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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 shortlist announced The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, including Damien Hirst's London gallery, an Oxford university building by Herzog & de Meuron and a forest home for a pair of artists (+ slideshow).     "Pokémon GO has redrawn the map of what people find important about the world" Opinion: the Pokémon GO smartphone video game has become a cultural phenomenon that is changing the way people interact with cities and buildings, says Alex Wiltshire.     Today we like: French houses Today is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that celebrates the country's reinvention as a republic. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 – a symbolic moment for the French Revolution. We're joining the celebrations with a look back at some of the best French houses from our archive, including a dilapidated barn turned into a holiday home using traditional hemp-based plaster (pictured) and a villa designed to look like a bump in the landscape. See more French houses on Dezeen »     Fiona O'Leary designs pocket-sized font detector Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Fiona O'Leary has designed a prototype gadget that can identify the font used in any book or magazine (+ movie).     UK needs infrastructure spending to succeed after Brexit, says Sadie Morgan Brexit crisis: architect and government adviser Sadie Morgan has called on the UK government to stick to its infrastructure investment plans as it prepares to leave the European Union.     Catseye Bay designs multi-use furniture for renovated Sydney studio flat Bespoke joinery creates furniture, partitions and storage solutions for this Sydney studio apartment renovated by local design firm Catseye Bay (+ slideshow).     Poise lamp by Saif Faisal slides up and down to adjust light levels The head of Saif Faisal's Poise lamp moves freely along a wooden column, allowing the light to be intensified or diffused (+ slideshow).     Merge Architects clads compact Massachusetts home in weathering steel US studio Merge Architects has completed a family home in the Boston area with facades clad in pre-rusted steel and interior spaces that overlook slot gardens (+ slideshow).     Richard Meier's Douglas House joins America's historic places list These new photographs show American architect Richard Meier's Douglas House perched above Lake Michigan, which has been added to the USA's National Register of Historic Places (+ slideshow).     LaSelva and Iván Zúñiga design range of concrete home accessories Spanish-Mexican studio LaSelva has released a collection of small concrete accessories for the home in collaboration with designer Iván Zúñiga (+ slideshow).     Anthony Gerace's Land's End series chronicles pre-Brexit Cornwall Photo essay: British photographer Anthony Gerace has produced a series of images offering a snapshot of the crumbling architecture and infrastructure of Cornwall – a stronghold of the Brexit campaign (+ slideshow).     Architecture for Humanity founders sued for $3 million The founders and board members of non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity, which filed for bankruptcy last year, are being sued for the alleged misuse of donations.     Architects and designers including Studio MK27 and Neri&Hu among AZ Award winners 2016 Dezeen promotion: a weathering-steel temple, marble-patterned tables and a pivoting glass door are among the 18 winners of this year's AZ Awards for architecture and design (+ slideshow).     Patrik Schumacher discusses first meeting with "intense and intriguing" Zaha Hadid Movie: in this exclusive video, the late Zaha Hadid's long-standing business partner Patrik Schumacher reflects on meeting the architect for the first time as a student and the impact of her early paintings.     Five of the best houses in Arizona on Dezeen We're heading to Arizona for this week's roundup of American houses from different states, where a rammed-earth retreat near the Mexican border and a white concrete house in the desert are among our top five (+ slideshow).     Muhammad Sahrum proposes hot-desking and games in conceptual 21st-century embassy Graduate shows 2016: architecture graduate Muhammad Sahrum has envisioned an embassy for the 21st century, with flexible workspaces and games rooms to make diplomatic decision making more informal.       Follow us You've signed up to receive all Dezeen's architecture and design stories in one daily email. Preferences | Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise