Commenters reckon this minimal staircase by Francesco Librizzi is beautiful, though far too painful for bare feet. Read the story and comments »

This wooden T-shirt by Pauline Marcombe may look striking but readers would prefer to be able to put their arms down. Read the story and comments »

Readers think Gensler's conceptual design for a new London airport with terminals connected by underwater tunnels is "crazy" and an "absolute nightmare." Read the story and comments »

Ben Pawle designed this condom wrapper that can be opened with one hand for people with disabilities, but our readers think it'd be pretty useful for everyone. Read the story and comments »

We've been publishing a series of movies as part of our coverage of the Venice Architecture Biennale including Justin McGuirk and Iwan Baan on their Golden Lion-winning project about the Torre David skyscraper slum in Caracas. See all of our coverage from the biennale »

To coincide with the London 2012 Paralympics we've been featuring a selection of sportswear designed for the competing athletes, from the hi-tech Nike Spike Pad worn by “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius (above) to boats with more cobbled-together modifications. More »

Seven aerial installations by young designers Faye Toogood (above), Vic Lee, Paul Cocksedge, Philippe Malouin, Aberrant Architecture, Gitta Gschwendtner and Dominic Wilcox will be installed above the streets of Seven Dials in London during the London Design Festival next month, as part of a project curated by Dezeen. Find our more »

Buildings with branching tree-like structures may have been done before but our readers think this greenhouse by Buehrer Wuest Architekten is "breathtakingly beautiful." Read the story and comments »

RMJM's skyscraper in Suzhou is being likened to  a pair of trousers (above) so we've rounded up some more looky-likey towers, including one that readers have compared to a stack of toilet rolls and another that looks like a sex toy. Read the story and comments »

Our latest Pinterest board features a selection of pathways and tunnels. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest »

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