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Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute

Italian brand Magis has launched Bell Chair, a lightweight, low-cost stackable monobloc chair made of recycled polypropylene. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, designer Konstantin Grcic explains how he created a product that is "just over half of the weight of a normal chair". More about Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute

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Comments

"It's good to see architects build up leverage towards software companies" say commenters

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing criticism of Revit from some of the UK's largest architecture practices and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "It's good to see architects build up leverage towards software companies" say commenters

Technology

Technology

Competition: win a pair of IRIS Flow headphones

In our latest competition, we have teamed up with audio technology company IRIS to give readers the chance to win IRIS Flow headphones. More about Competition: win a pair of IRIS Flow headphones

Architecture

Architecture

Foster + Partners designs "porous" Apple store in Beijing

A large overhanging roof shelters the expansive glass walls that front the "open and inviting" Apple Sanlitun store by Foster + Partners in Beijing, China. More about Foster + Partners designs "porous" Apple store in Beijing

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News

RIBA calls for "urgent reconsideration" of proposals to deregulate planning

The UK government's plans to deregulate the planning permission system in England will lead to poor quality housing warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about RIBA calls for "urgent reconsideration" of proposals to deregulate planning

Architecture

Architecture

Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge's "architectural inventions over the centuries"

Yellow brick walls with unarranged white windows enclose communal courtyards and timber-lined walkways at the heart of Mecanoo's housing for the University of Cambridge. More about Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge's "architectural inventions over the centuries"

Architecture

Architecture

Morris + Company to extend Walter Segal's former London home

Architecture studio Morris + Company has designed an extension for the self-built home of Walter Segal in north London that is "a direct homage" to the architect's body of work. More about Morris + Company to extend Walter Segal's former London home

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News

AIA "strongly opposes" Trump administration's rollback of fair housing rule

The American Institute of Architects has criticised the federal government's termination of a provision introduced to help dismantle racial segregation in housing. More about AIA "strongly opposes" Trump administration's rollback of fair housing rule

Architecture

Architecture

Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House

The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. More about Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House

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News

New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England

A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More about New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England