Sears Tower to install wind turbines - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Sears Tower in Chicago is to undergo a $350 million green refit to "reduce the tower's electricity use by 80% and save 24 million gallons of water a year". The Guardian
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by SANAA (more images)
Since we're on a summer pavilion tip today... the Serpentine Gallery in London have given us a couple more images of this year's pavilion, which is under construction in Kensington Gardens. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More
Musée Hergé by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
A museum dedicated to Belgian artist and Tintin author Hergé, designed by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, opened earlier this month in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (via yatzer). More
Veuve Clicquot Comet by Tom Dixon
More pavilions: British designer Tom Dixon has designed a gazebo for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. More
Driftwood by AA Unit 2
This year's Architectural Association Summer Pavilion, designed by students from Unit 2 after a concept by 3rd year student Danecia Sibingo, will open in Bedford Square, London on 3 July. More
Dezeen podcast: Penguin Covers Then and Now
Dezeen podcast: in this podcast talk for the Design Museum in London, early Penguin Books designer David Pelham and former Penguin editor Judith Burnley discuss covers for publishers Penguin from the past and present, with current art director Jim Stoddart. More
AKbank NV headquarters by dagli + atelier d’architecture
Luxembourg practice dagli + atelier d'architecture have completed the interior of AKbank NV's Netherlands Headquarters in the Rembrandt Tower, Amsterdam. More
Ladderstile House by Threefold Architects
London practice Threefold Architects have completed Ladderstile House, a courtyard house on Richmond Park in London. More
Museum in a Shoebox by Aleksandr Kuznetsov
The Museum in a Shoebox, designed by renowned architect Aleksandr Kuznetsov, is a new venue for contemporary architecture, art and design that opened last month in Old Town. More
Losing Your Marbles by Charlotte Moneypenny
Graduating designer Charlotte Moneypenny has created a range of glassware with marble games built into them. More
URBIA Furniture System by OBRA Architects
New York practice OBRA Architects have sent images of their URBIA Furniture System installed in two New York apartments. More
Floating Garden by Benjamin Graindorge
French designer Benjamin Graindorge has designed a garden that floats on the surface of a fishtank and uses fish waste as fertiliser. More
Whittle Chair by Karen Ryan
More from British designer Karen Ryan: she's taken a penknife to an existing chair to create Whittle Chair. More
Competition: five copies of RidiculousDesign Rules to be won
Dezeen have teamed up with Anneloes van Gaalen, author of the new book Never Use White Type on a Black Background and 50 other Ridiculous Design Rules, to offer our readers the chance to win five copies. More
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IKEA exhibition showcases 50 years of functional furnishing - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian has published a slideshow of images showing an exhibition of IKEA furniture from the 1950s to today, which has opened at the Liljevalchs Konsthall museum in Stockholm. The Guardian
Tallinn City Hall by Bjarke Ingels Group
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won an international competition to design a new town hall in Tallinn, Estonia. More
Mourning Objects by Anna Schwamborn
Design student Anna Schwamborn has created a range of jewellery made with the hair and cremated ashes of a dead loved one. More
Roosendaal Market Square Pavilion by René van Zuuk Architekten
René van Zuuk Architekten have completed a pavilion for the pedestrianised central market square at Roosendaal in the Netherlands. More
Hermitage Amsterdam interior by Merkx + Girod
Dutch architects Merkx + Girod have designed the interior and opening exhibition of the new Hermitage Amsterdam museum, a satellite museum of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, which opened in Amsterdam on the weekend. More
Coven by Marcelo Alvarenga
Architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of Coven, a knitwear store by architect Marcelo Alvarenga in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. More