Cedar-clad ceiling arches over San Diego restaurant by Archisects
Geometric alcoves, rope partitions and a dramatic arched ceiling make up the design of this new restaurant by California studio Archisects. More
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Lenovo launches colourful alternative to Amazon Echo smart speaker
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More
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Toshiko Mori and Hirsch Corti turn label-making factory into Peter Freeman Gallery
A+Awards: a former industrial space in Manhattan's SoHo has been renovated to create a new space for a contemporary art gallery, which received an Architizer A+Award last year. More
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UK government's support for tech start-ups is an embarrassment, says CES organiser
The organiser of Las Vegas technology show CES has branded the UK government's alleged lack of support for start-ups in the field a "source of embarrassment". More
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"Artists laying claim to a colour is hardly a new phenomenon"
In our first comments update of 2017, readers are reacting to a squabble that has broken out between artists Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple over a paint shade dubbed the "world's pinkest pink". More
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KPF unveils China's second-tallest skyscraper
US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 530-metre skyscraper in Guangzhou, the second tallest in all of China and the fifth tallest in the world. More
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Oh Geon creates sculptural chair from resin and sawdust
Oh Geon is the latest designer to experiment with unusual materials, using leftover sawdust from a woodworking studio to create this blocky stool. More
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London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick's Routemaster bus
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed double-decker buses will no longer be produced for London, because they cost too much. More
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Murmuur Architecten uses engineered wood and tiles for holiday home in rural Belgium
Dark clay panels and light green tiles cover the cross-laminated timber structure of this holiday home created by Murmuur Architecten for a spot in the Flemish Ardennes countryside. More
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15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear
Highly personalised frames, glasses that block out screens and lenses that put a filter on the world are among the eyewear concepts proposed by contemporary Israeli designers for the Design Museum Holon. More
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Job of the day: product designer at Patricia Urquiola Studio
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Milan-based product designer to work with Patricia Urquiola, who recently designed a hotel on Lake Como (pictured). See more from Patricia Urquiola or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Grey brick Amsterdam townhouse by 31/44 Architects features large rooflight and sunken living room
James Jeffries of 31/44 Architects has designed a spacious and light-filled Amsterdam townhouse for his family, faced in grey brickwork and illuminated inside by a large skylight. More
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Hermansson Hiller Lundberg adapts Adolf Loos concept for brick House Juniskär in Sweden
Architecture firm Hermansson Hiller Lundberg has completed a brick house for a sloped site in Sundsvall, Sweden, featuring staggered interiors based on Adolf Loos' Raumplan concept. More
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Official designs light-filled cafe and dark cocktail bar in Dallas
Wooden slats arranged to create a houndstooth pattern cast shadows across this cafe in Dallas by local studio Official, which also designed a hidden cocktail bar at the back. More
