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TV presenter's housing scheme is "a much better application of celebrity philanthropy than most"

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore says that a housing development built by the UK architecture show presenter Kevin McCloud's company Hab is a positive attempt at reversing the trend for "unimaginative, overpriced, undersized" properties in the UK – The Guardian

Moore describes the scheme in Swindon, England, as "imaginative and well-designed," whilst cautioning that it will take time to determine whether McCloud's goals of creating a community and "making people happy" have been achieved. He adds that the houses themselves are "very plain-looking" and far removed from the aspirational properties that feature on McCloud's show, Grand Designs.

Ai Weiwei supporters post nude photos online in protest against police

Dezeen Wire: supporters of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have been posting photos of themselves naked on a website as a protest against the Beijing police's decision to question his assistant, who had taken nude pictures of the artist and four women – The Telegraph

Ai was detained for 81 days earlier this year by the Chinese government on charges of tax evasion, during which time he was also asked about the photographs that he says have no deeper political meaning.

Photosynthesis by Ehud Oren

Dezeen in Israel: artist and designer Ehud Oren presents furniture disguised as buildings in an exhibition at the Braverman Gallery in Tel Aviv. More about Photosynthesis by Ehud Oren

Inside Awards: Hostem by JamesPlumb

As part of our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to James Russell and Hannah Plumb of JamesPlumb about their interior for outfitters Hostem, which won the retail category. More about Inside Awards: Hostem by JamesPlumb

Frei Sebastião House by António Fernandez

The architect of  this Portuguese residence describes it as a grey house with a black backpack (photos by Fernando Guerra). More about Frei Sebastião House by António Fernandez