This house on S. Michael Island in the Azores by Portuguese architect Bernardo Rodrigues comprises a jumble of curved and rectilinear volumes, creating little sheltered patios in-between them. More about House on the Flight of Birds by Bernardo Rodrigues
Competition: we've teamed up with Dutch design organisation Premsela to offer readers a chance to win one of five copies of Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. More about Competition: five copies of Open Design Now to be won
Our next movie filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan features Tord Boontje, head of design products at the Royal College of Art, giving a tour of work in the college's show Intent, including this bag-making machine by We Do Studio. More about Tour of Intent with Tord Boontje
Dezeen promotion: garden trade show Spoga+Gafa invites young designers to enter their Garden Goes Balcony design competition for the chance to win a share of €12,500 and exhibit as part of Garden Unique, which takes place at Koelnmesse in Cologne from 4 to 6 September. More about Garden Goes Balcony design competition
Architect David Adjaye has completed the renovation of this Art Deco building in London, providing six storeys of office accommodation. More about Edison House by Adjaye Associates
London designer Nick Fraser presents these faceted terracotta plant pots at Clerkenwell Design Week in London this week. More about Herb by Nick Fraser
The roof of this house in Hashimoto, Japan, by designers Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates folds around to become an exterior canopy with triangular reveals. More about House of Wakayama by Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates
The rounded wooden legs and tops of these stools by Norm Architects of Denmark are joined by brass or steel tubes. More about Raft by Norm Architects for &tradition
This group of schools outside Paris by French architects Dominique Coulon & Associés has walls, ceilings and details picked out in bright orange. More about Josephine Baker schools by Dominique Coulon & Associés
This architects' desk designed by Note Design Studio of Stockholm has been covered inside and out with pine veneer in a herringbone pattern, then charred black on the outside. More about Soot by Note Design Studio and Karolina Stenfelt
Dezeen Wire: almost a quarter of architects remain underemployed according to the the latest Future Trends Survey released by the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. More about "Almost a quarter of architects underemployed" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
This is another movie filmed by Gwenael Lewis for Canadian lighting company Bocci, showing Canadian craftsmen blowing glass for the 28 Series chandelier designed by Omer Arbel. More about Making the Bocci 28 series chandelier
This colourful series of public toilets recently completed by Japanese architects Future Studio in Hiroshima have been designed to resemble origami cranes. More about Hiroshima Park Restrooms by Future Studio
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have launched a competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK: More about RIBA launch pylon design competition
Designer Tim Mackerodt of Germany will show this lamp and stool made of folded concrete at DMY International Design Festival in Berlin next month. More about FALT.series by Tim Mackerodt
Dezeen Wire: fashion brand Issey Miyake have appointed Yoshiyuki Miyamae as designer of their womenswear collection, following the departure of creative director Dai Fujiwara in February (see our earlier Dezeen Wire). More about Issey Miyake appoint new designer for women's collection
This garden, filled with a maze of grey brick arches interspersed with willow trees, has been completed by Martha Schwartz Partners as part of the 2011 Xi’an International Horticultural Expo currently taking place in China. More about Master Designer’s Garden Plot 6 by Martha Schwartz Partners
Dezeen Archive: as the Training Dresser by Peter Bristol (top left) was one of our most debated recent stories, we have gathered all our stories from the Dezeen archives about children's furniture. See all the stories »
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This illuminated, webbed steel structure at the 2011 Xi’an International Horticultural Expo in China is the second project to be featured on Dezeen this week by London architects Plasma Studio. More about The Guangyun Entrance by Plasma Studio
Dezeen Archive: we've published a number of stories recently on projects in Shenzhen, including the series of movies we filmed at the 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale. Here's a roundup of all of the stories from the Dezeen archives. See all the stories »
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