Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has criticised the state of housing in Britain, claiming that only good design can ensure the current housing shortage is resolved successfully and sustainably. More about RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"
Dezeen Wire: architect Richard Meier will receive the 2011 President’s Award from the AIA New York Chapter for his architectural contribution to New York City. More about Richard Meier to receive AIA President's Award
Architects MVRDV of Rotterdam and COBE of Copenhagen and Berlin have won a competition to design a rock-music museum at a former concrete factory in Roskilde, Denmark. More about ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE
Competition: we've teamed up with research and design company Praud to give readers the chance to win one of five T-shirts featuring plans of the world's most influential cities. More about Competition: five Figureground T-shirts by Praud to be won
Dezeen Wire: Michelle Ogundehin, editor of Elle Decoration magazine, has reacted angrily to a revelation in the London Evening Standard that Samantha Cameron, wife of UK prime minister David Cameron, purchased a reproduction of the Castiglioni brothers' iconic Arco floor lamp for her home. More about UK prime minister's wife sparks debate over replica furniture
Dezeen Platform: young Croatian designer Mirna Kerr presents her jewellery made of bulldog clips, cable ties and plumbing components at Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Mirna Kerr
Dezeen Wire: an arts centre by architect Oscar Niemeyer in the Spanish city of Avilés is to close, having been open to the public for just six months. The regional government claims there are irregularities in The Niemeyer Centre's accounts and has forced it to close for at least the next two months, sparking protests from local residents and business owners - The Guardian
London architects Buckley Gray Yeoman have converted a fire-damaged former market hall in Shoreditch into Corten-clad university offices. More about Fashion Street by Buckley Gray Yeoman
Dezeen promotion: new design fair Qubique takes place from 26 to 29 October in Berlin. More about Qubique 2011
Nick Willson Architects have completed a house in south-east London with sections of the facade clad in flint, timber and lead. More about Flint House by Nick Willson Architects
Vienna Design Week 2011: Austrian designer Konstantin Schmölzer has squeezed a wooden tower into the space between a green wall and glass atrium at Jean Nouvel's Sofitel hotel for Vienna Design Week.
Beijing Design Week 2011: Beijing studio lasfera presented a collection of furniture including handmade lamps of curled bamboo at 751-D Park last week. More about Moolin by lasfera
Dezeen Wire: there has been mixed reaction from architecture critics to Rafael Viñoly's firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester, dubbed the "golden banana" by some commentators. More about Critics review Rafael Viñoly's "golden banana"
London Design Festival 2011: here are some photos of a collection of furniture and lighting by industrial designer Benjamin Hubert for Portuguese brand De La Espada, presented at the Tramshed during the London Design Festival. More about Furniture by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn dicusses the difficulty in accurately defining design, suggesting that more "open" design processes mean anyone can claim to be a designer - The New York Times
Dezeen Wire: here is a roundup of the critics' reactions to Zaha Hadid Architects scooping the RIBA Stirling Prize for the second consecutive year with their design for a school in south London. More about Critics' reactions to Zaha Hadid's Stirling Prize win
Dezeen Platform: Glasgow designer Fraser Ross presents his plant-like LED lamps, trapped under bell jars, which react to the sound and movement of onlookers at Dezeen Platform today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Fraser Ross
Light glitters through thousands of tiny perforations in the bumpy steel exterior of a railway control centre in Spain. More about Railway Control Centre by Moreno del Valle
Russian architects Arseniy Borisenko and Peter Zaytsev have completed an outdoor kitchen for a yacht captain that resembles the broken-up hull of a boat. More about Gazebo for TV show by Za Bor Architects
Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin brings her pencil factory to Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin