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A housing block by architecture studio Farrells, currently under construction in west London, is aiming to be the first housing in the city to accept delivery of packages by drone. Read more

In our latest competition, we're offering five readers the chance to win a copy of London's Great Theatres by Simon Callow with photography by Derry Moore. Read more View the full article

A seating design aiming to tackle the problem of overcrowding on trains features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with Moby's criticism of a Zaha Hadid-designed hotel room and a zinc-clad home in a Wisconsin crop field (pictured). Read Dezeen Mail issue 324 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

There's a reason why Bauhaus architects and designers struggled to forge careers in the UK, says Owen Hatherley in the latest instalment of our Bauhaus 100 series. Read more

Lisbon Architecture Triennale: Portuguese artist Marta Wengorovius teamed up with architect Francisco Aires Mateus to create this small wooden library that can be used by only one person at a time. (more...) View the full article

Comments update: two design heavyweights, Marc Newson and Frank Gehry, dominated the debate on Dezeen this week for very different reasons. (more...) View the full article

Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a set of pens for German brand Montblanc, which feature a magnetic closure system and nibs plated with rare metals. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen's Benedict Hobson picks out six Chinese design studios and brands that made an impression at the Design China Beijing trade show earlier this month. Read more

Perforated metal balconies project through the bowed concrete facades of this office building in Seoul, which were designed by local studio Archium to maximise floor space on the middle levels (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Mid-century furniture pieces by designers including Warren Platner, Harry Bertoia and Arne Jacobsen are being reproduced as gold versions thanks to improvements in metal-coating technology (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our pick of the five best jobs in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week include opportunities at OMA, Gensler and Tom Dixon. Read more

World Architecture Festival 2012: this slideshow of images features the Plaza Espana, a public square above an underground museum in Tenerife by Menis Arquitectos, which won the award in the new and old category at the World Architecture Festival this week. (more…) View the full article

The latest Nokia smartphone features five rear cameras, in a move meant to entice photography enthusiasts who want to do advanced editing. Read more

Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC. Read more

Open-source furniture company Opendesk has created customised workspace fittings for self-build computer brand Kano (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This stool by Norwegian designer Hallgeir Homstvedt is held up by three slim, curved legs inspired by skateboards (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Spanish architects Anna and Eugeni Bach have renovated an ageing Barcelona apartment to show off its mosaic floors and decorative ceiling mouldings. (more...) View the full article

News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced 26 winners for this year's Institute Honor Awards, including a holocaust museum beneath a hill in Los Angeles, a stone mausoleum in Minneapolis, and a concrete house on a rocky outcrop in Washington (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: French interior and product designer Andrée Putman has died in Paris aged 87. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen News: a British and American proposal for a new district built around manmade waterways has been selected as part of a masterplan to double the size of Moscow in the next few decades. (more…) View the full article

Back to printing again this week on Dezeen, as an inkjet printer that eats its way down a stack of paper (pictured) was revealed and the world's first architectural structure using standard 3D printers was completed. Click through for more highlights and our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article

Traditional Swedish barns provided the inspiration for this red-hued wooden cabin, designed by Gothenburg studio Bornstein Lyckefors Architects for a keen sailor and his two children. Read more View the full article

Slideshow feature: the winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize will be revealed tomorrow at a ceremony in Manchester, but in the meantime here’s a reminder of the six buildings nominated, which include the London Olympic Stadium, a botanical laboratory and two projects by OMA. (more…) View the full article

Vertical gardens, secret courtyards and mist-spraying pools were in the news this time last year: a forested skyscraper was proposed for Nantes in France (above) and a foliage-clad house was completed in Brussels (below). (more…) View the full article

A curving metal streamer, mirrored room screen and bulbous fibre chandelier are among the objects in an exhibition hosted by travelling gallery Masa in Mexico City. Read more View the full article