Chinese architects NHDRO have transformed this disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel, maintaining the building's stripped concrete and brick walls while adding a new Corten steel extension on the roof. More about The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO
Dezeen have teamed up with CABE to launch a photography competition inviting readers to capture the beauty of England's urban environment for the chance to win a Holga camera. More about Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty photography competition
26 designers including Tord Boontje, Timorous Beasties and Michael Eden (above) will show work marrying craftsmanship with digital technology at Tent London later this month. More about Lab Craft at Tent London
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Japanese studio Tetsuo Kondo Architects and environmental engineering firm Transsolar have suspended a cloud inside the Arsenale exhibition space at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects and Transsolar
This glowing gallery by Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune sits on a hill in Kumla, Sweden and gives the illusion of concave walls. More about Gallery Orsta by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Here are the 18 winning entries from the Dezeen x Design Association container design competition to win a free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week 2010. More about Dezeen x Design Association container competition winners 2010
This Amsterdam apartment by Dutch interior architects i29 has two pine wood wall cabinets hiding most of the functional appliances and fitings, allowing for a completely open space. More about Home 08 by i29
Italian design gallery Secondome have launched these handblown glass pieces by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Secondome Edizioni by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: visitors to the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello at the Venice Architecture Biennale are invited to experience the population density of Bucharest, one at a time. More about 1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion
These pens by London designers Yuri Suzuki and Oscar Diaz can record sound as a line on paper and then play it back. More about REC & PLAY by Yuri Suzuki and Oscar Diaz
This house by Spanish architects Subarquitectura spirals down a sloping site in Madrid. More about 360 House by Subarquitectura
Dezeen promotion: organisers of the A'Design Award are calling for entries to their furniture, architecture and interior design categories. More about Call for entries to A'Design Award
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Berlin architect J Mayer H has won the inaugural Audi Urban Future Award with his concept for a city where digital information is continually exchanged between people, their environment and their cars. More about A.WAY by J Mayer H
We've got together with design T-shirt brand Graniph to offer our readers the chance to win one of ten T-shirts featuring designs from the archive of legendary architectural collective Archigram. More about Competition: 10 Archigram x Graniph T-shirts to be won
Danish bicycle company Biomega and design collective KiBiSi have collaborated to create this new bike for sports brand Puma. More about PUMA Mopion Bike by KiBiSi and Biomega
The shoulder panels of the new England football kit feature a fabric printed with small coloured crosses, designed by British graphic designer Peter Saville.
More about England Home Kit by Peter Saville for Umbro
Dezeenwire: the official guide to this year's London Design Festival is now available on line. Download a copy here.
DezeenTV: in the final movie from our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, Germany-based designer Reinhard Dienes tells us about his design philosophy, his most recent furniture and lighting designs, and the picture he wakes up to every morning. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Reinhard Dienes
Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of this museum for modern art in South Korea by architects Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim. More about Mimesis Museum by Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: the Russian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale presents possibilities for the re-use of vacant factories in former industrial towns across Russia. More about The Russia Factory by Sergei Tchoban, Pavel Khoroshilov and Grigory Revzin