Parisian suburb gets monolithic, tilting sports centre with basalt facade
This tilting sports centre by Archi5 and Tecnova Architecture has a multi-hued basalt facade and a faceted roof garden (+ slideshow). More
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Croatian designer creates giant light show by illuminating shipyard cranes
Designer Dean Skira has turned eight cranes at one of the world's oldest working shipyards into a giant light show, creating a new tourist attraction in Pula, Croatia (+ slideshow). More
Fiona O'Neill hand-paints dresses for Central Saint Martins fashion show
Black outlines framed the distorted silhouettes of painted dresses in Central Saint Martins fashion graduate Fiona O'Neill's collection, presented at the institution's catwalk show earlier this week. More
Unicorn chases its horn in Tomek Ducki's animation for Basement Jaxx
Dezeen Music Project: an animated unicorn and various other characters shimmy and shake along to Basement Jaxx's latest track in this music video by director Tomek Ducki. More
Golran launches optical illusion rugs by Raw Edges
Persian rug company Golran has commissioned London studio Raw Edges to create carpets with patterns that appear to change when viewed from different angles (+ slideshow). More
Ghaith & Jad build brass rod installation inside Beirut boutique
Interconnected brass poles loop over hooks on the walls and ceiling of this Beirut boutique by Lebanese architects Ghaith & Jad to form a suspended clothes rail (+ movie). More
Kathleen McDermott creates expanding dress to protect the wearer's personal space
The skirt of this dress by Hong Kong artist Kathleen McDermott spreads out when someone comes too close to the wearer (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
Our most popular story this week has been a house in Portugal with railway sleepers that cantilever from the wall to form a staircase. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Junichiro Ikeura embraces the triangle with Japanese salon and office
Tessellating windows and cladding panels create a pattern of glowing triangles on the facade of this commercial building in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, by local architect Junichiro Ikeura (+ slideshow). More
Students return to Glasgow School of Art as conservation effort begins
News: students returned to the Glasgow School of Art this afternoon, as construction work began on the Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece that was ravaged by fire last week. More
Growing a "giant artificial reef" could stop Venice sinking
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the second part of our interview with Rachel Armstrong, the senior University of Greenwich lecturer explains how a synthetic "limestone-like" support structure could be grown underneath Venice to prevent the city's foundations being eroded. More
Marta Jakubowski connects RCA fashion collection with fabric trains
Models were joined with trains of fabric in fashion graduate Marta Jakubowski's collection during the Royal College of Art catwalk show yesterday. More
"Marketing, architecture and development can be an incredibly powerful combination"
Opinion: show flats for residential developments don't just tell us about a developer's dream demographic – they have the potential to turn a sales fantasy into part of the city's built fabric, says Sam Jacob. More
Dezeen Music Project: Never Get Close by The Slow Revolt
This electronica-tinged track by London producer and singer The Slow Revolt has a wonderfully effortless charm that belies the tight structure and attention to detail evident throughout. Understated and unassuming, the song achieves the feted balancing act of feeling both fresh and familiar at the same time.
The track is currently available as a free download ahead of its official release on the Fields record label.
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Metal mesh shrouds Fumihiko Sano's MoyaMoya house
Layers of fine stainless steel mesh envelop this house in Tokyo by local architect Fumihiko Sano, making it look like it is wrapped in gauzy fabric (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: Part II assistants at Duggan Morris Architects
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for Part II assistants at Duggan Morris Architects, whose renovation and extension of a nineteenth century farm building is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Sabi previews bathroom accessories range by Barber and Osgerby's MAP
New York 2014: California design brand Sabi has collaborated with London-based MAP Project Office to create a collection of wall storage products for the bathroom. More
Glass viewing platform on Chicago's tallest building "cracks" under visitors' feet
News: cracked protective coating on the Willis Tower's glass viewing deck, 410 metres above ground level, leads to temporary closure. More
BCXSY creates linear clock for Designers' Days
This prototype clock by Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto tells the time in a straight line by replacing the hands with a pivoting shell-like structure. More
Kortrijk auditorium by Dehullu Architecten features vertical bricks
This triangular auditorium in Belgium by Dehullu Architecten features a facade of upright bricks and a rounded corner that lifts off the ground (+ slideshow). More