Sketches by this year's Pritzker Prize Laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura covered several curving walls at the Portuguese architect's former school in Porto last month (photos by José Campos). More about Eduardo Souto de Moura Concursos 1979-2010 by André Campos and Pedro Guedes Oliveira
Dezeen Platform: in this next interview filmed at Dezeen Space, designers LingJing Yin, Mark McKeague and Ting Chung Jessica Cheng demonstrate how they created a soundscape at Dezeen Platform by channeling the electrical charge in people's bodies, then amplified the sound by asking visitors to link up. Watch the movie »
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Dezeen Wire: Holloway White Allom, the construction firm responsible for many of London's landmarks including the remodelling of the Bank of England prior the second world war and the recent refurbishment of the Victoria & Albert museum has been put into the hands of administrators - The Guardian
Dezeen Platform: Viennese designer Thomas Feichtner presents a chandelier with a single crystal at Dezeen Platform today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Thomas Feichtner
Beijing Design Week 2011: Beijing architect Naihan Li presented crates that unfold to become a collection of furniture at a pop-up disco lounge for Beijing Design Week. More about The Crates by Naihan Li
Austrian studio [tp3] architekten have completed a stark white house in northern Austria with translucent sliding walls around a grassy courtyard. More about House SL by [tp3] architekten
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture reporter Michael Kimmelman gives a glowing account of the efforts being made by New York City's Department of Design and Construction to revitalise degraded public buildings and infrastructure.
He points to "a quiet revolution reshaping the city’s public architecture," adding that careful investment is having a positive impact on neighbourhoods that are often overlooked - The New York Times
More about "New York’s Public Architecture Gets a Face-Lift"- The New York Times
Dezeen Wire: in his latest article in The Guardian, design critic Justin McGuirk explains how the Finnish government's use of design thinking offers an exemplar for other states and big businesses who need to generate creative solutions to large social problems.
Beijing Design Week 2011: visitors were served tea at a heat-sensitive colour-changing table in a pop-up teahouse for Beijing Design Week. More about WUHAO @ The Teahouse
Dezeen Wire: last week Dezeen reported on the opening of a new exhibition examining the creative processes of architecture practice OMA at the Barbican. Here's what the critics have been saying about the show. More about Critics review OMA/Progress at the Barbican
Dezeen Platform: in this interview filmed for our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform, Portuguese designer Manuel Netto presents his Dock Lamp that can only be turned on by moving the bulb. Watch the movie »
More about Manuel Netto at Dezeen Platform
Spanish designers CuldeSac have designed this high-chair with removable legs and accessories so that it's still useful when the child starts to grow. More about Ovo high chair by CuldeSac
Dezeen Platform: product designer Paula Benvegnú uses Dezeen Platform to present Family Tea today, a set of 30 ceramic cups and a teapot that represent a family tree. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Paula Benvegnú
Dezeen Wire: plans by football club West Ham United to move into London's Olympic Stadium after next year's Games have collapsed amid concerns over ongoing legal disputes. The stadium will now remain in public ownership, with prospective tenants paying an annual rent to the Olympic Park Legacy Company - BBC News
See all of our stories about the London Olympics here.
More about Future of London's Olympic stadium uncertain as legacy deal collapses
Dutch studio architecten|en|en have created a home office in Eindhoven by wrapping a garage in corrugated aluminium. More about Studio R-1 by architecten|en|en
Eleven designers including Tomás Alonso, Philippe Malouin and Study O Portable took the fictional character of a lady called Vera as their muse and presented the results in a west London basement during the London Design Festival. More about Vera, Chapter One by KM and ÉM
Portuguese photographer José Campos has sent us these photos of Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall, which is currently under construction in Hamburg and due for completion in 2013. More about Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron
London designer Tomás Alonso presented a range of shelves and lighting that combine ash timber with leather saddlery during the London Design Festival. More about Aintree by Tomás Alonso at Vera, Chapter One
Beijing Design Week 2011: here are some pictures of an exhibition curated by Beijing Design Week's creative director Aric Chen, where the childhood possessions of a Chinese actress were arranged beside illustrations of piecharts and explosions. More about Silent Heroes: Objects, as told by Zhou Xun