Dezeenwire: Dutch architect Winy Maas of MVRDV has been awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France. More about Winy Maas of MVRDV receives Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Dezeen Screen: here's another chance to see Sweeper Clock, a movie presented by Dutch designer Maarten Baas in Milan in April 2009, featuring two men with brooms pushing lines of debris to form moving clock hands. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. Watch the movie »
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Patkau Architects of Canada created this group of temporary plywood skating shelters huddled together by a skating trail along a frozen river in Winnipeg. More about Winnipeg Skating Shelters by Patkau Architects
Designers Nendo of Japan have completed the interior of a showroom in Tokyo for sneaker brand Puma with shoes displayed on a series of timber staircases. More about Puma House Tokyo by Nendo
This weekend house overlooking the sea by Greek studio React Architects is set into the sloping landscape of the Greek island of Paros. More about House on Paros Island by React Architects
Lausanne studio 2b Architectes have renovated a 16th century tower in Echandens, Switzerland, by inserting a three-storey larch box. More about La Tour Moinat by 2b Architectes
Stockholm designer Fredrik Paulsen presented this table with adjustable, folded-metal legs at Venture Lambrate in Milan. More about New Standard Table by Fredrik Paulsen
Saunders Architecture of Norway have recently completed the first of six artists' studios on Fogo Island off the coast of Canada (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More about Long Studio by Saunders Architecture
Dezeen Archive: the Museo Soumaya by FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE (top left) in Mexico City is one of our most hotly-debated recent stories so we've compiled all our posts from the Dezeen archives about projects in Mexico. See all the stories »
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This curled staircase is at the heart of a media centre by German studio Wurm + Wurm, in Germany. More about Oberkirch Media Centre by Wurm + Wurm
This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points. More about Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8
Dezeen archive: the Sugamo Shinkin Bank in Tokyo by Emmanuelle Moureaux is one of our most popular recent stories so here's a roundup of all our stories about banks. See all the stories »
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This cast-concrete house in Almelo, in the Netherlands by Dutch practice Van der Jeugd Architecten has balconies that appear as extrusions of the walls. More about House Meijer by Van der Jeugd Architecten
These conceptual images by Spanish studio Espai MGR show impossible Lego structures filling vacant neighbourhood plots in Valencia. More about Habit Makes Us Blind by Espai MGR
Dezeen Screen: in this fourth movie filmed by Dezeen in 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale, designers Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson explain their urban farm project Landgrab City. Watch the movie »
More about Dezeen Screen: Landgrab City by Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson
Competition: we’ve teamed up with Wiel Arets Architects to give away five copies of their new book STILLS: A Timeline of Ideas, Articles and Interviews 1982-2010. More about Competition: five copies of STILLS by Wiel Arets Architects to be won
This pane of glass supported by wood, metal and marble sticks is a sculptural radiator designed by 5.5 Designers of Paris for French company Saazs. More about Matières à Chaud by 5.5 Studio
Foster + Partners have completed a new shopping centre that combines high-end boutiques with independent local food and craft markets on the site of a historic city marketplace in Abu Dhabi. More about The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market by Foster + Partners
We’ve just sent the latest issue of Dezeenmail – take a look at it here. Dezeenmail contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions, jobs and highlights from Dezeenwire, Dezeen Screen and Dezeen Watch Store. You can subscribe here.
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MAP Studios of Madrid have designed this table with an integrated mirror, vase and candle sticks. More about Plug-In by MAP Studio
