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This movie we filmed at Dezeen's pop-up shop of the future at London department store Selfridges demonstrates how augmented reality technology could transform retail. (more...) View the full article

Toulouse architects BAST have renovated a derelict house in the French city by adding a corrugated steel extension that contrasts with the existing masonry (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Cologne 2014: a grid of thin wooden strips supports the surface of this table by German designer Ruben Beckers to make it extremely lightweight (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects used dynamite, chippers and saws to bore through the huge boulders of a rocky outcrop on a North American island to make room for this raw concrete house (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Opinion: in his latest column, Sam Jacob argues that architects "might have to learn from communications agencies, advertising and design" in order to regain the social significance they once enjoyed. (more...) View the full article

Cologne 2014: French designer Philippe Nigro has created a sofa for French furniture brand Ligne Roset with rounded edges like a bar of soap (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A cabin nestled in a former Hungarian quarry (pictured) and a doughnut-shaped skyscraper feature in this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter, along with the last news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 185 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

News: a record-breaking 53 skyscrapers over 200 metres high were completed in Asia in 2013, accounting for three-quarters of the year's tallest new buildings, according to the latest industry report. (more...) View the full article

A pointed arch punctures the red concrete facade of this Portuguese visitor attraction designed by Lisbon architect Gonçalo Byrne to present the history of a fourteenth century battle between Portuguese and Castilian forces (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A sequence of arches creates topsy-turvy openings and curvy doorways through the spaces of this art gallery in Beijing by design collective Penda (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Austrian studio Bernardo Bader Architects sourced pine and spruce from the surrounding slopes to build this picturesque chalet in a village of western Austria (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

British digital designer Daniel Brown has created a new series of his animated flowers that "grow" according to computer algorithms (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Photo essay: Polish photographer Alicja Dobrucka has produced a series of images documenting the rapid growth of skyscraper construction in Mumbai, India (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Sports brand Adidas has unveiled its latest running shoes with springy blades sticking out of the soles (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has layered wooden boards to create striations inside this workspace and cafe for an online restaurant guide based in Osaka (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: this chronograph version of the Record watch designed by Italian maestro Achille Castiglioni for Alessi now comes with a black nylon Nato strap. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: Mimi Zeiger argues that dismay over the New York Museum of Modern Art's plan to demolish the next-door American Folk Art Museum represents "a lingering sentimental belief that architecture is an exception to the rules of obsolescence." (more...) View the full article

News: Italian architect Renzo Piano has been commissioned to design a 27-storey residential tower beside his London skyscraper The Shard. (more...) View the full article

Russian studio Wowhaus has transformed a four-lane highway beside Moscow's Moskva River into the city's first year-round park, featuring rows of trees, fountains, cafes and artists' studios (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Australian office Tribe Studio has hollowed out the centre of a 1920s house in Sydney to create angular ceilings and a wide entrance to the garden (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: US publisher Riverhead has collaborated with 3D-printing firm MakerBot to create the first printed book sleeve. (more...) View the full article

This children's library with rammed earth walls in Burundi, Africa, was built by Belgian studio BC Architects and members of the local community, according to an open-source design template (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Google has announced it is poised to acquire domestic technology firm Nest for $3.2 billion, a move that will increase the tech giant's presence in the home. (more...) View the full article

News: New York architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled images of a timber-clad building to house physics researchers at Durham University in north-west England. (more...) View the full article

Two shingle-clad houses converge to form this year's Das Haus home of the future installation at the imm cologne fair by Copenhagen designer Louise Campbell (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article