A sci-fi animation in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture is one of the winners of the RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards, announced this evening. More about RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards 2011
As part of the series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Lyndon Neri of Neri&Hu about the Waterhouse at South Bund, a hotel inside a former headquarters of the Japanese army, which won the overall award. More about Inside awards: the Waterhouse at South Bund by Neri&Hu
The Temporium: today's window in our Advent calendar of products at The Temporium features Papernomad's, biodegradable paper sleeves for electronic devices. More about Papernomad at The Temporium
Dezeen Wire: Oscar-winning film maker Bruce Beresford will direct a forthcoming movie about iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright - The Hollywood Reporter
The film will be centred around the architect’s Wisconsin home Taliesin, after which the film is to be named.
More about Bruce Beresford to direct Frank Lloyd Wright biopic Taliesin
Dutch architects UNStudio have unveiled designs for a Singapore skyscraper with chunks missing from its facade. More about The Scotts Tower by UNStudio
Dezeen in Israel: devices that spy, measure, dance and eavesdrop have been added to an exhibition of digital and interactive design that has travelled to the Design Museum Holon. More about Decode: Digital Design Sensations at the Design Museum Holon
A wooden plank extends through the walls of three rooms in this renovated Tokyo apartment by architects htmn. More about Suspensions of space by htmn
This timelapse movie shows how a group of Oporto University architecture graduates, who call themselves Dose, constructed a spiky temporary bar for a student festival using blue plastic tubes and cable ties. More about Bluetube Bar by Dose
Here's a selection of projects by Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger, who was named as this year's Royal Gold Medal recipient this morning. More about Key projects by Herman Hertzberger
The Temporium 2011: flutter your birds, spiders and peonies with Paperself's paper eyelashes, returning to our Christmas shop The Temporium for the second year running by popular demand. More about Paper eyelashes by Paperself at The Temporium
Our pop-up Christmas design store The Temporium has opened at 65 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden in London. More about The Temporium at 65 Monmouth Street
This Japanese house with a sharply pointed roof is by Tokyo studio Architect Cafe. More about Large Roof House by Architect Cafe
Competition: we’ve teamed up with BIS Publishers to give away five copies of Sketching, the Basics by Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur. More about Competition: five copies of Sketching, the Basics to be won
An inflatable naked man bulges against the walls of this gallery where visitors can stay the night, either on the floor of one gallery or in a van outside. More about Too Fat To Fail at The Proposal by Jeremie Maret, Lenny Staples and Christian Weber
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger has been named as the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about Herman Hertzberger to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Visitors to this year’s Design Miami/ fair could climb into the hollow belly of a wooden pavilion by architect David Adjaye. More about Genesis by David Adjaye at Design Miami/
Dezeen Wire: the British Council will invite architects to conduct research projects in far-flung places and present their findings at an exhibition entitled Venice Takeaway in the British Pavilion at next year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about British Council seek "explorers" for British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Artist Olafur Eliasson has designed fort-like headquarters to rise out of the sea for a Danish investment company. More about Kirk Kapital A/S headquarters by Olafur Eliasson
Dezeen Wire: editor-in-chief of Domus magazine Joseph Grima and Istanbul architect Emre Arolat have been appointed to curate the inaugural Istanbul Design Biennial, which will take place from 13 October to 12 December 2012. More about Joseph Grima and Emre Arolat to curate inaugural Istanbul Design Biennial
Later this week visitors to the Hong Kong Arts Centre will be able to stick their heads through the ceiling of one gallery to find themselves in a paper winter wonderland. More about Wald aus Wald by Takashi Kuribayashi