Perforated shutters fold back to reveal apartments at Sucre 4444 by Esteban-Tannenbaum
Perforated metal shutters give this Buenos Aires apartment building by Esteban-Tannenbaum Architects an ever-changing facade (+ slideshow). More
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ONO Architectuur uses concrete and brass in De Ruyte children's shoe shop
Exposed concrete surfaces are paired with brass details at this children's footwear boutique and small apartment in Belgium by Antwerp studio ONO Architectuur (+ slideshow). More
NYSU imitates classic movies in Philip Selway's Coming Up For Air music video
Dezeen Music Project: Spanish filmmaker NYSU has emulated the dramatic camera movements associated with classic Hollywood cinema to make Philip Selway's new music video. More
Chrystelle Sanaa's Municipal Technical Centre is clad in thin strips of cedar
A timber-clad box punctuated by narrow windows rests on top of a stone wall to form this extension to a municipal facility near Montpellier, France, by local architect Chrystelle Sanaa (+ slideshow). More
Niall McLaughlin extends Duncan Terrace house with translucent passageway and gallery
After 15 years of incremental work, architect Niall McLaughlin has restored and extended a London house with a subterranean gallery (+ slideshow). More
AndreyAndShay melds colourful bristles to form Monobloc Brushes
Tel Aviv studio AndreyAndShay has created a collection of brushes in bold primary colours by melding sections of the bristles together to form handles. More
Timber frame surrounding Heri & Salli's Office Off transforms the building into a climbing frame
A gridded timber frame extends around the exterior of this office for a cladding company by Austrian studio Heri & Salli, providing space to test facades, as well as to hang sun-screens or grow plants (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
This week we published a vibrator that can be worn as a necklace, swimming pools for the River Thames and a fish-inspired skyscraper (main image). Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Three stacked volumes comprise Hectaar office building by CAAN Architecten
Boxy steel-clad volumes cantilever in different directions to provide alternating views from inside this office building in Roeselare, Belgium, by Ghent studio CAAN Architecten. More
Job of the week: project manager at Foster + Partners
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project manager at Foster + Partners, whose proposed pair of skyscrapers for San Francisco's Transbay area are pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Akihiro Mizuuchi makes Lego bricks from chocolate
Japanese designer Akihiro Mizuuchi has created a set of precise Lego moulds that turn melted chocolate into edible bricks (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five copies of Alberto Campo Baeza's monograph to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza to give away five copies of his new monograph to Dezeen readers. More
Nike creates first full-size LED basketball court in Shanghai for training with Kobe Bryant
Sports brand Nike has created a full-sized basketball court with motion-tracking and reactive LED visualisation technology built into the floor to help American star Kobe Bryant teach his moves to young players in Shanghai (+ slideshow). More
Pieteke Korte creates optical illusions with leather for Visual Interferences collection
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pieteke Korte has made a collection of leather samples that use iridescent colours and geometric patterns to create distorted visual effects (+ slideshow). More
Fish-inspired skyscraper by RMJM wins Chinese tower contest
News: architecture firm RMJM has won a competition to design a landmark tower for Doumen, China, with plans for a 93-metre-high structure covered in scales (+ slideshow). More
Sisii showroom by Yuko Nagayama & Associates is interspersed with rockeries
Holes in a wrought iron platform are filled with planted rockeries at this Kobe showroom by Yuko Nagayama & Associates for Japanese fashion brand Sisii (+ slideshow). More
Slim kitchen island installed at Home 10 by i29
Dutch studio i29 has designed a minimal stainless-steel kitchen island for a classical Paris apartment (+ slideshow). More
Wildfowl Cottage extension by 5th Studio is clad with shingles and raised over a flood plain
UK architecture firm 5th Studio has added a shingle-clad extension to a house in a listed former inn that is raised above the flood level of the River Cam in Cambridgeshire (+ slideshow). More
Fou de Feu designs droplet-shaped tableware for Rhythm collection
Belgian studio Fou de Feu has created a collection of tableware shaped like teardrops from a range of materials (+ slideshow). More
Earthy cabins hide amongst the vineyards at the Almagyar Wine Terrace in Hungary
Budapest studio Gereben Marián mixed cement with local earth and rock to create the rugged walls of this series of buildings, which accommodate visitors to a vineyard in the Eger wine region of Hungary (+ slideshow). More