Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have published a trends survey indicating that a significant downturn in overall levels of business for British architects is expected. See press release below. More about “Double-dip recession is almost certain” - RIBA
Stuttgart office Birk und Heilmeyer Architekten with Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering have completed this wooden observation tower in Hemer, Germany. More about Jübergtower Hemer Landmark by Birk + Heilmeyer and Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
These dresses by Dutch designers Studio Roosegaarde and V2_ become transparent when approached. More about Intimacy by Studio Roosegaarde and V2_
French architects Studio Bellecour have completed a pair of office buildings near Toulouse, France, wrapped in aluminum fins and connected by a twisting concrete element. More about Galilée by Studio Bellecour Architects
Designers Boym Partners created these vases by joining crystal planes in homage to the Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque. More about Cubist Vases by Boym Partners
Work by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is to be shown at the Château de Versailles in France. More about Takashi Murakami at the Château de Versailles
A central staircase rises through split levels in this narrow house in Osaka by Japanese architect Shintaro Fujiwara. More about A House in Showa-cho by Shintaro Fujiwara
University of Westminster architecture student James Gardener has designed this conceptual bridge for the River Thames, London, made from a series of floating elements that would be linked together and free to move with the tide. More about High Tide Street by James Gardener
This residential building by Israeli designer Ron Arad is to begin construction in Tel Aviv at the end of this year. More about 154 Ha-Yarkon Street by Ron Arad
This house by Chilean firm Moure Rivera Arquitectos is based on Euclidean mathematics, the earliest known system of geometry. More about House A by Moure Rivera Arquitectos
The interior of this temporary store in east London for bicycle brand Tokyobike was designed by London studio Emulsion. More about Tokyobike store by Emulsion
Dezeen promotion: downloadable magazine Edition29 ARCHITECTURE is giving away an Apple iPad on Twitter. More about Tweet about Edition29 ARCHITECTURE to win an iPad
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has proposed two conceptual embassy buildings for the Government Building Agency in the Netherlands. More about Two models for embassies (retreat I & II) by Anne Holtrop
Japanese architect Shunichiro Ninomiy of NRM-Architects Office has used an atrium and small pool of water to admit light indirectly to the ground floor of this east-facing home in Osaka, Japan. More about House with Tiny Pool by NRM-Architects Office
Dutch architect Frank Havermans has built a sunken concrete pavilion by a stream in St. Oedenrode, the Netherlands. More about KAPKAR/TO-RXD by Frank Havermans
Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has proposed a key-cutting concept that allows owners to duplicate lost keys by 3D-printing, without needing an original to copy. More about While You Sleep by Oscar Diaz
Korean architects VOID planning have completed this stone clad gallery in Seoul, Korea, punctuated by a giant window. More about 313 Art Project by VOID planning
Found Associates of London have introduced a series of self-lit display cabinets as part of their redesign of the Lollipop Shoppe furniture store in east London. More about The Lollipop Shoppe by Found Associates
Here’s another espresso machine from the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, this time by Israeli industrial design student Yaniv Berg. More about Espresso machine by Yaniv Berg
Photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his photos of this wooden folly with mirrored shutters in the mountains of southern Germany by Berlin studio Baumhauer. More about Folly by Baumhauer