN Architecture folds up from the landscape and curls around a peaceful courtyard and pool of water. More about Seoul Memorial Park by HAEAHN Architecture
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This week five years ago our readers were all talking about goldfish, as designer Roger Arquer presented a series of unusual bowls including one with a plug (above) and another that makes a fish share water with a plant (below). More about Five years ago...
Next month marks the official opening of the Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route; a scenic mountain road that begins at a wooden viewing platform perched 650 metres above Norways's longest and deepest fjord (+ slideshow). More about Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route opens
The entrance lobby at AOL's Palo Alto headquarters looks like a skate park (+ slideshow). More about 395 Page Mill Road by Studio O+A