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Slideshow: granite bleachers climb the exterior of this sports centre in Portugal by architects Barbosa & Guimarães, while a cantilevered, rusted-steel cafe looms over its entrance (photographs by José Campos). (more…) View the full article

Photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre has sent us his photos of the Centro Niemeyer by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, which opens tomorrow in Avilés, Spain. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This bulky concrete school of art, design and architecture was completed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando at the University of Monterrey in Mexico and is one of over 300 projects being showcased this week for the World Architecture Festival in Singapore (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This music centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is built from recycled plastic planks and was designed by Dutch studio Architecten van Mourik. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects – the firm behind the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower and the Statue of Liberty restoration – has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it is owed $2 million dollars by a Russian client. (more…) View the full article

South Korean studio Z Lab has renovated a 100-year-old farmhouse on Jeju island, and renamed it Blind Whale in reference to the curves of its two smooth grey roofs (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a ceramic coffee set to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at Mjölk gallery in Toronto (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Tokyo studio Nendo have collaborated with a traditional Japanese potter to create a flat, square loudspeaker made of 1mm thick ceramic decorated with intricate patterns. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian tile company Ceramiche Refin will launch two collections of ceramic tiles at the Surface Design Show 2013 in London this week. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Ceramiche Refin has launched a porcelain tile collection based on the winning concept from its Create your Tile design competition. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: designer Daniela Dallavalle has created a porcelain tile collection for Italian brand Ceramiche Refin featuring textured surfaces based on different types of fabrics. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Ceramiche Refin has unveiled a new collection of porcelain tiles influenced by industrial architecture and urban infrastructure. (more…)

Dezeen promotion: Italian tile manufacturer Ceramiche Refin has released a collection of porcelain tiles that take design cues from the clarity of glass surfaces. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Ceramiche Refin has created a new collection of slate-like porcelain tiles, including versions featuring patterns of lines and grids that look as if they were hand-drawn in chalk (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Belgian design studio Fou de Feu has created two collections of ceramics including vases shaped like soap bubbles. (more...) View the full article

Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a range of objects for traditional Japanese ceramics company Choemon. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: playful patterns, colourful marbles and a return to tradition are among the trends to look out for in the tile industry this year, according to organisation Ceramics of Italy. Read more

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has fitted out this Japanese showroom selling European ceramics using pale wooden display furniture and potted plants (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Pietri Architects has driven a deep pink ravine through the heart of this apartment complex in southern France, creating a protected rooftop garden for residents (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architects office Vazio has completed a concrete residence in the foothills of the Sierra da Moeda mountain range in southeast Brazil, featuring a rooftop pool and terrace (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Bathroom furnishing and surfaces expo Cersaie returns to Bologna this September, offering the chance for visitors to meet designers, contractors and retailers in the industry. Read more

The Consumer Electronics Show has returned the Innovations award it rescinded from female-led sex toy company Lora DiCarlo earlier this year, following accusations of gender bias in the tech industry. Read more

Breaking news: Argentine-American César Pelli has died aged 92. Read more

CetraRuddy has designed a chevron-patterned tower for the developers of New York's Rockefeller Center, which draws on the art deco architecture of the complex. Read more

Scandinavian firm CF Møller has been appointed alongside Haworth Tompkins and Metropolitan Workshop on the housing scheme that will replace Robin Hood Gardens, the brutalist estate in east London designed by Alison and Peter Smithson. Read more View the full article