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Wooden screens mask glazed walls of Porto house by AZO Sequeira

Slatted wooden screens fold open to reveal walls of windows at the front and back of this concrete house in Porto by AZO Sequeira Arquitectos Associados (+ slideshow).

 
 

Quarter of UK architecture students report mental health issues

More than a quarter of architecture students in the UK have reported mental health issues related to their studies, with workload and debt among the leading causes, according to a new survey.

 
 

Job of the week: architecture assistant at Bompas & Parr

Dezeen job of the week

Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-I architecture assistant at London studio Bompas & Parr, which is known for its experimental food design – including architectural jelly (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Louis Poulsen releases colourful mini version of 1971 Panthella lamp

Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen is producing a new version of the iconic Panthella lamp by Verner Panton that was originally developed in 1971 (+ slideshow).

 
 

ETH Zurich students build floating wooden pavilion for Manifesta art biennale

Visitors to this year's Manifesta art biennale can watch films while enjoying a swim in this floating pavilion, built by students to float on Switzerland's Lake Zurich ( + slideshow).

 
 

Skagen's bestselling Hagen watch arrives at Dezeen Watch Store in new colours

Dezeen Watch Store: the minimal Hagen timepiece by popular Danish brand Skagen is now available in three new colour combinations.

 
 

Jim Stephenson photographs Eero Saarinen's "breathtaking" MIT Chapel

Undulating brick surfaces are concealed behind the smooth, windowless exterior of this chapel by Modernist architect Eero Saarinen, captured in these new images by British photographer Jim Stephenson (+ slideshow).

 
 

Plans for tiny house by Foundry Architects made available for purchase

Anyone wanting to construct their own tiny house can now buy detailed plans for a micro dwelling designed by Washington DC studio Foundry Architects (+ slideshow).

 
 

Bandada Studio transforms historic theatre into Futura CDMX museum

A former theatre in Mexico City has been restored and reconfigured by Bandada Studio into an interactive museum that displays a giant model of the metropolis (+ slideshow).

 
 

Creative industries booming across the UK, according to new report

UK creative industries booming

Business news: the creative industries are growing faster than any other business sector in most of the UK according to new data, with 47 "creative clusters" now scattered across the country – including "less 'hip'" areas like Slough and Chester.

 
 

Obama selects Chicago's Jackson Park for presidential library site

Jackson Park, Chicago

US president Barack Obama has chosen Jackson Park in Chicago as the site to build the library that will commemorate his term in office.

 
 

Designers call for government to improve "f*cked" UK education system

Brexit design summit: UK design education is "very weak" and studios will continue to rely on overseas talent unless the government invests in schools, leading designers have told Dezeen.

 
 

Old textile factory renovated into food research studio for Ferran Adrià's El Bulli Lab

Spanish architecture practice Francesc Rifé Studio used polycarbonate sheets to divide an old textile factory into offices for the chef and staff behind the world-famous El Bulli restaurant (+ slideshow).

 
 

Elon Musk unveils vision for self-driving electric buses and trucks in Tesla masterplan

Electric car brand Tesla will "expand to cover the major forms of terrestrial transport" and unveil autonomous buses and trucks next year, founder Elon Musk revealed in an updated masterplan posted to the company blog.

 
 

Serpentine Summer Houses put up for sale on The Modern House

The four Summer Houses built to accompany BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion have been listed for sale through architecture-led estate agent The Modern House.

 
 

Dezeen Mail issue 316 features this week's best stories and discussions

Summer House in Santorini Kapsimalis Architects architecture Greece Dezeen

A bright white summer house on the Santorini coastline (pictured), the latest news from our Brexit design summit and a colostomy bag designed to suit intimate moments feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail.

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Stanton Williams and Asif Khan chosen to design new Museum of London at Smithfield market

Architects  Stanton Williams and Asif Khan have been selected over teams including BIG and Caruso St John to design a new building for the Museum of London, after being described by competition judges as "a clear winner" (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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