Dezeen Wire: a New York gallery by Foster + Partners (above) is one of four buildings shortlisted for this year's RIBA Lubetkin Prize, which is awarded annually to the best new building outside Europe by an RIBA member. More about 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize shortlist announced
A theatre in Belfast with a faceted timber interior is another of the six buildings shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize and was designed by Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey (+ slideshow). More about Lyric Theatre by O'Donnell + Tuomey
Hackney designer Lee Broom has filled a room in a London mansion with studded furniture to host visting business leaders during the Olympic games. More about The Gold Room by Lee Broom
Movie: shadows dance across the surface of Kenzo Tange's 1964 Olympic stadium in Tokyo in this animation by graduate design students at Harvard University. More about Movie: Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi Olympic Arena by Harvard University design students
Shanghai architects Polifactory have developed a concept for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. More about HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
This young writers' workshop in Sydney by architects LAVA is parading as an embassy for Martians on earth (+ slideshow). More about The Martian Embassy by LAVA, Will O'Rourke and The Glue Society
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK designers Dorothy to give readers the chance to win one of five prints of a fictional map that features locations named after film titles. More about Competition: five prints of Film Map by Dorothy to be won
This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More about No Pause by Gio Tirotto
Timber batons create geometric patterns across the exterior of this houseboat in Amsterdam by Framework and Studio Prototype. More about Water Villa by Framework and Studio Prototype
This combined champagne and canapé holder by Belgian designer Vincent Olm can be inverted to stand upright on a table top. More about Lilobul by Vincent Olm
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes about design that balances desirability with ethical credibility for the New York Times, citing Mathieu Lehanneur's Wi-Fi stations across Paris and Something & Son's temporary spa the Barking Bathhouse as good examples to follow - New York Times
These hand-drawn illustrations by Hackney design studio Something & Son explain the designs for a temporary spa that opens tomorrow in Barking, east London. More about The Barking Bathhouse by Something & Son
Dezeen Wire: the London Borough of Hackney have announced the details of their Architecture Weekend, a free event showcasing architecture in the borough.
Taking place from 28 to 29 July at Hackney House, the event will give visitors the chance to speak to architects who have studios in Hackney or have designed work in the borough, with entertainment from comedians, musicians and DJs in the evenings. More about Hackney House Architecture Showcase details announced
The OMA-designed headquarters for the Rothschild Bank in London is one of the six buildings shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More about New Court, Rothschild Bank headquarters by OMA with Allies and Morrison
Milk flows into the handle of this cup by Barcelona designers ENTLO.1A so large cookies can be dunked in one piece. More about Taça by ENTLO.1A
The charred exterior of this temporary pavilion in Bergen, Norway, references 16 major fires that have taken place in the city since the twelfth century. More about The Bergen Safe House by Max Rink, Rachel Griffin and Simon de Jong
French artist Etienne Gros has nipped and tucked blocks of soft foam to make squidgy nude sculptures. More about Les Mousses by Etienne Gros
Dezeen Wire: the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the Olympic Park (above) and the restoration of historic tea clipper the Cutty Sark are included in the shortlist for the 2012 Carbuncle Cup, awarded by Building Design magazine to the ugliest building completed in the UK in the last 12 months. More about Carbuncle Cup 2012 shortlist announced
French designer Patrick Norguet has designed a reusable cup for McDonald's that makes scalding hot coffee easier to hold. More about Tasse by Patrick Norguet
One storey hangs precariously over the other at this isolated hilltop house in Australia by architects Denton Corker Marshall. More about View Hill House by Denton Corker Marshall