The Interlace by Ole Scheeren was designed to “build a sense of community”
Dezeen Mail issue 279 features a selection of this week’s best stories and discussions
Greg Haji Joannides restores interior of ruined 17th-century Greek island house
Nendo’s MINIM+AID kit contains emergency supplies for earthquake victims
Keyless Grasp bicycle lock uses fingerprint data to unlock
Alloy completes skinny townhouses in Brooklyn’s most expensive neighbourhood
James Turrell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveil extension for ARoS art museum
Plans for 800 new London art and design studios rejected
Peter Marigold’s pocket-sized FORMcard melts into mouldable plastic glue
Foster + Partners’ Roman history museum begins construction in south of France
Virtual reality mall lets consumers shop alongside digital giraffes and zebras
Dezeen has reached 250,000 Instagram followers!
Blackened cedar planks cover the facade of COS Toronto store
Smartphones and tablets spell the end for open-plan living, say UK architects
Today we like: robots
Curvaceous concrete crematorium by Plan 01 offers “dignified and serene setting” for mourners
Pininfarina unveils Ferrari-like tractor design for Zetor
“Prison Architect is a graveyard for the utopian spirit where noble ambitions go to die”
Ai Weiwei’s first jewellery collection is cut from a rod of gold rebar
Raumlabor builds industrial-looking sauna above the waters of Gothenburg port
Wave of super-tall towers in Manhattan sparks protests over shadows
Today we like: lights
Du Besset-Lyon transforms former sanatorium into Clermont-Ferrand School of Architecture
