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Airbus to test a flying car by end of 2017
Airbus is planning to test self-piloted personal aircraft by the end of the year as a way of reducing traffic on inner-city roads. More about Airbus to test a flying car by end of 2017
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Architecture
Snøhetta adds treetop cabin with stargazing net to Sweden's Treehotel
Snøhetta has completed a treetop cabin for the Treehotel in northern Sweden, featuring charred-timber cladding and a suspended net for observing the Northern Lights. More about Snøhetta adds treetop cabin with stargazing net to Sweden's Treehotel
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Impracticality drives tenants out of Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
Jean Nouvel's Torre Agbar skyscraper has been sold for the second time in just three years, as it struggles to hold onto tenants in Barcelona's emerging technology district. More about Impracticality drives tenants out of Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
Job of the day: designer at Studio Piet Boon
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a designer at Studio Piet Boon in Oostzaan, the Netherlands, which renovated a former office building in New York to create luxury apartments with a Dutch interiors aesthetic (pictured). More ›
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Design
AMO designs Prada catwalk as a series of interior scenes
For Prada's Autumn Winter 2017 show, AMO divided the catwalk into a series of colourful interiors with beds and benches. More about AMO designs Prada catwalk as a series of interior scenes
Architecture
Accessible Arizona home by Ibarraro Rosano is lifted above the desert landscape
American studio Ibarraro Rosano Design Architects has elevated parts of this family dwelling off the parched ground in response to the client's request for no steps. More about Accessible Arizona home by Ibarraro Rosano is lifted above the desert landscape
Interiors
ArcHive turns Californian carriage house into plywood-lined sewing studio
San Francisco studio ArcHive's remodel of this 1900s structure into a workspace for a seamstress involved sheathing the walls and ceiling in birch plywood. More about ArcHive turns Californian carriage house into plywood-lined sewing studio
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Juventus FC faces fan uprising after launching minimal new logo
Italian football club Juventus has unveiled its new crest, but the team's fans think the minimalist rebrand is an own goal. More about Juventus FC faces fan uprising after launching minimal new logo
Design
London's Surface Design Show returns for 2017
Dezeen promotion: this year's Surface Design Show will exhibit the latest materials in architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 7 to 9 February 2017. More about London's Surface Design Show returns for 2017
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Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
For the first time in 249 years, construction drawings will be the focus of the architecture room at the Royal Academy of Arts' summer exhibition, which this year is curated by Farshid Moussavi. More about Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
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"Herzog & de Meuron is easily the most influential practice of the last 20 years"
Readers are debating how Herzog & de Meuron's revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium holds up to previous stadiums by the Swiss firm in this week's comments update. More about "Herzog & de Meuron is easily the most influential practice of the last 20 years"
Design
Todd Bracher challenges typical home organisation for his Das Haus installation
Todd Bracher has become the latest designer to create a contemporary living space at IMM Cologne, with an installation that "ignores the architecture and starts from the beginning". More about Todd Bracher challenges typical home organisation for his Das Haus installation
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Grafton Architects chosen to curate Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, have been named as curators for the 2018 edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Grafton Architects chosen to curate Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Architecture
Zinc-covered bump creates double-height kitchen for San Sebastian home
A humped roof accommodates a tall glazed living space within this concrete house designed by Estudio Peña Ganchegui in San Sebastian. More about Zinc-covered bump creates double-height kitchen for San Sebastian home
Interiors
Zware Jongens abandons clinical white to create welcoming, open-plan pharmacy
Concept agency Zware Jongens reimagined the traditional pharmacy to create this warm-toned space in Belgium that includes a refreshment station and "free-flowing" island counter. More about Zware Jongens abandons clinical white to create welcoming, open-plan pharmacy
Design
Werner Aisslinger designs tinted glass shelving that can be customised online
German designer Werner Aisslinger has used furniture fair IMM Cologne, which began yesterday, to launch a tinted-glass storage system that can be easily adapted to suit different living spaces. More about Werner Aisslinger designs tinted glass shelving that can be customised online
Job of the day: architect at Marks Barfield Architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Marks Barfield Architects in London, whose vertical cable car in Brighton is the UK's tallest observation tower outside of the capital (pictured). More ›
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Nine visions for lunar architecture revealed in Moontopia competition
Nine space-age designs have been revealed as the winners of the Moontopia competition, which asked architects and designers to visualise life on the moon. More about Nine visions for lunar architecture revealed in Moontopia competition
Design
Alain Gilles reimagines common kitchen tools for new brand Evolution
A chubby meat thermometer made of silicon and a chopping board that aids in the disposal of food scraps are among the objects designed by Alain Gilles for new kitchenware brand Evolution. More about Alain Gilles reimagines common kitchen tools for new brand Evolution
Architecture
COBE and Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects complete warehouse-inspired housing for Copenhagen harbour
The faceted roofline and brick surfaces of these apartment blocks by Danish firms COBE and Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects take their cues from the 300-year-old warehouses on Copenhagen's harbour. More about COBE and Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects complete warehouse-inspired housing for Copenhagen harbour