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Cheeses made with human bacteria recreate the smell of armpits or feet

This week on Dezeen

Just when we thought things couldn't get much weirder than last week, we featured human cheese, humans giving birth to dolphins and bees that can sniff out cancer this week. Read on for more architecture and design news from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week.

Shake by UK artist Blak Nite is a dark electronica track dominated by its deep, rumbling bass.

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Heydar Aliyev Centre by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hélène Binet
Heydar Aliyev Centre by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hélène Binet

In architecture news, Zaha Hadid unveiled designs for her Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium and we published Hélène Binet's photos of the architect's recently completed Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku.

OMA completes De Rotterdam
OMA completes De Rotterdam "vertical city" complex

Rem Koolhaas showed us around his studio OMA's colossal "vertical city" in Rotterdam and BIG won a competition to design the Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier.

"The world can be saved through design" says Kanye West

Kanye West continued ranting about architecture and announced to Harvard students that "the world can be saved through design."

The new MINI launches
The new MINI launches

The new MINI was launched in London and we spoke to the head of design at the car brands' parent company BMW about the latest update of the iconic model.

Dezeen wins third award in two weeks
Dezeen wins third award in two weeks

Dezeen was awarded Digital Service of the Year at the IBP awards and our editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was named on the Hospital Club 100 list of most influential creatives in the UK, taking our tally to three awards in the last two weeks.

House in Yagi containing an indoor courtyard by Suppose Design Office
House in Yagi containing an indoor courtyard by Suppose Design Office

Popular houses this week included a concrete Japanese home with an indoor courtyard and a tiny house in Brisbane with a sheltered deck that separates the living spaces.

Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH

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