House in Fontinha by Manuel Aires Mateus has a cross-shaped plan and a missing corner
A corner appears to have been sliced away from this hilltop house in Portugal by architect Manuel Aires Mateus (photos by Fernando Guerra + slideshow). More
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Six-sided modular cabin by Jaanus Orgusaar with wooden walls and fisheye windows
This six-sided wooden cabin by Estonian designer Jaanus Orgusaar has walls that zigzag up and down and two circular windows resembling fisheye camera lenses (+ slideshow). More
Analysing shoppers' brains waves will lead to "a new era of shop lighting"
News: Austrian lighting brand Zumtobel has conducted the first ever laboratory study into how shoppers respond to different lighting scenarios and claims the results of its research will help retailers improve the way customers perceive their products. More
Hydraulic mechanisms tilt singers at Moncler Autumn Winter 2014 presentation
An Alpine choir pivoted on hydraulic platforms as part of French fashion house Moncler's Autumn Winter 2014 presentation at New York Fashion Week, which concludes today (+ movie). More
Dezeen Mail #189
A radical redesign of a door and a fantasy house on stilts (pictured) lead Dezeen Mail issue 189, which also features the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
Fondue lamp shaped like a cheese-melting pot by Luca Nichetto
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has produced a lamp based on a cheese fondue pot for Swedish firm David Design. More
Farrells to masterplan two sites in Shenzhen's Qianhai financial district
News: architecture firm Farrells has won a competition to masterplan two major commercial sites in the growing Qianhai special economic zone in Shenzhen, China, with plans that include a 320-metre skyscraper. More
London Eye-designer Marks Barfield Architects plans elevated glass pavilion next door
London-based Marks Barfield Architects has designed a temporary glazed pavilion raised up on criss-crossing steel columns that looks set be built near the firm's London Eye observation wheel on the South Bank. More
Architects slow to embrace augmented reality, says visualisation expert Andy Millns
News: architects have been surprisingly slow to adopt augmented reality as a design tool, according to co-founder of visualisation studio Inition Andy Millns. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More
House 1101 by H Arquitectes has rooms that double as sheltered patios
Gaps between the three brick boxes of this house near Barcelona by local firm H Arquitectes can be transformed from enclosed rooms into covered patios by folding back glass doors at both ends (+ slideshow). More
Färg & Blanche designs quilted Emily chair for Gärsnäs
Stockholm 2014: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche has created a small padded chair for Swedish furniture brand Gärsnäs. More