1. The new design for the University of Architecture in Tournai by Aires Mateus is really simple and elegant.
2. Can listening to stories help children be truthful? Yes - if the stories are about the positive effects of telling the truth, like "George Washington and the cherry tree". But not if the stories are negative, like "Pinocchio" or "The boy who cried wolf."
Painting: Grant Wood's "Parson Weems' Fable"
3. A peaceful all-white guest bedroom and bathroom in LA.
4. A 1930s garden building converted into a tiny guest house.
5. Creative uses of inexpensive, low-tech building materials.