In this game of chess created by designer Florian Hauswirth of Switzerland, pieces that are taken can be stacked to create new pieces with combined abilities. More about Democratic Chess by Florian Hauswirth
Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these photographs of a university library in Tokyo by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto that has an exterior of timber shelves covered by planes of glass. More about Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Japanese designer Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office presented this series of wooden tables with fluorescent resin encasing their gouged-out tops at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about Shrine Flat-table by Schemata Architecture Office
French designer Matali Crasset has created this Paris hotel in collaboration with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet, where visitors check-in, order food and exchange tips on the city with other guests via the hotel's online system and a plethora of screens throughout the building. More about HI matic by Matali Crasset with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian
More about "Inside Masdar City: A Modern Mirage" - The Guardian
This house on a rocky hilltop in Sweden by Swedish architect John Robert Nilsson sits upon on a limestone-covered concrete plinth, which provides a continuous floor surface inside and outside of the house. More about Villa Överby by John Robert Nilsson
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at Ventura Lambrate in Milan last month Rotterdam designer Diederik Schneemann presents his series of vases and lamps made from recycled flip-flops. Watch the movie »
More about Interview: a Flip Flop Story by Diederik Schneemann
Korean design studio MAEZM and designer Sarah Kim have completed the interior of a tea cafe in Seoul with walls graduating from white to black. More about Everyday Chaa by MAEZM and Sarah Kim
Concrete wedges project out from the facade of this single-storey residence near Madrid by Spanish architecture studio A-Cero. More about Concrete House II by A-Cero
Spanish architects MYCC have designed the interior for a combined coffee and book shop in Madrid, exposing the original warehouse structure and inserting a glass floor between storeys. More about Book and Coffeeshop in Madrid by MYCC
Dezeen Screen: new to our movie site Dezeen Screen is this movie by Bjarke Ingels Group that explains their competition-winning design for a mosque, Islamic centre and museum in Tirana, Albania. Watch the movie »
More about Dezeen Screen: Cultural Centre in Tirana by BIG
Munich designer Matthias Demacker presented this chair with interchangeable upholstery pads for Italian brand Area DeClic in Milan last month. More about Mixx by Matthias Demacker for Area DeClic
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 »
More about Dezeen Screen: Sweeper Clock by Maarten Baas
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
