Slovenian architects Ofis Architekti have won a competition to design student accommodation in Paris, France.The project is situated on the Stade de Ladoumègue in the 19th district of the city and is part of an urban development by Reichen & Robert architects.The design consists of two buildings, clad in bamboo, with a shared garden between them.The accommodation includes dormitories on the ground floor and 192 studio apartments.

description from youtube:Cramped into 10 minutes, i present you an update of my Skyscraper video. A lot has changed in the skyscraper world since April. New stats, new construction photos, and a recession, delaying several projects.I put quite a bit of effort into eliminating the moire patterns from the 2008 video, the overall image quality greatly improved. However, due to the larger format of my composition (960×720), i couldn’t always take the “best” photos, since many come in very small resolution.If i ever make an update, it’ll have to be a two-part video, unless YouTube changes their policies. So this better stay accurate for a very long time :PI didn’t attempt to include Nakheel Tower and the various Korean supertall projects, as their construction is unpredictably far in the future (~2020), and i didn’t have any room left anyway, hah

This extraordinary hotel in a Georgian terraced house in London, UK by designer Rabih Hage. The hotel has nine rooms and incorporates partially sanded walls, chipped paint and bare floorboards alongside opulent furnishings chosen by Hage. Murals created from photographs of interiors by artist Massimo Listri cover some of the walls. The idea for this look evolved when the building was purchased by a client of Rabih Hage. Having been run as a small hotel by an Italian family for decades, there was a need for updating.

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers “Galerie der Gegenwart”. Resultant permeability of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.

German designer Hannes Grebin has created a range of living room furniture based on 1970s German domestic decor.The bizarre, angular forms are covered in patterns and detailing which Grebin claims were commonly found in German living rooms during the 1970’s.He describes the pieces as “living sculptures, which puts the traditional views about comfort and taste into question.”The collection includes a sofa, arm chair, sideboard, rug and pendant lamp. Grebin completed the project in October while studying product design at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany.

Architects Future Systems have completed the facade of a building on Oxford Street in London.The brief was to transform the quality and appearance of a tired 1960’s building at the undeveloped end of Oxford Street. The scope of this scheme includes the addition of 1 floor and 2 new façades.The faceted glass surface reflects the surrounding buildings from the outside, and allows views along the street from offices and retail space inside the building. At night the façade will be illuminated from inside giving off a subtle coloured glow.

If art school was in our future we might opt to study under, or on top of, the amazing green roof at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses.

British designer Tom Dixon has completed the interior of members’ club and event space Paramount, at the top of Centre Point tower in London.The members’ viewing gallery on floor 33 consists of a champagne and cocktail bar with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. The 32nd floor has a bar, lounge and restaurant for members and their guests, while level 31 hosts private functions and includes a 10 metre-long zinc bar.

Architects ONL (Oosterhuis Lénárd) have designed a whale-shaped building between two existing warehouses on the banks of the river Danube in Budapest, Hungary. The project also involves the renovation of the warehouses, which will be shortened by 20 metres to make way for a new square. The 27,000 square metre development will be used as a cultural and commercial centre with a large event hall, retail units and catering units; building is due for completion in 2010.

This little magical summer house was built in England in 2005 by architects Ullmayer Sylvester. It’s got a very DIY interior, and the exterior is the perfect, minimalist folded mirror. The house is further accentuated by being inside such a great landscape: a thin lot with lots of decking and flowers and ornamental grasses. It also looks like it didn’t cost a fortune, like anyone could have one. If they have a little slice of pretty England to built it in.