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View online     Demountable timber library in Amsterdam is "a living room for the neighbourhood" Stepped, pastel-pink seating spills out from inside the OBA Next Lab library and community space in Amsterdam, designed by Dutch architecture practices Matter Makers, AWR and BAZ Studio as a public living room. Read more ›   Tivoli creates theme park Japanese neighbourhood in central Copenhagen Danish amusement park Tivoli has unveiled Hikari, a new area informed by Japanese cities that features art by Takashi Murakami and was designed to be "genuinely respectful of its origin". Read more ›   ARB scraps two-year practice requirement for architectural registration in the UK The Architects Registration Board has announced changes to its professional practice experience approach, which will see its two-year requirement of industry experience scrapped. Read more ›   IKEA's most recent collection is an "entry point" for young collectors Furniture company IKEA has launched the limited-edition Konstrunda collection, an assortment of furniture and homeware objects that reimagine collectible design from the likes of Andu Masebo at an affordable price point. Read more ›   SESC Pompéia indoor pond replicated for Lina Bo Bardi exhibition in Shanghai International studio Open Architecture drew on Lina Bo Bardi's own designs when creating The Poetics of Survival, the first major exhibition of the architect's work in China. Read more ›   OMA completes first US affordable housing development in San Francisco The New York office of OMA and local practice YA Studio have arranged a 160-home apartment block in San Francisco, California, around multiple courtyards. Read more ›   Photos reveal new facade of Google's Thompson Center The Thompson Center in downtown Chicago has been given a new facade as part of a renovation for tech company Google by architecture studio Jahn. Read more ›   Berthold Lubetkin's Finsbury Health Centre reimagining among projects by University of Nottingham Dezeen School Shows: a project aiming to optimise architect Berthold Lubetkin's Grade I-listed Finsbury Health Centre for 21st-century users is among those by the University of Nottingham. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

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Join the debate! View online This week, readers are discussing a new EU Act enforcing the labelling of realistic AI architectural renderings and Jaguar's new design for their Type 01's four-seat interior. Read on for more and join the debate!     "Good! Everything generated by AI should be identified as such." Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that recently came into force. What do you think? ›   "It's shaping up to be a really interesting design. I just don't see it selling." British carmaker Jaguar has revealed a glimpse of its upcoming Type 01 electric car, which has a central divider and "on-demand" screens. Read the story ›   "Overpromising and underdelivering. Yeah, we'll believe it if it actually it happens." SpaceX and Tesla have announced plans to collaborate on a chip-building factory in Texas, which will measure over 100 million square feet and is expected to become the largest building in the world. Share your thoughts ›   Latest Dezeen Showroom products Velo chair by Layer for Andreu World Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring Contemporary Room Dividing Screens by Fold Studio Flo wall light by Soktas   "So dull. They need to have another idea." German studio Sauerbruch Hutton and US practice Studio Gang have been selected to redesign German House to reflect the nation's values and create a "civic landmark" just north of the United Nations complex in Manhattan. Join the debate ›   "The smallest ideas can create the greatest impacts. Very cool!" Artist Gregory Orekhov has created the Shadow of Light artwork by installing a black-fabric square at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, to show the immensity of the geology. Join the conversation ›   "My brain is rotting just looking at the logo." Social media platform Instagram has updated its brand identity with elements such as a refreshed, "bolder and simpler" wordmark and updated typographic elements across the platform. What do you reckon? ›     "Relentless, mindless consumerism." A campaign has been launched to turn the V&A Dundee by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma into Lego's first Scottish building set. Have you had your say? ›   "This can go right on the Cool Wall, awesome." Belgium studio OYO Architects has built a steel-framed office above a warehouse in Ostend, Belgium, to create an operations centre for energy company Elia. Share your thoughts ›   "Nightmare fuel." California start-up Satyress has unveiled its Threehalves robot, a teleoperated centaur-like humanoid designed to aid humans doing dangerous jobs that expose them to injury, death or extreme conditions. What do you think? ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Project architect at Haverstock Shop manager at twentytwentyone Business development officer/manager at OMA Project manager/designer at Doug Aitken Workshop Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Debate, which was formerly called Dezeen Weekly. Update your preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise