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Japanese studio General Design constructed this two-storey house in Tokyo as the prototype for a series of urban housing templates that can be replicated in any Japanese city (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch studio NL Architects have won a competition to design a stage intended to sit on a breakwater in the river IJ, Amsterdam. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Process5 Design of Osaka have completed the interior of this bridal shop in Himeji, Japan. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This water sports centre with a green roof was designed by Guinée*Potin Architectes and is set into a grassy bank by a lake in western France (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Sushi wrapped in shopping bags and beer frothing with styrofoam bubbles are among the unappetising images in Sweet Sneak Studio's Microplastic Photo Series that explore the impacts of plastic pollution. Read more View the full article

The interior of this temporary store in east London for bicycle brand Tokyo Bike was designed by London studio Emulsion. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: we speak to architect David Adjaye, fresh off the stage from his presentation at Design Indaba, about his relationship with Africa and why he believes the continent provides a great opportunity for architects. (more...) View the full article

Pale timber partitions were used to transform a 180-year-old barn in Spain into an office space for and by studio Nordest Arquitectura. Read more View the full article

London designers PostlerFerguson have created a collection of lamps shaped like nautical buoys. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve just sent out the latest issue of Dezeenmail – take a look at it here. Dezeenmail is sent out roughly every two weeks and contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions and jobs. You can subscribe here. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French designer Inga Sempé will present these quilted beds for design brand Ligne Roset at imm Cologne next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: since it’s nearly time for Santa Claus’ rounds we’ve compiled all our stories from the Dezeen archive about toys. See all the stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here are some photos of Studioilse’s latest project, a five-storey apartment building in Hong Kong. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Sydney studio DesignByThem is celebrating the natural texture of recycled plastic via a speckled, multi-coloured furniture collection called Confetti. Read more View the full article

Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design have completed a bank branch in Tokiwadai, Tokyo, with recessed brightly coloured windows. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This office building in the Belgian hills by architects Atelier Vens Vanbelle has a brick facade broken by huge windows overlooking the surrounding farmland. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A concrete chapel raised above the tide of a Chinese beach was popular this week, so we've pinned dozens of picturesque chapels from our archive to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more chapels in our archive View the full article

A theatre in Belfast with a faceted timber interior is another of the six buildings shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize and was designed by Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Non-profit organisation Assemble have constructed a temporary canal-side cinema under a London motorway flyover. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Kollar is a leather choker by Wilfried Mayer, which is designed to look like a high mandarin shirt collar complete with a mother-of-pearl button on the front. Read more View the full article

Tokyo firm Naruse Inokuma Architects created these pads of page markers from the waste wood produced during the construction of wooden houses. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has added stacked layers of white marble to create a podium in this Romanesque church in France. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin will change its name and move its campuses to Cosanti and Arcosanti sites Italian-American architect Paolo Soleri designed in Arizona. Read more View the full article

Spanish architects Cor & Asociados have completed a pearlescent music hall in a village near Alicante. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Embracing the circular economy and closed-loop design is the only way for brands to achieve business success while safeguarding the planet, according to a senior member of the innovation team at Adidas. Read more