Dezeen Wire: in an article for Domus magazine, design critic Justin McGuirk examines the social and physical decline of London's social housing, discussing the part played by luxury real-estate developers and how architects have been held accountable. More about "The market cannot solve the housing crisis" - Justin McGuirk
Dezeen Wire: “Software is the most important material we have come across in the last 100 years,” said Matt Jones of London studio BERG at yesterday's Designed in Hackney Day of talks and discussions with some of the most interesting designers and architects from Dezeen's local borough, curated in collaboration with Beatrice Galilee. More about Designed in Hackney Day highlights
The latest issue of Dezeen Mail leads with the popular yet controversial Olympic Cauldron by Thomas Heatherwick (above) plus new jobs, competitions and music.
Read Dezeen Mail issue 112 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail
More about Dezeen Mail #112
Zaha Hadid has completed a streamlined concrete and glass building for three government departments in Montpellier, France (+ slideshow). More about Pierres Vives by Zaha Hadid
The London 2012 Olympics continue and so do the Dezeen Olympics, awarding medals to the design and architecture of the games. Today's competition is for the most tweeted stories about our coverage and we give the gold medal to Banksy's Olympic-inspired street art. More about Dezeen Olympics: most tweeted Olympic designs
Movie: architect Piers Gough of CZWG and structural engineer Hanif Kara explain their design for Canada Water Library, a bronzed, hexagonal building on a constrained site in south London, in this movie by filmmakers Living Projects. More about Movie: Canada Water Library by CZWG
Industrial design graduate Lisa Frode has created a desk with a fabric cover, inspired by the way aeroplane cabins can be divided with curtains to create different rooms during the flight. More about Time Flies by Lisa Frode
Ukrainian designer Vasiliy Butenko has made a series of pendant lamps by wrapping cotton rope around plastic bottles. More about Acorn lights by Vasiliy Butenko
A multi-faceted gold block dominates this perfumery in Wrocław by Polish interior designers Theza. More about Frivole Prestige perfumery by Theza
Dezeen Wire: architects OMA are developing a modular display system for the stores of American accessories brand Coach. More about Merchandising System by OMA for Coach
The wonky look of this chair by Danish designer Rasmus B. Fex actually makes it stronger. More about 9,5° chair by Rasmus B. Fex
Today we are awarding medals to the designs and architecture of the London 2012 Olympics that received the most likes on Facebook, and Zaha Hadid's Aquatic Centre takes the gold medal with over 5000. More about Dezeen Olympics: most liked Olympic designs
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has designed a skyscraper for Singapore that looks like a cactus. More about V on Shenton by UNStudio
These tree house-like cabins by Thai designer Worapong Manupipatpong are built up around the column of a building rather than over the branches of a tree. More about Shelter of Nostalgia by Worapong Manupipatpong
This August is London design month at Dezeen Super Store where, with the eyes of the world on London for the Olympic Games, we will be showcasing a range of products by some of the best designers and brands the city has to offer. More about London design month at Dezeen Super Store
We're reporting live from Designed in Hackney Day all day today, featuring talks and performances from the best and most interesting architects, designers and makers in the east London borough of Hackney that Dezeen calls home. We'll be compiling the best tweets from the event here so check back as the day unfolds. More about Designed in Hackney Day live
Photographer Vicente de Paulo has captured some of the most iconic buildings by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and has manipulated the results so that they come to life when seen through 3D glasses. More about Oscar Niemeyer in 3D by Vicente de Paulo
Dezeen Wire: democratic nations won't be able to host the Olympics in future due to increasing tensions between the public interests of democracies and the commercial interests of the games, according to a new report published by Dutch architecture, research and urbanism studio XML to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. More about "Olympics will only take place in non-democratic countries," say authors of Olympic Cities report
Chunky wooden ribs bend around the walls and ceiling of this library in Norway by Helen & Hard Architects and integrate lighting, bookshelves and seating. More about Vennesla Library and Cultural Centre by Helen & Hard Architects
Dezeen Wire: this week Harrods opened the doors to its first gender-neutral toy department, designed by London and Singapore-based interior architects Shed. More about Shed create gender-neutral toy department at Harrods