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Opinion

Opinion

"There is no need to destroy one significant cultural legacy in order to celebrate another"

The Obama Presidential Center will be presented to the Chicago City Council today. But its proposed siting in the city's Jackson Park will both remove acres of public land and blight Fredrick Law Olmsted's historic landscape design, argues The Cultural Landscape Foundation president Charles A Birnbaum. More about "There is no need to destroy one significant cultural legacy in order to celebrate another"

Architecture

Architecture

Al-Jawad Pike uses pale, exposed materials to extend west London home

Pale brickwork, oak furnishings and terrazzo flooring combine in this light-filled extension to a Victorian house in London's Shepherd's Bush, designed by architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike. More about Al-Jawad Pike uses pale, exposed materials to extend west London home

Promotion

Promotion

Zumtobel showcases versatile lighting systems in Messe Dornbirn exhibition centre

Dezeen promotion: lighting brand Zumtobel has worked with Marte.Marte Architects to develop a bespoke lighting system for the huge new halls of the Messe Dornbirn exhibition centre in western Austria. More about Zumtobel showcases versatile lighting systems in Messe Dornbirn exhibition centre

Architecture

Architecture

Bamboo social housing in rural Mexico can be built by residents in a week

Mexico City studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura has completed a prototype for social housing in a mountain town, using a prefabricated bamboo frame that residents can use to replicate the structure in just seven days. More about Bamboo social housing in rural Mexico can be built by residents in a week

Furniture

Furniture

Estudio Persona's furniture collection channels "Hispanic rock 'n' roll"

Design duo Estudio Persona has based this range of furniture on the aesthetic of their native Uruguay, which they describe as "far from the exuberantly colourful Latino cliché". More about Estudio Persona's furniture collection channels "Hispanic rock 'n' roll"

Architecture

Architecture

Micro apartments in concrete pipes designed to ease Hong Kong's housing crisis

Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype for low-cost, stackable micro homes in concrete pipes, which could slot into gaps between city buildings. More about Micro apartments in concrete pipes designed to ease Hong Kong's housing crisis

Architecture

Architecture

Butterfly roofs top rural house in Carmel by Feldman Architecture

V-shaped roofs cover each of the three pavilions that make up this Californian residence by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was constructed in an environmentally sensitive private community. More about Butterfly roofs top rural house in Carmel by Feldman Architecture

Design

Design

Boeing reveals delivery drone that can carry up to 500 pounds of cargo

Boeing has created an unmanned electric air vehicle prototype that it will use to test and evolve autonomous cargo delivery vehicles of the future. More about Boeing reveals delivery drone that can carry up to 500 pounds of cargo

Design

Design

Formafantasma creates glassware with swathes of coloured pigment for Nude

Serving plates patterned with accents of yellow and blush pink by Formafantasma feature in Nude's latest glassware collection, which is launching at Maison&Objet later this month. More about Formafantasma creates glassware with swathes of coloured pigment for Nude

Interiors

Interiors

Abraham Cota Paredes creates stark white interior for hair salon in Mexico

Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has given this hair salon in Guadalajara a minimal makeover, hiding beauty products and accessories in the all-white space. More about Abraham Cota Paredes creates stark white interior for hair salon in Mexico