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Arcaid unveils architecture photograph of the year shortlist

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A chapel by Peter Zumthor, marble-patterned offices by Herzog & de Meuron and a São Paulo museum by Linda Bo Bardi are among the subjects of 20 images shortlisted for architecture photograph of the year.

 
 

Job of the day: senior designer at Tom Dixon

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at Tom Dixon's interior practice Design Research Studio, which created the hotel-inspired rooms at co-working space Atrium in London (pictured). Read more stories on Tom Dixon, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs

 
 

"The Global South could create a different, and maybe better, kind of modernity"

Opinion: Owen Hatherley

Chile and Cuba's contributions to the London Design Biennale suggest that, while the Global South is expected to copy the design of the north, it could offer a more radical future, argues Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column.

 
 

Space Encounters converts Amsterdam factory into greenhouse-filled offices

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Glasshouses double as informal meeting spots inside this former warehouse in Amsterdam, which has been converted into offices for a pushchair company by Dutch studio Space Encounters.

 
 

Piet Hein Eek's scaled-down Tube Watch is available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store

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Eindhoven designer Piet Hein Eek's Tube Watch for Dutch brand LEFF Amsterdam is now available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store in a smaller unisex size.

 
 

TT Architects transforms furniture factory into family home in Japan

Wood & Steel Frames Renovation by TT architects

TT Architects has converted an old furniture factory in the Japanese city of Okayama into a cedar-and steel-clad home for a carpenter and his family.

 
 

Andersson-Wise creates Montana cabin with cordwood walls and green roof

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Short pieces of debarked timber are stacked to form the walls of this remote wilderness retreat, designed for an active family by US studio Andersson-Wise Architects.

 
 

Apple redesigns MacBook Pro to include touch-sensitive second screen

Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Apple has unveiled its first update to the MacBook Pro laptop since 2012, which includes a secondary display between the keyboard and screen.

 
 

MoMA adds original emojis to permanent collection

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New York's Museum of Modern Art has announced the addition of the original 176 emoji set to its collection of "humble masterpieces".

 
 

Kodak rebrands with retro-style logo

News: Kodak rebrand

Kodak has rebranded for the first time in 10 years, ditching its typographic logo for a red and yellow version of the marque it used during the 1970s and 80s.

 
 

Philippe Starck designs smartphone with edge-to-edge screen

Mi MIX de Xiaomi smartphone by Philippe Starck

French designer Philippe Starck has designed his first smartphone: the Mi Mix for Chinese electronics company Xiaomi.

 
 

Creative Industries Federation outlines "red-line issues" for Brexit negotiations

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Brexit: the Creative Industries Federation has published a report calling for the UK's art, design and cultural industries to be put "at the heart of government thinking" as the nation prepares to leave the European Union.

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail features BIG's Hyperloop plans and a smartphone by Kodak

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Kodak's new smartphone aimed at photographers features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with BIG's plans for a high-speed transportation system and a dinosaur egg museum in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 
 
   
 
 

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