Moscow set to double in size with new masterplan for city expansion
Dezeen News: a British and American proposal for a new district built around manmade waterways has been selected as part of a masterplan to double the size of Moscow in the next few decades. More
Centro de Recepción de Visitantes, Atapuerca by a3gm + Mata y asociados
A perforated metal box encases the concrete visitor centre for the Atapuerca archaeological site in northern Spain by architects a3gm and Mata y asociados (+ slideshow). More
Swing Table by Duffy London
Static boardroom meetings will swing into action around this table with hanging chairs created by Christopher Duffy for British design brand Duffy London. More
House HV by Kombinat
Slovenian architects Kombinat have transformed a gloomy Alpine chalet into a contemporary home with concrete wings and timber shutters like a sliding puzzle (+ slideshow). More
HouseWING by AnLstudio
A white desk folds up the wall and across the ceiling like a crumpled aeroplane wing in this apartment in Seoul by South Korean design firm AnLstudio (+ slideshow). More
Lycée Georges Frêche by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas have completed a school for hotel management in Montepellier, France, clad in anodized aluminum triangles and punctured by 5000 unique triangular windows. More
Wuxi Grand Theatre by PES Architects
Eight huge wings resembling a cluster of duck feet form the roof of this theatre in Wuxi, to the west of Shanghai, designed by Finnish practice PES Architects (+ slideshow). More
Sunset Villa by TT Architects
A covered courtyard has been inserted into the side of this Kurashiki house by Japanese firm TT Architects (+ slideshow). More
Bamboo Courtyard Teahouse by HWCD Associates
More bamboo: this floating tea house in Yangzhou, by Chinese architects HWCD Associates, features brick rooms linked by louvred bamboo corridors and brises soleil. More
Asia's Tallest Mural by Hendrik Beikirch
German artist Hendrik Beikirch has painted a 70-metre-high mural of a fisherman a few blocks away from Daniel Libeskind's Haeundae I'Park skyscrapers in Busan, South Korea (+ slideshow). More
Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng
London Design Festival: two ladders are joined by hidden hinges to create this adaptable slimline coat rack by Taiwanese designer Yenwen Tseng. More
Carlton Estate Agents by Matteo Bianchi Studio
Interior designers Matteo Bianchi Studio have installed a customised retro jukebox in the window of this estate agents in north London. More
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects have completed the new extension to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which looks rather like the underside of a kitchen sink (+ slideshow). More
Two-handled tennis racket spotted at the U.S. Open
Dezeen News: mixed doubles tennis player Brian Battistone turned heads at the U.S. Open this week with a two-handled tennis racket his playing partner has dubbed "the alien". More
New owners of Battersea Power Station pledge to finally redevelop London landmark
Dezeen News: the new owners of Battersea Power Station say their £8bn revamp of the site will begin in 2013, ending more than 25 years of speculation over the future of the London landmark. More
Simple Convenience iron by Laura Nelson
British product designer and recent graduate Laura Nelson has come up with a hinged iron based on a set of hair straighteners. More
Frank Gehry establishes SCI-Arc prize with $100,000 donation
Dezeen News: architect Frank Gehry has donated $100,000 to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) to endow a new annual prize for the best graduate thesis projects. More
London Britannia Airport by Gensler
Architecture firm Gensler have released a conceptual proposal for a new floating airport for London, located in the Thames Estuary with terminals connected by underwater tunnels. More
Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arizona faces demolition
Dezeen Wire: a house in Phoenix, Arizona designed by the influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be bulldozed unless a new buyer is found or the city agrees to grant landmark status to the property. More
One Handed Condom Wrapper by Ben Pawle
British designer Ben Pawle has come up with a condom wrapper for people with disabilities that can be opened with a simple finger-clicking action (+ movie). More