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Today we like: white concrete

White concrete is popular with architects thanks to its pure, uniform appearance, offering a less brutal alternative to board-marked and raw concrete. It is created by combining materials with lower iron, chromium and manganese levels.

Recent examples of projects with white concrete include Daniel Libeskind's proposal for an art museum in Lithuania, a tiny chapel in rural Austria and three additions to a pair of 18th century French mansions (pictured). See more architecture using white concrete »

This week, London and Copenhagen unveiled ambitious plans for pedestrian and cycle bridges

This week on Dezeen: it was a bumper week for bridges, with Steven Holl's elevated design to span Copenhagen harbour revealed ahead of two proposals for pedestrian and cycle crossings in London. More about This week, London and Copenhagen unveiled ambitious plans for pedestrian and cycle bridges

KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten wins competition to design Shenzhen Art Museum and Library

German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten's glass-covered design for the Shenzhen Art Museum and Library complex in China beat proposals from a number of star architects. More about KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten wins competition to design Shenzhen Art Museum and Library

US job of the week: architect/designer at Abramson Teiger

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect/designer at Abramson Teiger in California, whose Kelly Residence in Culver City is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

Design company raises prices on Black Friday in support of craftspeople

Business news: San Francisco studio Wood Thumb is opposing Black Friday's discounting frenzy by upping the price of its products, adding a "Maker's Bonus" for its craftspeople. More about Design company raises prices on Black Friday in support of craftspeople

Mu Xin Art Museum by OLI Architecture sits over a lake in eastern China

This "floating" art and literary museum by American studio OLI Architecture is housed in a grouping of textured concrete blocks, which are elevated over a lake in China's Zhejiang Province (+ slideshow). More about Mu Xin Art Museum by OLI Architecture sits over a lake in eastern China

Job of the week: interior architect at Jump Studios

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an interior architect at Jump Studios, which recently renovated a 19th-century battery factory in Madrid to create the sixth Google campus (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

Timber cabins provide guest suites for Patagonia's remote Awasi Hotel

Chilean architect Felipe Assadi has built a series of wooden hotel cabins on a Chilean hillside, offering guests the chance to glimpse wild llamas, pumas and rheas in their natural habitat (+ slideshow). More about Timber cabins provide guest suites for Patagonia's remote Awasi Hotel

Haverstock uses stone-filled cages to disguise police shooting range in disused quarry

Stone-filled gabions provide the walls of this police training centre by architecture firm Haverstock, helping it camouflage with the craggy walls of a former quarry in Bristol, England (+ slideshow). More about Haverstock uses stone-filled cages to disguise police shooting range in disused quarry

"Foster and Aravena are moving architecture out of the shallows and into deeper water"

Opinion: while many architects are designing slippery "architexture", Norman Foster and Alejandro Aravena are unlikely allies in the pursuit of real architecture, says Will Wiles. More about "Foster and Aravena are moving architecture out of the shallows and into deeper water"