Slideshow feature: this week marks the completion of the gigantic red ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. The tower is the last of the permanent structures to be completed for this summer's games, so here's a roundup of them all including sports venues by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Populous. More about Slideshow feature: London 2012 architecture
London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. More about Upper Class Suite by Pengelly Design and Virgin Atlantic
Dutch firm DUS Architects have created a pavilion made of bubbles. More about The Bubble Building by DUS Architects
Designed in Hackney: we're stepping into the fashion world for Designed in Hackney this week, showcasing fashion designers who are based in the borough every day. We start with Gareth Pugh's sculptural designs for new ballet Carbon Life, which had its premier at the Royal Opera House last month. More about Designed in Hackney: Costume designs for Carbon Life by Gareth Pugh
Dezeen Wire: the completed ArcelorMittal Orbit tower has opened its doors to critics, who unlike Dezeen readers have welcomed the gigantic steel structure by artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond. More about ArcelorMittal Orbit: "friendly giant" or "vanity project"?
Dezeen is media partner for the fifth annual World Architecture Festival, taking place in Singapore from 3-5 October, and our readers can get a 25% discount when they enter their projects for the awards programme (see below).
To kick off a series of videos about the awards, programme director Paul Finch explains what WAF is all about and sets the scene for this year's event. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: save 25% on entry fee
Construction of the controversial 115 metre-high sculpture that artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond designed for the London 2012 Olympic Park is now complete. More about ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond
Slideshow: OMA have created a stage set for an ancient outdoor theatre in Sicily that dates back to the fifth century BC. More about Stage set at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse by OMA
Dezeen has teamed up with tokyobike to launch their new London store this week and to celebrate we're give away a single-speed bike worth £520 (above). More about Competition: win a Tokyobike worth £520
Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune have completed a house on the coast of a Baltic island with slanted roofs and walls that make the building narrower in the middle. More about Widlund House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Five years ago Daniel Libeskind designed his first piece of commercial furniture, the Campana Brothers presented plastic garden furniture wrapped in wicker and Zaha Hadid recreated some of her buildings as three-dimensional wall art. More about Five years ago...
London designers Dalton Maag have created a font for mobile phone brand Nokia to work in any language. More about Nokia Pure font by Dalton Maag
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One year ago this week, stories on Dezeen included a space ship, an office and its contents painted entirely in white, and planks of wood made from recycled newspaper. More about One year ago
The new Paris store for fashion designer Stella Cadente is a tunnel lined in gold. More about Stella Cadente Paris by Atelier du Pont
Italian designer Simone Simonelli presented three little mobile storage units in Milan last month. More about Maisonnette by Simone Simonelli
This week's highlights include starchitects excavating a London park, a movie involving Dita Von Teese and a stiletto and a chocolate penis... read on for full details of the week on Dezeen. More about This week on Dezeen
Designed in Hackney: Donna Wilson's Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes conclude our week focussed on designs that were developed in studios above SCP's Shoreditch shop. More about Designed in Hackney: Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes by Donna Wilson
South Korean designer Jeong Yong has created a round CD-player that's mounted like a globe on a tilted axis. More about Dora by Jeong Yong
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. More about Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey