Transustainable House by Sugawaradaisuke features a rusted facade to reflect the climate
Japanese studio Sugawaradaisuke mixed powdered iron with plaster to give this Tokyo house a rusted exterior that will weather over time (+ slideshow). More
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Quentin de Coster's Lasso light is shaped like a torch
Belgian designer Quentin de Coster has created a lamp for French brand Ligne Roset that looks like a flashlight suspended from the ceiling. More
Rintala Eggertsson Architects' wooden structures will host concerts on a Norwegian beach
Timber frames that resemble traditional fish-drying racks by Norwegian studio Rintala Eggertsson Architects have been constructed on an island in Norway to host events during a cultural festival (+ slideshow). More
Lego targets architects with monochrome building set
News: Danish toy company Lego has launched Lego Architecture Studio – a new set of building blocks aimed at the architecture and design community. More
Sensual Wave installation illuminates an empty dock at La Grande-Motte harbour
An undulating canopy of lights was strung between two docks to create this installation at a French harbour by architects Marion Moustey and Alexandre Arcens (+ slideshow). More
Desmond Tutu calls for suspension of Israel from international architecture body
News: social rights activist and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has used his closing message at the International World Union of Architects Congress to call for the suspension of the Israeli architects association. More
Dezeen Mail #214
Zaha Hadid's hotel interior in Dubai, FAT's fairytale house and a concrete residence that was cast inside wooden panels that were then used to build its interior (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 214. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
First photographs of Grayson Perry and FAT's house for Alain de Botton
News: structural work has completed on A House for Essex, the holiday home designed by British artist Grayson Perry and London architecture firm FAT for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project. More
East Van House by Splyce Design features an asymmetric sloping roof
This cedar-clad Vancouver house by Canadian studio Splyce Design features a lopsided roof that follows the line of the staircase (+ slideshow). More
Tchoban Foundation exhibits fantastical drawings by Lebbeus Woods
Berlin's Tchoban Foundation museum for architectural drawing is showing an exhibition of futuristic sketches by late experimental architect Lebbeus Woods. More
Neck Frame by Andrew McConnell could be worn like "a structural second skin"
Designer Andrew Lee McConnell drew on his own experience of suffering a neck injury when developing this concept for a wearable protective brace that could help prevent whiplash and other impact-related injuries (+ slideshow). More
Jeffry's House by Emily Mannion and Thomas O’Brien is a thatched folly by the sea
Artist Emily Mannion and architect Thomas O'Brien have created a thatch-roofed pavilion overlooking the sea and sand dunes on the edge of a forest park in Ireland (+ slideshow). More
Quart lamp by Rich Brilliant Willing combines marble, aluminium and wood
Two cylinders are joined by a wooden pole to form this lamp by New York studio Rich Brilliant Willing. More
Alvaro Siza’s first major project in China floats in an industrial park
News: Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed work on a large curved office building for the Shihlien Chemical Industrial Jiangsu Co in an industrial park in China's Jiangsu province (+ slideshow). More
The Felt Cornershop by Lucy Sparrow sells hand-stitched groceries
All the items for sale at this east London corner shop run by designer Lucy Sparrow are made from felt (+ slideshow). More
Jerry House by Onion is built around an indoor playground
Layers of springy nets stretched across an atrium at the centre of this beach house in Thailand by Bangkok studio Onion create a vertical playground that can be used to travel from the top floor to the bottom (+ slideshow). More
Naomi Kizhner's jewellery collection harvests energy from the human body
Industrial designer Naomi Kizhner has developed a concept for an invasive jewellery collection that converts kinetic energy from the body's involuntary movements into electricity (+ slideshow). More
Competition: three pairs of Biennale Interieur 2014 ticket bundles to be won
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of three pairs of ticket packages for the Biennale Interieur 2014 design event, taking place in Belgium this October. More
Dezeen Music Project: Ayub by Floyd Lavine
Ayub is a downtempo track by South African producer Floyd Lavine, which weaves delicate melodies picked out on strings together with techno-inspired hi-hats and snares.
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Zaha Hadid reveals interiors for ME Dubai Hotel
News: architect Zaha Hadid has designed the interior for a hotel inside her Opus development in Dubai, which will feature sculptural balconies and her installation for this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More