A few tons of concrete was all professional skateboarder Philipp Schuster needed to turn this derelict hunting lodge in Salzburg, Austria, into an indoor skate park. More about Skate Villa by Philipp Schuster
Two laminated plywood shells slot together to form this chair by Berlin designer David Geckeler without any metal fixings. More about Nørd by David Geckeler for Muuto
This time last year Dezeen reported on the opening of a number of new museums around the world, including a transport museum with a zig-zagging roof designed by Zaha Hadid and a wave-shaped museum of the sea by Steven Holl. More about One year ago...
Slideshow: architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of this house for a couple of art collectors and their children designed by São Paulo architect Isay Weinfeld. More about Yucatan House by Isay Weinfeld
The top stories on Dezeen this week are all about slides, skyscrapers and animal products. More about This week on Dezeen
Layers of sediment left by the gradual shift of the Yellow River inspired the facade of this arts museum that will be built near Yinchuan, China. More about Yinchuan Art Museum by WAA
Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield and Long & Kentish are to design a new restaurant and bar for friends of London's Royal Academy of Arts. More about Chipperfield and Long & Kentish design friends' rooms at the Royal Academy
Skyscrapers in Seoul: here's yet another skyscraper proposal for the architectural zoo that is the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul - this time a 385-metre-high tower by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox with a vertiginous swimming pool sticking out two thirds of the way up. More about Block H by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Microsoft has joined Google and Lego in the trend for offices like playgrounds with their new Vienna base that includes a slide. More about Microsoft Headquarters in Vienna by Innocad
Dezeen Wire: social network Twitter has launched a new logo featuring a simplified version of the bird that's already associated with its identity.
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Slideshow: this art gallery in Seoul by New York architects SO-IL is draped in a veil of chain mail. More about Kukje Gallery by SO-IL
This chicken coop by Swedish architect and designer Torsten Ottesjö is designed to look like the protective wing of a mother hen. More about Hönshus-1 by Torsten Ottesjö
Slideshow: architect Frank Gehry has inserted a theatre into the base of tower in New York City (photographs by James Ewing/OTTO). More about Signature Center by Frank Gehry
The latest issue of our Dezeen Mail newsletter features readers' opinions on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, a green HQ for the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund and shoes supposedly made of bio-engineered stingray skin (above).
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Slideshow: here are some photos by Julien Lanoo of this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, including more pictures of the cork-covered interior plus dusky night shots.
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Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti have added a bleached larch extension onto the side of a 1930s house in Ljubljana designed by modernist architect Josip Costaperaria. More about Villa T-Extension by OFIS Arhitekti
A deal has been struck by two Malaysian property companies to redevelop London's Battersea Power Station. The proposal will preserve the power station's iconic chimney stacks and facade, while transforming it into a multi-use development including 3,400 homes – The Telegraph More about "Battersea Power Station set to be saved by Malaysian deal" – The Telegraph
Movie: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was unable to attend last week's opening of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion that he designed in collaboration with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron so he made this movie about the project instead. More about Movie: Ai Weiwei on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Skyscrapers in Seoul: Renzo Piano Building Workshop have sent us the first image of a 620-metre-tall tower they are designing for Seoul, South Korea. More about Triple One by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
When tasked with designing a water bottle for 100 year's time, Tokyo designers Takram instead came up with artificial organs to help the body use water more efficiently as drinking water becomes scarce. More about Shenu: Hydrolemic System by Takram