Domo Dom house by Tadeusz Lemanski arches up to face the sky
The front of this house in Kraków, Poland, is curved dramatically up towards the sky so that Polish architect Tadeusz Lemański could squeeze a garage underneath (+ slideshow). More
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This week on Dezeen
This week we featured a barn-like house with a modern interior (pictured), reported on NASA's first 3D-printed object in space and asked the creator of Comic Sans why designers don't like his typeface. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our featured track of the week. More
Cambodia hotel features tiny terraced rooms that "look like houses"
Inside Festival 2014: Yuki Fukumoto of Japanese architects FHAMS discusses the unusual rooms at Tama Hotel in Phnom Penh, which won the Hotel category at this year's Inside Festival. More
Craig Robins: "The one thing you can't do is replace something truly historical"
Dezeen Book of Interviews: with Design Miami kicking off in a few days, this week's extract from our new book is an interview with the fair's co-founder Craig Robins, who explained his role in helping transform Miami from a run-down resort into a major cultural centre. More
Per Kristian Nygård crams a grassy valley into an Oslo gallery
Norwegian artist Per Kristian Nygård attempted to bring the outside inside with this installation that involved building grassy mounds inside an Oslo gallery (+ slideshow). More
Luminaire unveils new Florida showroom based on Piero Lissoni designs
Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire will unveil its newly refurbished Florida showroom next month, which is based on concept sketches by Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni. More
"Chinese Google" Baidu designs a smart bike fitted with data-generating sensors
The research wing of Chinese web services company Baidu is developing a smart bicycle called Dubike that can generate its own electricity, in collaboration with the Industrial Design department at Tsinghua University (+ slideshow). More
Refurbished Paris swimming pool features blue bleachers and an outdoor sunbathing deck
A new wall of glazing allows daylight to reflect off the original blue-painted bleachers and onto the ceiling of this swimming pool in the Paris suburb of Bagneux, which has been renovated and extended by Dominique Coulon et Associés (+ slideshow). More
Landmark architecture helps turn Miami into the "capital of Latin America"
Feature: international architects are leading Miami's transforming from a retirement resort into a major cultural destination, according to architects and developers working in the city (+ slideshow). More
Leaning Shanghai towers declared "safe to live in" by inspectors
News: a pair of 15-storey tower blocks in Shanghai have subsided so much that they now appear to be holding each other up – yet officials have deemed them "safe to live in" (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: rail and transport architects at Grimshaw
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for rail and transport architects at Grimshaw, whose newly completed New York subway station and retail space is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
RCA graduate Olivia Wright to convert vandalised bottle kilns into pottery preservation centre
Rows of irregularly shaped bricks will create patterns around these three towers that architecture graduate Olivia Wright has designed to transform a derelict and vandalised pottery factory in the English midlands into a conservation centre. More
Forest home by Sanaksenaho Architects features black walls and a bean-shaped roof
Black-painted slats in different widths and thicknesses create uneven ridges on the walls of this lakeside house in a Finnish pine forest (+ slideshow). More
John Pawson's minimal oak furniture sits on chunky angled legs
John Pawson has applied his pared-back architectural style to a range of furniture with trestle-style supports. More