Frank Gehry is one of 14 architects to have designed duplexes for Make it Right, the charity founded by actor Brad Pitt to develop new housing typologies for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans. More about Duplex by Frank Gehry for Make it Right
Dutch architects MVRDV have announced plans to extend the city of Almere by creating a series of artificial islands. More about Vision 2030 by MVRDV
French designer Amaury Poudray has designed a glass, zeppelin-shaped aquarium supported by a steel frame. More about Air 1 Aquarium by Amaury Poudray
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a series of contemporary objects for Japan Brand, using traditional Japanese craft techniques. More about Collection Wajima by Bouroullec Brothers
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Dutch architects LAM have completed a sustainable giraffe enclosure for Rotterdam Zoo, which opens next week. More about Savannehuis by LAM Architects
Dezeenwire: U2's latest tour, 360°, kicked off at Camp Nou in Barcelona last night with singer Bono wearing a leather jacket containing 240 lasers and designed by Moritz Waldemeyer. More info and a video on Waldemeyer's blog.
See also our earlier stories on Waldemeyer's digital costume collaborations with OK Go and Hussein Chalayan.
More about Bono’s laser jacket by Moritz Waldemeyer
Cape Town designers Animal Farm have produced an "organic lounger" made from woven branches that hangs in a tree and is reached by a rope ladder. More about Weaver's Nest by Animal Farm
Italian architects Stefano Boeri Architetti have completed a complex of buildings including a conference centre, exhibition venue and marina in Sardinia. More about Ex Arsenale at Maddalena by Stefano Boeri Architetti
Dezeenwire: Sunday Times architecture critic Hugh Pearman has posted his review of Bernard Tschumi's new Acropolis Museum in Athens on his website - www.hughpearman.com
More about A rock and a hard place: the New Acropolis Museum, Athens - Hugh Pearman
Dezeen promotion: we've teamed up with Greek developer OLIAROS to launch UPTO35, a competition open to architects under the age of 35 to design an affordable student housing complex in Athens. More about International student housing competition for architects UPTO35
Shanghai Expo 2010: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has released images of his updated design for the UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. More about UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Thomas Heatherwick
Italian designer Sergio Calatroni has completed the interior design of Emporium, a fashion store in Tokyo. More about Emporium by Sergio Calatroni Artroom
DMY Berlin 09: Norwegian designers Fantastic Norway have sent photos of Walking Berlin, a project in which they dressed up as their latest building and walked around Berlin. More about Walking Berlin by Fantastic Norway
Basque architects Vaumm have completed a kindergarten at Eibar in Gipuzkoa, Spain (via yatzer). More about Sansaburu Kindegarten by Vaumm
French designer Philippe Starck has designed a range of cashmere garments for Italian brand Ballantyne. More about S+tarck with Ballantyne by Philippe Starck
London architects Yes We Can Architecture have sent images of a project they built last summer out of hula hoops. More about Qui est “in”, Qui est “out” by Yes We Can Architects
Dezeen and the NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft gallery are offering five readers the chance to each win a copy of UFO: Blurring the boundaries between art and design, the catalogue accompanying the exhibition of the same name. More about Competition: five copies of UFO to be won
Architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of a school in Lisbon, Portugal, recently modernised by Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos. More about D. Dinis Secondary School by Bak Gordon
Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi has designed a folding version of the standard UK electrical plug. Update 17/03/2010: Folding Plug has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year award 2010. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi