This week on Dezeen
Both wearable technology and 3D printing have been hitting the headlines this week. Our Dezeen Music Project track of the week, plus more architecture and design news from the past seven days follows. More
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World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired
News: an American company has built and successfully fired the world's first metal 3D-printed gun. More
Rem "Kill the skyscraper" Koolhaas wins tall building award
News: ten years after declaring he wanted to "kill the skyscraper", architect Rem Koolhaas has accepted an award for the best tall building of the year and joked: "my campaign was completely unsuccessful". More
Kutaisi International Airport by UNStudio
One corner of this airport terminal in Kutaisi, Georgia, by Dutch firm UNStudio is coloured bright red to aid orientation (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: architects at Adjaye Associates
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for architects at David Adjaye's firm in Shanghai, China. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Strap-on robotic Titan Arm wins £30,000 Dyson award
News: a strap-on robotic arm that allows humans to lift heavy weights has won this year's James Dyson Award for the most innovative student design product. More
3D-printed noses for accident victims "within a year"
News: 3D-printed nose and ear replacements for accident victims and people with facial disfigurements could be just a year away, according to a design firm working on a new generation of prosthetics (+ interview). More
MO House in the woods by FRPO
The rooms of this wooden house in a forest near Madrid by local architects FRPO branch off in different directions to slot into gaps between the trees (+ slideshow). More
House in Tsurumaki with a hexagonal living room by Case-Real
This house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Case-Real is rectangular at the front and hexagonal at the back (+ slideshow). More
Arts Council England offices with hinged tables by Moxon Architects
The tables at these offices for Arts Council England by Moxon Architects can be hoisted out of the way to lie flat against the walls when not in use (+ slideshow). More
National Ecology Center botanic greenhouses by Grimshaw and Samoo
Architecture firm Grimshaw has completed an ecological park in South Korea where tropical plants, waterfalls and penguins are housed within huge glass and steel biomes (+ slideshow). More
Room of One's Own writing pavilion by Nika Zupanc for Miss Dior
Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has referenced an essay by English writer Virginia Woolf to create a latticed writing room and furniture for French fashion house Dior. More
Dezeen Mail #177
New images of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge proposal for London lead this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter, which also includes news, jobs and competition highlights plus reader comments from Dezeen.
Australian National Architecture Awards 2013 winners announced
News: the Australian Institute of Architects has announced 38 winners of this year's National Architecture Awards, including a pointy artists' studio in Japan, a bright blue stadium in Perth and a Melbourne university building covered in scales. More
Frank Gehry-designed Facebook offices planned for London and Dublin
News: architect Frank Gehry is designing new offices for social network Facebook in London and Dublin. More
3D-printed human cells could "replace animal testing"
News: 3D-printed human cells could replace the need for animal testing of new drugs within five years, according to a pioneering bio-printing expert at the 3D Printshow in London, which opens today. More
Spiral staircase made from chunky wooden blocks by QC
A spiralling stack of chunky wooden blocks forms this staircase designed by architecture studio QC for an apartment in Poland. More
designjunction "breaks the mould of the traditional trade show"
Movie: show director Deborah Spencer and creative director Michael Sodeau take us through their highlights of designjunction 2013 in this movie Dezeen filmed during London Design Festival. More
Offices and a studio in a renovated military uniform factory by Sauerbruch Hutton
Berlin practice Sauerbruch Hutton has renovated and extended a former Prussian military uniform factory to accommodate its own offices and an artist's studio. More
Running shoes with rubber loops on the soles win Swiss design prize
News: trainers with rubber loops on the soles to give extra spring have won the product design prize at a Swiss design awards (+ slideshow). More