In this Dezeen movie designer Paul Priestman, one of the judges of the Inside awards, talks about current trends in hotel design. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Inside awards: Paul Priestman on hotel design
Dezeen Wire: former Foreign Office Architects co-founder Alejandro Zaera-Polo has opened his new studio, Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architecture (AZPA). More about Former Foreign Office Architects principal Alejandro Zaera-Polo launches studio
DMY Berlin: eight students of the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin presented copies of work by famous designers at DMY Berlin last week as part of a workshop with critic Lucas Verweij. More about Copy and Authorship by Lucas Verweij
Dezeen Wire: architects including Foster + Partners, Aedas and BDP have accused the UK Conservative Party of exaggerating the fees architects were paid under the previous government's Building Schools for the Future scheme - Building Design
Here some photos of the new Palo Alto offices of internet services company AOL, designed by San Francisco designers Studio O+A. More about AOL Offices by Studio O+A
British designer Tom Dixon has added a small wheel to a standard cafe table design to make it easier for staff to move around. More about Roll table by Tom Dixon
This Barcelona school by architects Arqtel Barcelona has an exposed concrete structure with painted vertical bands of citrus colours. More about Les Cabanyes by Arqtel Barcelona
A louvred timber canopy fans up from the centre of this restaurant near Sydney by Australian architects Koichi Takada. More about Tree Restaurant by Koichi Takada Architects
This tree-top hotel room by Swedish architects Cyrén & Cyrén is accessed via a bridge leading from the hilly forest to an entrance on the roof. More about Cabin by Cyrén & Cyrén
Designer Andre Fu is one of the judges of the Inside awards. Here he talks about the Upper House Hotel he designed in Hong Kong plus the importance of calm and comfort in an interior. More about Inside awards: Andre Fu
This house outside Warsaw by Polish architect Robert Konieczny transforms from a villa by day to a fortress by night. More about Safe House by Robert Konieczny
A prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch by designers BarberOsgerby was unveiled in London this morning. More about London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby
Argentine architects Estudio BaBO have stacked one brick box upon another to create this house next to a golf course in Buenos Aires. More about MYP House by Estudio BaBO
Dezeen Wire: the Design Council in the UK have announced a new Board of Trustees, following their merger with CABE in April. More about Design Council announces new Board of Trustees
In more fashion news, designer Elham Seyed Javad of Canadian company ResportOn designed a hood for Muslim women who want to keep their hair covered while playing sport. More about Sports Hijab by ResportOn
Designer Paul Priestman of PriestmanGoode is one of the judges of the Inside awards. In this movie filmed by Dezeen he explains how his work on transportation design led to the Recovery Lounge, an innovative proposal for a new type of hospital ward. More about Inside awards: Paul Priestman
Photographer Filippo Poli has sent us these images of a Milan church with a grey, striped exterior by Italian studio Cino Zucchi Architetti. More about Christ’s Resurrection Church by Cino Zucchi Architetti
The world's first 3D-printed bikini has gone on sale, created by designers Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion. More about N12 3D-printed bikini by Continuum Fashion and Shapeways
Brussels designer Alain Gilles has designed this modular storage system for Italian brand Casamania. More about Container Sideboard by Alain Gilles for Casamania
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to leave the paper, following seven years in the role - Architects' Newspaper