Five holiday homes by architects Peter Zumthor (above), MVRDV, Nord Architecture (below), Hopkins Architects and Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects are nearing completion in England as part of the Living Architecture project initiated by writer Alain de Botton. More about Houses by Peter Zumthor, MVRDV and others for Living Architecture
Dezeenwire: the UK Pavilion at see all out stories about the expo here by Thomas Heatherwick was awarded the RIBA Lubetkin Prize at a ceremony in London yesterday. Mote details in press release below. More about Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 awarded RIBA Lubetkin Prize
London firm Rundell Associates have completed this new art and design department at a secondary school in Devon, UK. More about West Buckland School by Rundell Associates
Caruso St John Architects have installed this cafe in the grounds of an English 18th century villa. More about Chiswick House Gardens cafe by Caruso St John Architects
Dezeenwire: this year's RIBA Stirling Prize is to be broadcast on BBC 2 programme The Culture Show rather than Channel 4. See press release below. More about RIBA Stirling Prize moves to BBC 2
A temporary retaurant by London firm Carmody Groarke has opened on the roof of a construction site overlooking the 2012 Olympic Park. More about Studio East by Carmody Groarke
Architectural structures by seven architects including Terunobu Fujimori (above), Rintala Eggertsson and Sou Fujimoto open to the public today in the galleries of the V&A museum in London. More about 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces at the V&A
Dezeen movie: Milan designer Fabio Novembre talks to curator Daniel Charny and museum director Deyan Sudjic about the city's contribution to design in this fourth film about Italian design for the Design Museum in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro. More about Made in Italy: Milan Design City
Dezeen movie: in this third film about Italian design for the Design Museum in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro, author Dr Andrew Nahum and Royal College of Art professor Dale Harrow discuss the making of the Italian car. More about Made in Italy talks: Italian Design on the Road
Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick on Jean Nouvel's design for the Serpentine Pavilion in London, due to open in July - Independent
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Our story about the Serpentine Pavilion design by Jean Nouvel
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Dezeen podcast: curator Nina Due gives a guided tour of the Sustainable Futures exhibition on show at the Design Museum in London. More about Dezeen podcast: Sustainable Futures at the Design Museum
Installations by London agency Troika have been tucked under the edges of the landscaping around Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion at see all out stories about the expo here. More about Installation for the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Troika
The Royal Institute of British Architects in London have announced 102 winners of this year's RIBA Awards, including projects by Rick Mather Architects, Heatherwick Studio and Caruso St John Architects. More about 2010 RIBA Award winners announced
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has co-designed the replacement for London's iconic Routemaster bus, mayor Boris Johnson announced this morning. More about New bus for London by Thomas Heatherwick
Shanghai Expo 2010: here are some photos of the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010, designed by Foster + Partners. More about UAE Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Foster + Partners
Designers Kram/Weisshaar are to install a robotic "octopus" in Trafalgar Square during the London Design Festival in September. More about Outrace by Kram/Weisshaar for Trafalgar Square
British designer Thomas Heatherwick recently launched a chair shaped like a spinning top made of spun steel and copper. More about Spun chair by Thomas Heatherwick
Paterson Architects of Scotland have completed a timber-clad extension to a farm cottage on a hill in Aberdeenshire. More about House on a Hill by Paterson Architects
Shanghai Expo 2010: architectural photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre sent us this portfolio of photos of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010. More about UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 photographed by Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre
Dezeen promotion: starting next week, the Design Museum are to host a series of talks about Italian design in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro and featuring designers including Piero Lissoni, James Irvine and Fabio Novembre. More about Made in Italy at the Design Museum