US lawmakers move to scrap Gehry's Eisenhower memorial
News: a Utah congressman has launched an attempt to scrap architect Frank Gehry's proposed Washington D.C. memorial honouring President Dwight D. Eisenhower, citing the project's cost and controversial design. More
La Maison Beaumont by Henri Cleinge Architecte
Canadian architect Henri Cleinge built a house for himself in Montreal with concrete walls inside and out. More
D House by Lode Architecture
Sliding back the glazed facade allows the upper storey to hang over the open living space of this house in Brittany by French firm Lode Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Sempla offices by DAP Studio
Clean white walls contrast with the stripped-back columns and beams of these offices inside a former factory in Turin (+ slideshow). More
BlackBerry aims to end "hilarious misspelled messages"
Interview: struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry hopes to wrestle back lost market share with a new touchscreen keyboard that will eradicate the "embarrassing" mistakes common on rival smartphones. "Sometimes it's kind of scary when you get your own emails back and you read them," said BlackBerry's head of design Todd Wood. More
Three Foster + Partners towers approved for London's Albert Embankment
News: three residential towers designed by Foster + Partners for a riverside development in central London have been given the go-ahead by Lambeth Council. More
Young people spend toilet time on Facebook, says bathrooms survey
News: the under-30s spend more time on the toilet than the over-55s – and they're checking social media rather than reading a book, according to new research on Europe's bathroom habits. More
Haze Series by Wonmin Park Studio
South Korean designer Wonmin Park constructed these chairs and tables from slabs of coloured resin (+ slideshow). More
Lehmann Maupin Gallery Hong Kong by OMA
A sliding plywood wall divides this OMA-designed art gallery inside a historic building in Hong Kong (+ slideshow). More
Good Vibrations by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi
This is not a distorted digital photo - it's a cabinet that's been intricately carved to look like one. More
David Adjaye to design fashion outlet in east London
News: architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a fashion hub in Hackney as part of efforts to regenerate the area after the 2011 riots. More
Grid Plank and Grid Table by Daphna Laurens
Product news: Dutch design duo Daphna Laurens carved diamond-shaped grids into these wooden chopping boards and tables (+ slideshow). More
Wooden Mesh by Diego Vencato
Italian industrial designer Diego Vencato has created a collection of wooden textiles (+ slideshow). More
Workshop Siegen by Ian Shaw Architekten
White light glows through the translucent facades of this workshop in Siegen, Germany, by Ian Shaw Architekten (+ slideshow). More
BIG and RAA to design Lego visitor centre in Denmark
News: Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and American firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) have been chosen to design a Lego visitor experience centre in Billund, Denmark. More
Sensory Sky by Sieger Design for Dornbracht
This movie by German art director Mike Meiré for bathroom and kitchen brand Dornbracht features one shower that makes you feel like you're washing outdoors and another that you use lying down. More
Sergio concept car by Pininfarina
Italian design studio Pininfarina unveiled a two-seater concept vehicle without a windshield at the Geneva Motor Show last week (+ slideshow + movie). More
Creative jobs will be "mechanised and outsourced just like car manufacturing"
News: automated tools threaten to make designers redundant as machine algorithms replace human creativity, the Mayor of London's former cultural strategy manager has claimed. More
Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
The criss-crossing bands of these running shoes by Nike are inspired by a Chinese finger trap. More
Folio Staircase by Disguincio & Co
Italian studio Disguincio & Co has produced a concept for a spiral staircase with steps made from folds of fibreglass. More