BT House by Studio Guilherme Torres
A bulky concrete first floor balances above pale brick walls and tall grasses at this family house in Brazil by São Paulo architect Guilherme Torres (+ slideshow). More
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Furniture retailer Dwell ceases trading
News: UK furniture retailer Dwell has become the latest high-street design brand to go into administration, ceasing trading with immediate effect and closing all 23 of its stores. More
Dezeen Mail #157
An elliptical chapel near Oxford (pictured), a wooden skyscraper for Stockholm and Heatherwick's Thames bridge proposal all feature in Dezeen Mail issue 157, along with the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
Tord Boontje steps down as head of Design Products at Royal College of Art
News: London's Royal College of Art has announced that designer Tord Boontje will leave his post as head of the Design Products course at the end of September after four years in charge. More
Schanerloch Bridge by Marte.Marte Architects
This gentle twist of concrete bridges an Alpine river on a scenic road between two towns in western Austria. More
Laser tattoos to replace sticky labels on fruit
News: fruit may no longer come with sticky labels thanks to an EU ruling approving the use of chemicals applied with a laser to brand fresh produce. More
Thomas Heatherwick rejects claims that Olympic cauldron is a copy as "spurious nonsense"
News: Thomas Heatherwick has denied any knowledge of a design presented to the London Olympic committee in 2007 by an American firm, which bears a strong resemblance to his cauldron used at the climax of last summer's Olympic opening ceremony. More
Emanuel Hostel by Lana Vitas Gruić
Bunk bed booths provide sleeping sanctuaries at this hostel in Split, Croatia, by local designer Lana Vitas Gruić (+ slideshow). More
Ílhavo Maritime Museum Extension by ARX Portugal
Ten years after completing the Ílhavo Maritime Museum in Portugal, Lisbon studio ARX Portugal has extended the building by adding an aquarium dedicated to codfish (+ slideshow). More
Master Plan by Chad Wright
Californian designer Chad Wright has made a sandcastle mould of a typical American house to recreate post-war suburbia on the beach (+ slideshow). More