Big U storm defences “will secretly protect Manhattan from flooding” says Bjarke Ingels
Flowers replace flames in paraffin lamp vases by Giuseppe Bessero Belti
Shingle-clad cultural centre by Modostudio offers spectacular mountain views
Nendo designs Winnie-the-Pooh glassware for Walt Disney Japan
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Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf transform Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts
Dior’s feminine haute couture fashion show set against white orchids
Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland’s FIFA World Cup 2014 kit
Arik Levy’s RockGrowth sculpture sits under the Atomium
Competition: five copies of Slacklands by Corinna Dean to be won
Philippe Starck’s Juicy Salif was “the most controversial lemon squeezer of the century”
Angular brick gables frame Kings College Library by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
Dragos Motica’s Slash Lamp is designed to be broken
Royal College of Art investigates plagiarism claim
“BIG never makes any design decisions just for fun” says Bjarke Ingels
World’s first climate-controlled city set for construction in Dubai
New images of Zaha Hadid’s modified Tokyo Olympic stadium design
Split-level house by Kit works with the slope of the garden
Cinema meets planetarium at Archiview’s Infoversum theatre
Giambattista Valli shows haute-couture collection in Paris
Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots
Bjarke Ingels’ “BIG Maze” opens at Washington’s National Building Museum