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The long-awaited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has opened in north London, featuring a retractable pitch that can host both Premier League football matches and American football. Read more

Twenty huge aluminium petals fold around this 42,000-seat stadium that sports architecture firm Populous has completed in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, ahead of the FIFA World Cup kicking off this summer (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: sports architecture firm Populous claims that original plans to air condition a stadium they are designing for the 2022 Football World Cup are too expensive and “notoriously unsustainable” when used in desert environments – The Independent Populous director John Barrow says they are now considering other options for creating a comfortable climate inside the Sports City stadium and is encouraging the Qatari government to alter its building schedule to give new technologies time to develop. You can see our previous story on the 2012 London Olympic stadium, also by Populous, and all our stadium stories here. </img> </img> </img> </…

Australian design studio Porcelain Bear created minimalist interpretations of circus performers for its Acrobat lighting collection. Read more View the full article

New York architects SO-IL have designed these coloured acrylic display cases in geometric shapes to showcase pieces by German porcelain brand Meissen in an exhibition at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Thousands of ceramic poppies have been planted around the Tower of London for tomorrow's centenary marking the start of the First World War (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The platform heels of these shoes by graduate fashion designer Laura Papp are moulded from porcelain (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

South African designer Porky Hefer has extended his collection of hanging chairs at this year's Design Miami with a series of leathery seats that each represent a different molecular compound. Read more View the full article

Spanish studios Xpiral and MTM Arquitectos have completed a public square sheltered by steel trees that hold nets of boulders. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. Read more

Pornhub has revealed a tongue-in-cheek concept design for a wearable device that would generate energy from masturbation (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Three sports cars appear to soar up into the sky outside auto brand Porsche's museum in Stuttgart as part of this sculpture by British artist and designer Gerry Judah. (more…) View the full article

German architects HENN have created a streamlined pavilion with a curled-over steel roof for car brand Porsche at the Autostadt theme park in Wolfsburg. (more…) View the full article

This streamlined sculpture by designer Gerry Judah features three Porsche 911s soaring up into the sky like rockets. (more...) View the full article

Porsche has unveiled its first all-electric sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, becoming the latest brand to incorporate rechargeable battery technology into its vehicles (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: German sports car manufacturer Porsche has turned to its 5 million fans on Facebook to crowd source designs for a unique 911 car. (more...) View the full article

This wood-clad house perched on rocky terrain in Victoria, Australia, was designed by Australian practice Farnan Findlay Architects and features two separate volumes joined by a central walkway. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese architect Toyo Ito and b720 Arquitectos of Spain have completed two adjacent towers in Barcelona containing a hotel and offices. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have unveiled plans for a new headquarters for the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London design collective WMB Studio has created a miniature modular park that monitors air quality and offers plant-covered seating for passersby (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

VDF products fair: Isabel Helf has created a collection of bags named Portable Compulsion that reference illnesses associated with compulsive orderliness. Read more View the full article

Travel agency Luxury Action is planning to build the "northernmost hotel in the world" by placing a group of heated glass igloos at the North Pole. Read more

A frame of monolithic concrete portals supports a bar and cafe, designed by Portal 92, which overlooks a raised terrace of terracotta-coloured seating in Moradabad, India. Read more

Swedish architecture practice Claesson Koivisto Rune used midnight-blue surfaces and "dreamlike" wall illustrations to create a timeless aesthetic inside this Stockholm bar. Read more

Porthole windows with brightly coloured frames, a soaring spiral staircase and waterfall gutters are among the playful touches MUMA Architects has included in this community centre in Cambridge, England. Read more View the full article