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Design
Aphra Hallam creates wearable cooling device to relieve menopause symptoms
Designer Aphra Hallam has created the Zera Cooling Crescent, a wearable device designed to relieve the hot flushes women can experience during menopause. More about Aphra Hallam creates wearable cooling device to relieve menopause symptoms
Architecture
Harding Huebner perches Meadow House on hillside in North Carolina
US studio Harding Huebner Architects has completed a low-lying, energy-efficient home informed by the "agrarian barns and humble structures" found in America's Appalachian Region. More about Harding Huebner perches Meadow House on hillside in North Carolina
School Shows
Ten architecture student projects by California Baptist University
Dezeen School Shows: a care centre that connects people living with dementia with past memories is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at California Baptist University. More about Ten architecture student projects by California Baptist University
Promotions
Black bricks by Glen-Gery add "timeless feel" to Tree Huis in Iowa
Promotion: US studio Substance Architecture has created a conference centre on a verdant site in Iowa, which is clad in elongated black bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery. More about Black bricks by Glen-Gery add "timeless feel" to Tree Huis in Iowa
Architecture
DHaus brightens Hertfordshire House with glass extension
A minimal material palette helps define this glazed extension, which London studio DHaus has added to the back of a house in Hertfordshire, UK. More about DHaus brightens Hertfordshire House with glass extension
Architecture
Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner arrange multi-generational housing around communal garden
Dorschner Kahl Architects and Heine Mildner Architects have collaborated on Andreasgärten, a multi-generational housing scheme in Erfurt that integrates assisted living for the elderly with the wider community. More about Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner arrange multi-generational housing around communal garden
AItopia
Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture. More about Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
News
San Siro saved from demolition due to its cultural significance
The iconic San Siro in Milan, which was set to be replaced by a Populous-designed stadium, has been saved from demolition because of its "cultural heritage". More about San Siro saved from demolition due to its cultural significance
Opinion
"Britain's architects should refuse to let moralising snobbery define their approach to laundry"
Architects need to rethink their part in Britain's dysfunctional relationship with laundry, writes Phineas Harper. More about "Britain's architects should refuse to let moralising snobbery define their approach to laundry"
Architecture
Oversized red roof shelters Patagonian Shadow Cabin in France
An oversized roof and wooden structure define this pavilion by Chilean studio DRAA, which aims to bring "a piece of Patagonian shade" to Le Festival des Cabanes in France. More about Oversized red roof shelters Patagonian Shadow Cabin in France
Interiors
Viruta Lab blankets former fisherman's house in Valencia with chequerboard tiles
Spanish interiors studio Viruta Lab has renovated a compact house in El Cabanyal, Valencia's traditional fishing neighbourhood, using geometric blue-and-white tiling for an understated nautical aesthetic. More about Viruta Lab blankets former fisherman's house in Valencia with chequerboard tiles
Interiors
Hotel Genevieve in Louisville features colour-coordinated guest rooms
Room types are organized by bold colours at this hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, which was designed by US hospitality group Bunkhouse and Philadelphia-based design studio Rohe Creative. More about Hotel Genevieve in Louisville features colour-coordinated guest rooms
Architecture
Bureau de Change references Victorian boxing rings for London house extension
A sunken living room and decorative red tiles define this residential extension, which architecture studio Bureau de Change has added to Clay House in East Finchley, London. More about Bureau de Change references Victorian boxing rings for London house extension
Lookbooks
Eight sunny yellow interiors from kitchens to living rooms
One-palette rooms and statement staircases are featured in our latest lookbook, which explores the best yellow interiors from the Dezeen archives. More about Eight sunny yellow interiors from kitchens to living rooms
Interiors
El Departamento designs Barcelona eyewear store as a "challenging visual exercise"
Slight variations in tone and texture differentiate surfaces inside the PJ Lobster glasses store in Barcelona, which Spanish interiors studio El Departamento has finished entirely in green. More about El Departamento designs Barcelona eyewear store as a "challenging visual exercise"
Interiors
AB Lafitte creates colourful and "eccentric" music venue in Oklahoma City
This live music venue in Oklahoma City was created by local interior designer AB Laffite as a "psychedelic funhouse" using carnival lighting strips and a palette of sunset hues. More about AB Lafitte creates colourful and "eccentric" music venue in Oklahoma City
Architecture
Mcmullan Studio designs garden room as "restorative haven"
Wooden shingles clad this pod-like garden room by London practice Mcmullan Studio, which has been created for spinal-injury charity Horatio's Garden. More about Mcmullan Studio designs garden room as "restorative haven"
Lookbooks
Ten built-in beds that are embedded into the fabric of the building
From mattresses on concrete bases to beds encased within timber surrounds, this lookbook rounds up ten single, double and day beds that have been built into interiors. More about Ten built-in beds that are embedded into the fabric of the building
This week on Dezeen
This week SHoP Architects completed its supertall Brooklyn Tower
This week on Dezeen, we reported that the first supertall skyscraper in Brooklyn had reached completion after finishing touches were finally made to its intricate facade. More about This week SHoP Architects completed its supertall Brooklyn Tower