French studio CUT Architectures has revamped a 1960s community centre in a Paris suburb, adding perforated golden cladding that references the original yellow-painted facades (+ slideshow). More about CUT Architectures adds golden walls to 1960s community centre
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has completed a waste incinerator and power plant in the Danish city of Roskilde with a spotty perforated facade that lights up at night as if there's a fire burning within (+ slideshow). More about Erick van Egeraat's Roskilde power plant has a glowing perforated facade
Format Elf Architekten added a pattern of hexagonal holes to the long aluminium facade of this office building in Germany to control the amount of daylight entering the interior (+ slideshow). More about Honeycomb perforations speckle facade of Campus Netzwerk office by Format Elf Architekten
Faceted four-legged metal structures line the route through this landscaped park in the Chinese city of Chongqing by landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners (+ slideshow). More about Perforated metal pavilions by Martha Schwartz Partners rise above Fengming Mountain Park
Bands of light shine through the perforated metal facade of this sports hall by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes in north-west Paris (+ slideshow). More about Parisian sports hall by Ateliers O-S Architectes with bands of light on its walls
Dutch designer Chris Kabel has wrapped this house and studio in Amsterdam with a facade of perforated hexagons that catches the light like a hanging sheet of fabric. More about Bent by Chris Kabel with Abbink X de Haas
This golden library in Copenhagen by architects COBE and Transform is meant to resemble a pile of books (+ slideshow). More about The Library by COBE and Transform
Movie: architect Piers Gough of CZWG and structural engineer Hanif Kara explain their design for Canada Water Library, a bronzed, hexagonal building on a constrained site in south London, in this movie by filmmakers Living Projects. More about Movie: Canada Water Library by CZWG
Swiss architects Bureau A have created decorative steel gates to discourage nocturnal "illegal activities" in the entrance to their Geneva studio. More about The Portal by Bureau A
Millions of tiny perforations are dotted across the rusted steel walls of this rural retreat in Victoria by Melbourne architects Inarc. More about Red House at Red Hill by Inarc
This collection of furniture by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk looks like it's made of textiles but is in fact fashioned from solid metal. More about Textile Sketch by Kiki van Eijk
Designed in Hackney: we're kicking off our new Designed in Hackney initiative today, showcasing world-class architecture and design created in the borough that's home to Dezeen's offices and one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic Games. First up is the London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby. More about Designed in Hackney: London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby
Cologne 2012: Marc Bell and Robin Grasby of London studio International won third prize at the [D3] Contest for young designers in Cologne this week with their layered aluminium lamp shades. More about Apollo by International
Dezeen in Israel: this chair by designer Ezri Tarazi is formed when a concrete-filled mannequin is dropped onto it from above. More about Free Falling by Ezri Tarazi
French architect Serge Salat has designed an infinite labyrinth of shapes and colours for a touring exhibition in China. More about Beyond the Infinity by Serge Salat
Garments hidden behind semi-circular screens in a Hong Kong outlet can be glimpsed through jagged perforations. More about Max & Co by Duccio Grassi Architects
French architect Marc Fornes of The Very Many has completed a perforated aluminium pavilion that resembles a giant piece of coral. More about NonLin/Lin Pavilion by Marc Fornes/ and The Very Many
A prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch by designers BarberOsgerby was unveiled in London this morning. More about London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby
Stockholm 2011: London designer Benjamin Hubert presented this task lamp with a perforated tubular casing at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Crane by Benjamin Hubert
Japanese architects StudioGreenBlue have completed a house in Kōnosu City, Saitama Prefecuture, Japan, with an interior featuring white perforated screens throughout the space. More about Distance of Fog by StudioGreenBlue