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Argentinian studios Moarqs and Ottolenghi Architects designed this chunky concrete building to provide extra accommodation for a house in Buenos Aires Province (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This take-away packaging by Casey Ng combines a paper bag top with a rigid carton for the base. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Italian design brand Skitsch have sacked their CEO Renato Preti. See press release below. More about Skitsch on Dezeen » (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has covered the floor of the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London with more than 100 million individually handmade replica sunflower seeds. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Royal College of Art student Thomas Gossner has rethought the design of public, space-saving fold-out chairs, creating a swing-like seat made from a single sheet of thermoplastic. Read more View the full article

Brooklyn artist Mark Reigelman has installed a wooden hut in an unusual city location – suspended on the side of a San Francisco hotel like a bird box. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll down for the latest update from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including jobs with Vitsoe and Skitsch in London and India Mahdavi in Paris, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles at MAD, Universal Design Studio, Henning Larsen and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The jagged glass edges of this restaurant by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects point up towards a sheer cliff face. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Los Angeles designers Ball-Nogues Studio have collaborated with UCLA Architecture and Urban Design students to create a courtyard stage set made of coffee tables. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Metropolitan University has announced that it will be renaming The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design to remove the name of the prominent slave trader. Read more View the full article

We’ve featured a few projects using reflections to clever effect recently, so this month’s top ten is a roundup of our most popular Dezeen stories about mirrors. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This walnut jewellery case by Munich accessory designer Saskia Diez for German brand e15 separates jewels within carved concentric circles. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: two enormous girders slice through the Arsenale exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale thanks to Madrid architect Antón García-Abril of Ensamble Studio. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Vienna designer Sassa Ann Van Wyk has reinterpreted a classic straw boater hat as a sculptural headpiece, called Summer Hat, for which the material is layered in undulating folds. Read more View the full article

This Berlin clothing store by Mexican design studio Zeller & Moye is filled with concertina-shaped display stands made from raw cement boards (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A "bed-cabinet", kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is to close as a result of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport withdrawing its funding - The Architects’ Journal </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

An irregularly-shaped glass top is supported by a network of beech struts to form this table by Italian designer Paolo Cappello. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: winners of the remaining four completed building categories and nine future designs, celebrating projects that are still in development, have been announced at the World Architecture Festival, which is currently taking place in Barcelona. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Slideshow: a select number of garments at this fashion store in Osaka are presented inside a white cage-like tunnel. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Family and PlayLab have designed a floating swimming pool for New York that would filter river water through its walls. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dooa Arquitecturas’ school in Spain was our most-clicked story this week so here’s a roundup of all the stories we’ve run on Dezeen about buildings for education. See all the stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Loove Broms and Li Jönsson of Sweden’s Interactive Institute have devised a system of lamps that visually indicate a factory’s energy consumption through spotlights. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Show RCA 2011: this modular shelving unit by Royal College of Art graduate Max Frommeld is held together with clips more commonly found on garden hoses. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Spanish studio MSB have designed a collection of steel-plate furniture including this desk, which combines a seat and table. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article