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This golden library in Copenhagen by architects COBE and Transform is meant to resemble a pile of books. (more…) View the full article

The architecture community has paid tribute to William "Bill" Menking, co-founder of The Architect's Newspaper, who has died aged 72 of cancer. Read more View the full article

Our new Pinterest board showcases images of boutique hotels from around the world, including a property nestled in a field of olive trees in Portugal, and a hotel that boasts an exhibition space. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our new board to see more. Read more View the full article

There's just one week left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2020! On top of this, don't forget that small companies pay half price. Read more View the full article

A counter covered in Max Lamb's multicoloured man-made marble provides the focal point of this cafe and bookshop in Hamilton, Canada. Read more

This flat-packed delivery truck is designed to be easily disassembled and packed away in under 12 hours (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Tomato vines suspended over conference tables and broccoli fields in the reception are part of working life at this Japan office by Kono Designs (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Precht and Mamou-Mani Architects have completed a sustainable sand-printed installation called Sandwaves in Diryah, Saudi Arabia. Read more View the full article

We continue our high-tech architecture series with a profile of Nicholas Grimshaw, who has stayed true to his tech-tech ideals over a career spanning more than 50 years. Read more View the full article

This week last year Dezeen readers were swooning over idyllic houses in Australia, as we featured one overhanging the side of a cliff (above) and one that can be hidden behind a steel curtain (below). (more…) View the full article

Zaha Hadid's latest skyscraper project (pictured), Apple's leaked iPhone 6 design and Ikea's "Bookbook" spoof dominated the news this week. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

New York designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams have created a pair of plant pots made entirely from stoneware, with hidden saucers at their bases. Read more View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: curator Rem Koolhaas has used the biennale to announce the end of his "hegemony" over the profession, according to architect Peter Eisenman (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

This young writers’ workshop in Sydney by architects LAVA is parading as an embassy for Martians on earth (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture in Vietnam is changing thanks to a growing economy and thriving tourism industry. Discover over 40 examples on our new Vietnamese architecture Pinterest board, including a 460-metre-high skyscraper and a kindergarten featuring a knot-shaped roof where children can grow vegetables. Follow us on Pinterest | See more architecture in Vietnam View the full article

News: British architect David Chipperfield has been named as the architecture laureate for the 2013 Praemium Imperiale arts prize, awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. (more...) View the full article

A change to building regulation codes in Australia means that architects will be allowed to build timber-framed structures up to eight storeys in height for the first time. (more…) View the full article

A masterplan drawn up by architecture firm Snøhetta envisions an "island" neighbourhood for 12,000 students off the Danube river in south Budapest. Read more

Competition: we’ve teamed up with publisher Wiley to give away five copies of their new book Inside Smartgeometry, about advances in parametric design. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: press and industry professionals can register to attend the preview days of this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial on 14 and 15 September, for a first look at the exhibitions. Read more View the full article

Korean firm BUS Architecture's Undefined Playground unfolds to transform crowded city space into a public sports facility for football, tennis, basketball or Frisbee (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week has been all about the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, of course! (more…) View the full article

News: Zaha Hadid's planned extension to a centre for studying Middle-Eastern culture at the University of Oxford is set to begin construction later this month (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

David Adjaye has used pink-tinted concrete to form a "tough and gentle" store in Los Angeles for fashion retailer The Webster, which marks the British-Ghanian architect's first project in California. Read more View the full article

This pair of gabled homes in Winchester, England, are described by architect Adam Knibb as "contemporary timber pods on top of a dark monolithic base" (+ slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]