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Artists and writers wanting to play out a "desert fantasy" can rent a tiny sleeping pod at a remote campsite in southern California, which looks like a scene from a sci-fi film (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Patagonia's rolling topography and challenging weather informed the design of this slightly bent rural dwelling designed by Chilean architect Ignacio Correa. Read more

Readers are decrying the decision to scrap Álvaro Siza's design for a new entrance and visitor centre at historic Granada palace the Alhambra in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Chinese designer Mario Tsai presents From The Structures at Milan design week, a solo exhibition revealing the results of experiments with contemporary production techniques. Read more

As part of today's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, Virtual Design Festival showcases work by the five nominees for the 2020 Formex Nova award. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architect Frank Gehry has confirmed that he has submitted designs for projects in China and India as difficult economic conditions in the US have led to a decline in development - Bloomberg (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2014: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and designer Dominic Wilcox will both be signing books at the Dezeen Watch Store pop up at designjunction tomorrow – just one of a number of events we are hosting around the city this week. (more...) View the full article

Black frames outline rows of olive oil bottles at this culinary shop in Toronto, while images of olive branches decorate the walls behind. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Duangrit Bunnag has defended his competition-winning design for a new airport terminal in Bangkok, which detractors claim copies Kengo Kuma's work. Read more View the full article

Designer Martin Papcún and Czech architects Atelier SAD want to immerse an upside-down shell of a house into the ground of St. Jakob’s Square in Munich. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

ZMY Design has transformed a cement factory in southeast China into a tranquil home, dotting its cavernous living spaces with a minimal amount of furnishings. Read more View the full article

Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some new images of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid Architects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Ponds fed by the Yellowstone River provide natural water features around this home by Hughes Umban Hower Architects, located on a ranch in Big Timber, Montana (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata has five roofs that pitch in opposing directions. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This soil treatment centre in Copenhagen by Danish studio Christensen & Co was designed to resemble the mounds of earth being used to sculpt the landscape of a developing harbour-side community (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This apartment block in the Iranian town of Mahallat was constructed using the otherwise useless offcuts from local stonecutting businesses. (more...) View the full article

Architects 00:/ and Space Station have designed digital advert-covered offices to straddle Old Street roundabout, located down the road from Dezeen’s offices in London and dubbed Silicon Roundabout due to the number of technology companies and start-ups in the area. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

British high-street brand Heal's has released its latest furniture collections, with the themes Future Craft, Modern British and Industrial Chic. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Music Project: a choir of outdated computer equipment and games consoles performs a rendition of Carol of the Bells in this music video by Glasgow filmmaker James Houston. (more...) View the full article

Japanese design studio Nendo has created a stationery collection that includes a cube of different-sized sticky notes (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The Temporium: these handbags made from old binocular cases by Studio Toogood will be on sale at our pop-up department store The Temporium, opening in London next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The design world flocks to Milan next month and designer Craig Alun Smith plans to splatter the city with bird poo in every colour of the rainbow by planting dyed bird feeders around the Piazza del Duomo. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Bjarke Ingels has been announced the winner of a competition to design a new headquarters and bottling plant for the soft drinks company San Pellegrino in northern Italy. Read more View the full article

Today VDF teams up with filmmaker Gary Hustwit, who is offering Dezeen readers a free screening of his feature-length documentary about Dieter Rams and sharing photos taken while filming the influential German designer ahead of a live interview at 2pm UK time. Read more View the full article

A community project in Venezuela and an adult playground are among the experiential concepts envisioned by seven students from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in this Virtual Design Festival schools exhibition of graduate work. Read more View the full article