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Following our hotly debated story about the new-look interiors for fast-food giant McDonalds in France, here’s a revamped outlet for rival Burger King in Singapore that’s designed to imitate a garden. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese firm ONdesign have completed a wooden house in Fujisawa where two sliced halves are connected by a shared living area. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Slideshow: Zurich designers Atelier Volvox rescued these unloved plush toys and gave them a new lease of life by turning them inside out – eyes and all. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A spiralling concrete staircase winds up through this empty tower by Marra + Yeh Architects of Sydney and Malaysia. (more…) View the full article

Today on Dezeen Music Project we’re bringing you the sounds of Jamaica, via Germany, with this dub reggae track by Berlin-based artist Dubble Dubble. About Dezeen Music Project | More tracks | Submit your track View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Tom Dixon and Camron PR, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Paul Cocksedge Studio, Design Council, Form Us With Love and more… (more…) View the full article

Bright yellow spectator stands line the edge of this timber-framed sports hall in the Netherlands by Dutch firm Koppert + Koenis Architects (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Tornados would pose no threat to this conceptual house by architects 10 Design, which can tuck itself beneath the ground just like a turtle retracts its vulnerable head away from danger (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Victims of human trafficking can find refuge behind the faceted walls of this sheltered housing block in the Netherlands by Dutch firm KAW (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. (more…) View the full article

News: Chinese architects need to develop their own design manifesto to stem the tide of “half-assed” building projects in the country, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Tequila Don Julio asked the Dezeen team to put together a last-minute Christmas gift guide. Here's a selection of designerly items that have impressed us over the past year and will be buying for our friends and families. (more...) View the full article

This timber-clad cinema in the south of France was designed by architects Encore Heureux to evoke both the arched facades of art deco picture houses and the herringbone walls of local tobacco-drying sheds (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Product news: architect Zaha Hadid has designed a system of twisting auditorium seats for Italian brand Poltrona Frau Contract. (more...) View the full article

Here are some photos of the refurbished womenswear floor of La Rinascente department store in Milan by Japanese designers Nendo. (more...) View the full article

Chilean design studio Losgogo used reinforcing steel and wood to build these items of furniture against the clock (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch architects UNStudio have designed a concept for a new business district at Tonghzou in Beijing, consisting of skyscrapers linked by aerial bridges (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: there aren't enough opportunities in Europe for talented young architects, according to Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, winners of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

News: the entrance pavilion for the Design Miami collectors' fair in December will comprise a mound of sand with an aluminium roof perched on top. (more...) View the full article

Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has referenced an essay by English writer Virginia Woolf to create a latticed writing room and furniture for French fashion house Dior. (more...) View the full article

Our annual A-Zdvent calendar is back! In the days leading up to Christmas we'll be highlighting an architect for each letter of the alphabet. To start off with, A is for Adjaye. His projects include the Dirty House in east London (pictured) the Moscow School of Management and two libraries in Washington DC. View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a designer/project leader with the studio of Canadian designer Omer Arbel, whose 14 Series lights for Bocci are pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Lisbon office Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos has designed a Jewish cultural centre in the historic heart of Trancoso, Portugal, with a sharp corner that bisects two narrow cobbled streets (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The floors of this open-plan apartment in London by local studio Form Design Architecture are covered with timber boards salvaged from an old Welsh chapel (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

An angular metal-clad canopy now projects over a public square at the entrance to Rotterdam Centraal station, which reopened last week following an extensive remodelling by a team including Dutch firm Benthem Crouwel Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article