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Dezeen Mail issue 308 features this week's biggest architecture and design stories

Herzog & de Meuron's Jenga-like residential skyscraper in New York (pictured) leads this week's Dezeen Mail, which also features a roundup of the best pavilions from the Venice Architecture Biennale and a Foster + Partners-designed drone port.

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Pezo von Ellrichshausen creates labyrinthine pavilion of overlapping cylinders

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Chilean architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen have built a maze-like pavilion in the Venice Giardini, made up of 10 overlapping cylinders (+ slideshow). More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen creates labyrinthine pavilion of overlapping cylinders

Alejandro Aravena uses over 90 tonnes of recycled waste for entrance rooms of Venice Biennale 2016

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has used over 90 tonnes of waste generated by the Venice Art Biennale 2015 to create two introductory rooms for this year's architecture event (+ slideshow). More about Alejandro Aravena uses over 90 tonnes of recycled waste for entrance rooms of Venice Biennale 2016

Matt Fajkus completes urban Austin home with retractable glass walls

Texas firm Matt Fajkus Architecture has completed a family home in Austin that features rooms with sliding glass walls, enabling the spaces to be fully opened to the outdoors (+ slideshow). More about Matt Fajkus completes urban Austin home with retractable glass walls

"Is architecture really as guileless as Aravena's Biennale suggests?"

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Alejandro Aravena's Reporting from the Front-themed Venice Biennale is filled with good intentions, but can architects ever really be honest about architecture, asks Mimi Zeiger. More about "Is architecture really as guileless as Aravena's Biennale suggests?"

Dezeen's top 10 pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: there are 61 national pavilions exhibiting as part of this year's Venice Biennale, so it's nearly impossible to see them all. Dezeen's architecture editor Amy Frearson has picked out the 10 that are not to be missed. More about Dezeen's top 10 pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016

Skyscraper Museum chronicles explosion of "super-slender" towers in New York

New York's Skyscraper Museum has released an online tool that tracks the growing number of skinny skscrapers in the city. More about Skyscraper Museum chronicles explosion of "super-slender" towers in New York

Venice Biennale's first Baltic States Pavilion investigates post-Soviet infrastructure

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have united for the first time at the Biennale to present the Baltic Pavilion, which explores the impact of redeveloping the region's Soviet-era infrastructure (+ slideshow). More about Venice Biennale's first Baltic States Pavilion investigates post-Soviet infrastructure

14 "radical" buildings from Spain's post-economic crisis architectural revival

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the Golden Lion-winning Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale highlights 55 projects described by the curators as offering a more radical response to building in Spain after the economic crisis. Dezeen presents 14 of these projects, ranging from a converted palace to an adaptable apartment (+ slideshow). More about 14 "radical" buildings from Spain's post-economic crisis architectural revival

Cancer treatment centre in California designed by Yazdani Studio to feel like a spa

Los Angeles firm Yazdani Studio has completed a curving glass facility for cancer patients in southern California, featuring radiation treatment rooms that overlook Zen gardens (+ slideshow). More about Cancer treatment centre in California designed by Yazdani Studio to feel like a spa