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The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled plans by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for this summer’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: they’ll conduct an archaeological dig to find traces of past pavilions on the site then line the resulting trenches with cork. (more…) View the full article

A few tons of concrete was all professional skateboarder Philipp Schuster needed to turn this derelict hunting lodge in Salzburg, Austria, into an indoor skate park. (more…) View the full article

Another pop-up project built of shipping containers: architects Softroom have built a temporary Mexican restaurant outside the Southbank Centre in London (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A dormer window provides a first-floor observatory at this gabled lodge in the Czech Republic by A1 Architects of Prague. (more…) View the full article

London design brand Hulger has installed a chandelier made from their new Baby Plumen light bulbs in The Changing Room, a former fitting room at Dezeen Super Store. (more…) View the full article

Rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. (more…) View the full article

Danish architecture studio CEBRA has revealed a proposal for a snowflake-shaped ski dome that would be the biggest in the world, with three kilometres of slopes arching over a river in the Danish city of Randers. (more…) View the full article

German architects Kister Scheithauer Gross used Jewish symbol the Star of David to create patterned windows in the limestone walls of this synagogue in Ulm, Germany. (more...) View the full article

Portugese designer Miguel Vieira Baptista came up with a set of measuring tools for a hypothetical reconstruction of a castle by estimating lengths with his hands. (more...) View the full article

French designer Philippe Starck and car company Peugeot have unveiled a prototype bicycle crossed with a scooter, designed for a free cycle scheme in Bordeaux, France. (more...) View the full article

Product news: Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa will launch a stackable wooden stool with a stainless steel footrest for Italian manufacturer Plank in Milan next week. (more...) View the full article

Milan 2013: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has created a family of chairs influenced by the shape of a hood for Italian brand Moroso. (more...) View the full article

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Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a Russian-speaking architect to join the Rotterdam office of Dutch firm OMA, whose current projects include the expansion of Moscow and the new Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Following the death of a loved one, American artist and designer Mia Cinelli created this "weighted comfort object" that could simulate the feeling of being hugged. (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the V&A Shop to give readers the chance to win a copy of a book about British furniture design since 1945. (more...) View the full article

Berlin practice Sauerbruch Hutton has renovated and extended a former Prussian military uniform factory to accommodate its own offices and an artist's studio. (more...) View the full article

This week has been all about wearable technology as we discovered shoes that could repair themselves and garments embedded with colour-changing ink (pictured) at the Wearable Futures event in London. Keep reading for more architecture and design news, as well as our Dezeen Music Project featured track. (more...) View the full article

These tents shaped like worms and doughnuts were designed by young studio ArchiWorkshop for a remote campsite in Yang-Pyeong, South Korea (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: this month is the last chance to submit architecture, interiors and design projects for the A' Design Award and Competition. (more...) View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail includes Ikea's collection for hipsters (pictured) and Patrik Schumacher's Facebook rant, along with the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 194 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Milan 2014: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a modular chandelier, with strings of ovoid-shaped lights influenced by the shape of grapes hanging on a vine. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: developing "living architecture" could help humanity survive, claims senior University of Greenwich lecturer Rachel Armstrong, who is investigating how we could grow a city in space. (more...) View the full article

Fresh loaves and sugary treats are presented alongside wooden surfaces, ceramic tiles and plants at this renovated bakery in Kiryu, Japan, by architecture studio SNARK (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Following the popularity of a lakeside home featuring intricately patterned wooden screens, we've collected together spectacular examples of Austrian architecture from the pages of Dezeen and added them to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more Austrian architecture View the full article