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Sloping meadows and woodland thickets are all that surrounds this boxy concrete house in the mountains of western Austria by local studio OLKRÜF (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica typeface over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. Read more

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

Kelly Jazvac is showing pieces of plastiglomerate at the Milan Triennale, a "warning sign" material that is a mix of molten plastic debris and beach sediment. Read more

We've reorganised our Pinterest page this week to focus on domestic interiors and have also added a new board dedicated to bedrooms. This is in addition to existing boards dedicated to living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and more. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest to get more visual inspiration. View the full article

The ruins of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant, have been digitally recorded for a new exhibition. Read more

Nicolas Laisné Architectes and Dimitri Roussel have turned a traditional office layout inside-out by putting staircases and workstations on the facade of an office in Nice. Read more

Twitter has launched its first major website redesign in seven years – a subtly streamlined experience that is more in line with the company's app. Read more

News: the seminal London home designed by British architect Richard Rogers for his parents - and which influenced his later design for the Pompidou Centre - has been put on the market for the first time since it was built in 1968 (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Brazilian firm Estúdio BRA Arquitetura has designed a compact house for a long and narrow parcel of land, incorporating front and rear courtyards, and a rooftop deck. Read more View the full article

This gymnasium in Utrecht by Dutch studio NL Architects has no windows but features walls that swell outwards to let light in from above (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

US firm Salmela Architect has completed its second commission for a family in Duluth, Minnesota: a single-storey residence overlooking Lake Superior that is dotted with geometric skylights. Read more View the full article

We love a castle on Dezeen so here's a roundup of all the modern additions to fortresses we've featured. See all castle architecture » See all our archive stories » View the full article

A house designed for a disabled dog, an ultra-efficient bicycle and the Dezeen Awards architecture longlist feature in the latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › View the full article

Architecture studio Morrow + Lorraine has been given the go ahead to build a set of clifftop holiday homes on the Isle of Portland, England (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2014: Australian firm Taylor Cullity Lethlean has won the World Landscape of the Year prize for the second year in a row for the new National Arboretum on the outskirts of the Australian capital, Canberra (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This house by architects Destilat appears to climb down a hill at the foot of the Pöstlingberg mountain in Austria. (more…) View the full article

The UK's Royal Navy has tested an autonomous speedboat it believes could completely "change how they operate" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect Matteo Foresti has designed a sauna set into the rocks of and island within the Stockholm archipelago that's lined with dark oak and black stone. Read more View the full article

Milan 2014: holes and tunnels in the top of this wooden desk by Hong Kong-based designer Hao Ruan of LYCS Architecture have been designed to provide a playground for cats (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Studio David Thulstrup combines pale pink panels, glass bricks and birch veneer in this minimalist store in Copenhagen for fashion designer Mark Kenly Domino Tan. Read more View the full article

Inuit snow goggles, opera glasses disguised as ladies' handheld fans and experimental sunglass designs from the 1960s feature among a trove of historical eyewear that has gone on display at Design Museum Holon. Read more View the full article

A curvy glass facade lined with chainmail fronts the first location of American department store Nordstrom in New York City. Read more View the full article

Fed up with the beauty ideals portrayed in the media, designers are challenging body image with products, clothes and accessories that distort the figure and face, highlight preconceptions and poke fun at unrealistic trends. Here are 10 of the best we've seen. (more…) View the full article

Our new Pinterest board features a range of eye-catching penthouses, including a residence at the top of 432 Park Avenue and two Belgian apartments converted into a live-work space. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › View the full article