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Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains

Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti.

 
 

Google shelves modular smartphone Project Ara

US technology giant Google has scrapped one of its most ambitious ventures, Project Ara, according to insider sources.

 
 

Made by Pen launches The Dog Room with architect Michael Ong

Dezeen promotion: Australian design brand Made by Pen and Melbourne-based architect Michael Ong have teamed up to create a miniature wooden house for dogs (+ slideshow).

 
 

Top 10 picks for the London Design Biennale 2016

London Design Biennale 2016: with the first ever London Design Biennale set to open next week, Dezeen reporter Jessica Mairs has selected 10 attractions that aren't to be missed, including a forest dining room and a giant weathervane.

 
 

Job of the week: senior interior architect at Starck

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Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior interior architect at Philippe Starck's firm in Paris, which recently designed a Bordeaux wine cellar to look like a "raw metal blade plunged in the terroir" (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Cadaval & Solà-Morales completes black concrete retreat in Mexican countryside

Black-painted concrete frames the two glazed boxes that make up this holiday home, designed by architects Cadaval & Solà-Morales for a growing tourist resort on the outskirts of Mexico City (+ slideshow).

 
 

Joe Doucet and Inga Sempé design carafe and cupolas for Nude glassware

London Design Festival 2016: Joe Doucet and Inga Sempé are among the designers to have created simple glassware pieces for Turkish glassware brand Nude (+ slideshow).

 
 

Mohican Hills House by Robert Gurney Architect overlooks the Potomac River

This single family home built by Robert Gurney Architect outside Washington DC takes cues from its many Mid-century Modern neighbours (+ slideshow).

 
 

Vancouver university building by KPMB features fritted glass and rough-sawn cedar

Canadian studio KPMB has completed an alumni centre for the University of British Columbia with angled, fritted-glass facades that "change dramatically from day to night" (+ slideshow).

 
 

Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture

The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow).

 
 

Here's what you can build for less than £1 million in the UK

With houses in London now selling for as much as £26 million, the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist offers some slightly more attainable inspiration for anyone with the time and energy to build from scratch.

 
 

Carbuncle Cup shortlist reveals frontrunners for Britain's worst building of 2016

Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's most unwanted award – the Carbuncle Cup 2016 for the UK's worst new building (+ slideshow).

 
 

Giant monopoly houses and rainforest installation to feature at designjunction 2016

Dezeen promotion: installations, pop-up shops, events and 200 interior design brands will return to designjunction during this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow).

 
 

Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016 shortlist announced

A copper-clad chapel and a faceted wooden sauna are among the four buildings competing for Finland's most important architecture prize (+ slideshow).

 
 

Pro version of 3D-printing pen can draw in copper and wood

Technology company WobbleWorks has launched an updated edition of its hugely popular 3Doodler pen, which can now draw using materials like copper and wood composites (+ slideshow).

 
 

Dezeen Mail issue 321 features this week's best stories and discussions

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The world's longest glass bridge, our roundup of the best Minimalist rebrands and a teepee-shaped home with a spiral pool (pictured) feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail.

Read Dezeen Mail issue 321 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail

 
 

Zaha Hadid homeware collection to be unveiled at Maison&Objet

Maison&Objet 2016: Homeware patterned with optical illusions features in the latest collection of products by the late Zaha Hadid (+ slideshow).

 
 

Remote Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke faces the Teton mountains

Wyoming architecture firm Carney Logan Burke has created a vacation estate for a New York family that is oriented to provide dramatic views (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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