Pointed cantilevers project above an office block that is sandwiched between a corporate complex and a slum in Mumbai (photographs by Edmund Sumner). More about GMS Grande Palladium by Malik Architecture
Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk analyses the motives of designers who "make stuff themselves" and consumers' nostalgia for craftsmanship - The Guardian
Residents of this small Japanese house can warm their feet in a heated sunken hollow beneath the dining table. More about Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Can't get enough concrete? Here's a range of concrete stationery by London designer Magnus Pettersen. More about Solid desk accessories by Magnus Pettersen
Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. More about Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
Dezeen Wire: as the September 11 Memorial nears completion in New York, architecture critic Rowan Moore examines the political and professional infighting that continues to dominate the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre site - The Observer
A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window. More about Law Street House by Muir Mendes
Two of our most popular movies on Dezeen Screen this month featured a robot that wakes its owner then poos on the floor and rioting robots on the streets of London, so we've compiled Dezeen's ten most popular stories about robots. More about Dezeen's top ten: robots
One piece of plywood furniture inside this Polish apartment encompasses a bed, bookshelf, nightstand and wardrobe. More about Quotel by mode:lina
This time last year Danish designers KiBiSi designed a flying car, Eindhoven duo BCXSY were dressed as cavemen in our top ten primitive designs and an ice cream laboratory opened in London. More about One year ago...
Tiled surfaces, scientific apparatus and plastic curtains turn this Paris cafe into a coffee laboratory. More about Café Coutume by CUT Architectures
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia. More about House in Marupe by Open AD
Zaha Hadid's aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympics opened this week, exactly one year ahead of the opening ceremony, while new aerial photos of all the venues were released and the Olympic medal design failed to impress. See all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics here. More about This week on Dezeen
London studio VW+BS have designed an office building for Singapore that resembles a giant periscope. More about The Periscope by VW+BS
In this interview filmed by Dezeen at the Tai Ping carpet showroom in London, Hong Kong designer Andre Fu talks about creating his new collection for the Chinese brand. More about Interview: Tai Ping collection by Andre Fu
Competition: we've teamed up with Page One Publishing to give away five copies of Jyanzi Kong's new architecture book, Geometry of the Unconscious. More about Competition: five copies of Geometry of the Unconscious to be won
Japanese designers Nendo have combined a USB stick with a giant paperclip. More about Data Clip by Nendo
Billowing fabric mushrooms by New York designers Situ Studio have cropped up in the great hall of the Brooklyn Museum. More about ReOrder at the Brooklyn Museum by Situ Studio
Dezeen Wire: with 30 Habitat stores in the hands of administrators, the Guardian's Andy Beckett asks how this iconic British design retailer can be saved - Guardian
A seafront auditorium in southern Spain has concave walls that resemble the deflated cheeks of someone taking a deep breath (photographs by Julien Lanoo). More about Auditorium and Congress Palace Infanta Doña Elena by Estudio Barozzi Veiga
