Dezeenwire: Architectural Record reports that Yamasaki, the Troy, Michigan architectural firm that designed the World Trade Center in New York, has closed for business. Via http://archrecord.construction.com
London architects Carmody Groarke have completed a pavilion in London featuring a steel plate supported eight meters above the ground on thin poles. More
Cologne 2010: designer Eric Degenhardt of Cologne has designed a coat hook for German manufacturer Schönbuch that incorporates a tray for smaller items such as keys. More
Dezeen and Bis Publishers have got together to give away five copies of British Design 2010. More
Utrecht designers Rogier Martens and Sam van Veluw of Aandeboom have designed a flat-packed play house that can be attached to the trunk of a tree. More
London architects Sybarite have completed the interior of a store in Las Vegas for fashion brand Marni, which features stainless steel rails snaking through the space. More
The Venice architecture biennale has announced 'People meet in architecture' as the theme of this year's show, which is curated by Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA. More
Chinese studio Vector Architects have completed a sales pavilion for a construction site in Hefei, China, which features a series of enclosed courtyards. More
Rotterdam studio GROUP A have completed a private residence cantilevered over a sloping driveway in Bussum, the Netherlands. More