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Wooden shingles clad the end wall and pitched roofs of this terrace in the English county of Hampshire, designed as a prototype for affordable, sustainable construction in the area (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The ascetic living quarters of 19th-century nuns is now host to the August hotel, which features contemporary pared-back interiors developed by Vincent Van Duysen. Read more

Floors, tables and walls can be transformed into iPad-like touchscreens using Sony's new projector, which launched at this week's Mobile World Congress. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: this year's Architect@Work event will focus on how design and architecture intersect with nature, and will feature discussions with practices including Waugh Thistleton, Zaha Hadid Architects and Invisible Studio. Read more View the full article

This bright-white house in Alicante by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features an 18-metre-long balcony that stretches out towards the Balearic Sea (+ slideshow + movie). (more…) View the full article

Canadian architect Roger du Toit, part of the team behind Toronto's iconic CN Tower, has been posthumously awarded the highest honour bestowed by Canada's national architecture organisation. Read more View the full article

Bright patterned panels envelop this south London railway bridge, which designer Yinka Ilori has revived as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Read more

Two Dutch designers have worked with refugees to create a rucksack from discarded boats and life vests. Read more View the full article

Spanish fashion retailer Zara has announced that 100 per cent of the cotton, linen and polyester used in its clothing will be more sustainable, organic or recycled by 2025. Read more

This small portable lamp by ECAL graduate Claudio Gatto is powerful enough to be used on a balcony, in the basement or at the park. (more...) View the full article

London studio Duggan Morris Architects has completed a community facility in south London that combines exposed concrete frames with raw brickwork and warm oak (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Biennale Interieur to give away five travel packs to this year's event, including transport, accommodation and dinner. (more…) View the full article

A verdant courtyard lies at the heart of this inward-facing, dark grey dwelling by Brazilian studio Saeurmartins, which was designed for a couple who love vintage cars. Read more View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for architects of all levels at the China office of Schmidt Hammer Lassen, which transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a translucent aluminium skin (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Following our story about the extension of fashion designer Paul Smith's Albemarle Street store, here are some more images of its new cast iron facade by London studio 6a Architects. (more...) View the full article

Our pick of the ads on Dezeen Jobs this week is an opportunity for designers to work with Neri&Hu at its London, New York and Shanghai offices. Neri&Hu, founded by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, is a design and research practice whose work includes The Waterhouse at South Bund (pictured), which transformed a disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel and won World Interior of the Year in 2011. See more stories about Neri&Hu on Dezeen » Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Aerospace company Arca Space has continued the trend for Back to the Future-style hoverboards with a rectangular device that uses 36 fans to float its riders through the air. (more…) View the full article

We've rounded up some of our favourite Christmas trees of the year, including not one but two inspired by the Bauhaus and a Lego dragon in Christmas tree form. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: designers and architects including Ross Lovegrove, Kenneth Grange and Snarkitecture have customised Modus' cork Casper stool for a charity auction (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Hackney studio Levitt Bernstein has won a housing design competition with a proposal to turn disused parking garages into tiny pop-up homes. (more…) View the full article

London Design Festival: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Jasper Morrison and AL_A are among the designers who have created benches with British design brand Established & Sons for the central courtyard of the V&A museum (+slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2015: visitors to a Neoclassical palazzo in Milan were invited to play on swings created by London designer Philippe Malouin using solid-surface material Caesarstone (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A team of five designers has created a new brand identity for Russia's tourist board, which references the graphic style of suprematist artworks. Read more View the full article

Taking its cues from a cuckoo clock, Cuckoo House is a cafe combined with a four-person house in Da Nang, Vietnam, designed by architecture studio Tropical Space. Read more

Mexican artist Santiago Borja has built a thatched observatory on the roof of one of Holland's best-preserved Modernist houses (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article