Oslo studio Various Architects and Pollen Architecture of Austin, Texas, have designed a green office building in response to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen earlier this month. More about Skagen ØKOntor by Various Architects
Yves Béhar of San Francisco design studio fuseproject has unveiled plans for the third generation of the One Laptop Per Child project. More about XO-3 by fuseproject
Tetsuo Kondo Architects of Tokyo have designed a mirror that reflects a clear image when viewed straight-on but appears cloudy from the side. More about Mirror by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
Designers Item of Paris and London have created a candelabra for design brand Innermost where three holders are kept upright by magnets. More about Dervish by Item for Innermost
London designers IY A Studio have completed the interior of a clothing store in London that features gym equipment. More about Folk Clothing store by IY A Studio
Spanish office Magén Arquitectos have completed a social housing project in Zaragoza, Spain. More about 68 Social Housing by Magén Arquitectos
Paris architect David Tajchman designed this multi-storey timber tennis centre for a competition organised by a Swedish timber company. More about Tenniscalator by David Tajchman
London architects DSDHA have stacked more than 1000 orange boxes in a square in York, UK. More about People Changing Places by DSDHA
Here are some new images of the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum designed by Zaha Hadid for Michigan State University, which has been given permission for construction to begin. More about Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid
London designer Thomas Heatherwick has designed a biomass power station for the bank of the river Tees in the UK. More about BEI-Teesside power plant by Heatherwick Studio
Swedish designers TAF have completed the interior of a store for shoe brand Camper in Malmö, Sweden, based on ice cream colours and lolly sticks. More about Camper store in Malmö by TAF
Austrian architects Synn have completed a house in Vienna with all the living areas oriented towards the garden. More about Haus Elise by Synn Architekten
Dutch designer Mieke Meijer has created a bed that is merged into a pair of chairs. More about Blend by Mieke Meijer
Thai architects Architectkidd and product designers Osisu have collaborated on a project where spare bits of cladding have been made into furniture. More about Furniture from Buildings by Architectkidd and Osisu
Portuguese designer Rui Grazina has designed a cube-shaped jewellery box with a drawer on each face. More about RGO2 by Rui Grazina
Italian architects modostudio have won an invited competition to design a new headquarters for a private arts and sciences foundation on top of a mountain at Laives, close to Bozen in Italy. More about Elisabeth and Helmuth Uhl Foundation by Modostudio
French designers Paul Coudamy and Benoit Coulondres have completed the interior of a printer's office using a clamp-together desk system. More about Clamp Desk by Paul Coudamy & Benoit Coulondres
More cardboard! Peter Masters of Burnt Toast Designs has designed the interior for a menswear shop in Manchester, UK, using recycled cardboard boxes and tubes. More about Smithfield menswear cardboard shop by Burnt Toast
Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au
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