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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Snøhetta designs Beirut bank featuring chequerboard walls and rooftop gardens Snøhetta has won a competition to design the headquarters of Banque Libano Francaise in Beirut, the firm's first project in Lebanon.     Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to design UCL's Olympic Park campus Architecture firms Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been selected to design the first buildings at University College London's proposed Olympic Park campus, which is set to include a major new school of design.     Designer Lekan Jeyifo imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos Designer Lekan Jeyif has created a  dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow).      Blond designs wireless charging station for speakers and digital devices The demand for stylish home accessories with built-in induction charging is set to boom according to London studio Blond, which has created a portable cylindrical speaker that comes with a wireless charging tray (+ slideshow).     MAPA builds two prefabricated houses in Brazilian mountain landscape Architecture studio MAPA has revealed the latest project from its prefabricated building company Minimod, a pair of factory-made houses at an estate surrounded by mountains in Brazil (+ slideshow).     Diminutive Rio 2016 cauldron complemented by massive kinetic sculpture Rio 2016: American artist Anthony Howe has designed a large kinetic sculpture to heighten the impact of the modest-sized cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic games (+ movie).     California art museum by SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson set to open in November Construction is almost complete on a new contemporary art museum in  California by US studios SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, featuring a massive white aluminium canopy supported by skinny white columns (+ slideshow).     The best and worst Olympic logo designs since 1924 Rio 2016: with the Rio Olympics now in full swing, we've rounded up some of the best and worst logos that have been produced to promote the summer event, including the favourite logos selected by legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser and critic Alice Rawsthorn (+ slideshow).     Chinese government sees architectural discussion as "dangerous" threat, says Ai Weiwei China's "fatalist" government is causing the country's architectural profession to stagnate, according to artist and political activist Ai Weiwei.     Luis Barragán's family "shocked and very sad" after architect's ashes turned into diamond A descendant of legendary Mexican architect Luis Barragán is outraged after discovering that his great-uncle's cremated remains have been used to create a diamond ring.     Today we like: cats It's International Cat Day! To mark the occasion we've rounded up some of the best architecture and design for felines – including a series of cat houses by Los Angeles-based architects, a veterinary clinic  dedicated to cats and a Seoul home where the owners' pet has its own loft. Browse all our architecture and design for cats »     Five of the best outfits sported by Rio 2016 Olympians during the opening ceremony Rio 2016: athletes were kitted out in uniforms by an assortment of well-known fashion designers and brands during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday night. We've picked out five standout designs.     Sayama Forest Chapel by Hiroshi Nakamura is covered with hand-bent aluminium shingles A+Awards: next up in our series on winning projects from Architizer's 2016 A+Awards is a small chapel by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura, which features extreme gables and a roof covered in 21,000 aluminium shingles (+ slideshow).       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