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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Slovenian holiday home by Prima features glass, larch and aluminium walls A pair of gabled blocks nestle into a snow-covered slope in a Slovenian ski resort to form this holiday home  by Ljubljana studio Prima. More ›     Design "enhances our economy and our global reputation" says UK culture minister UK culture minister Matt Hancock has praised the UK's architects and designers, describing the sector as "vitally important to our future as an outward looking, creative nation". More ›     Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme Pollard Thomas Edwards has completed the UK's first co-housing project for elderly residents in north London, comprising  brick mews houses arranged around a communal garden. More ›     Domotex 2017 presents latest trends in flooring design Dezeen promotion: the upcoming Domotex trade fair is set to take place in January 2017, and will feature the latest trends in design for floor surfaces  and carpets. More ›     Humanitarian experts propose turning refugee camps into enterprise zones called "refugee cities" Refugee camps should be rebadged as cities and turned into enterprise zones so inhabitants can set up businesses and build their own infrastructure, according to a new report. More ›     Job of the day: architect at Hopkins Architects Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Hopkins Architects, which designed the Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympic Games  (pictured). Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.     Klokers launches watch inspired by mid-century analog computer The first timepiece from French brand Klokers, featuring an unusual dial design made of three rotating disks, is now available to buy from Dezeen Watch Store. More ›     UberRaum Architects staggers Cloud Cuckoo House to offer views of Rhine Valley UberRaum Architects has added a stepped wooden extension to this mountainside house in Germany's Black Forest, offering its residents views of the surrounding trees and valley. More ›     Foster + Partners skyscraper joins line-up at New York's Hudson Yards The next piece to be unveiled as part of the vast Hudson Yards development in New York is a glass office tower by architecture firm Foster + Partners. More ›     Clive Wilkinson creates cubicle-free Manhattan office with cosy nooks and communal tables US studio Clive Wilkinson Architects sought to eliminate traditional work boundaries in its design of a new headquarters for the global adverting agency Publicis. More ›     Dezeen's Christmas gift guide 2016: cyclists Next up in our series of Christmas gift guides, we've picked out 12 presents suited to cycling fanatics, including a helmet that can be flat-packed into a bag, a stylish waterproof backpack and a compass that clips onto handlebars. More ›     Foster-designed Oceanwide Center breaks ground in San Francisco Work has commenced on the development set to include San Francisco's second-tallest building, designed by UK firm Foster + Partners. More ›     Eight products that come in Pantone colour of the year Greenery Pantone's just-announced colour of the year is a predictor of what will be big in 2017, but some designs in the hue are already here. More ›     This week's Dezeen Mail features a sinuous MAD housing block and London's best house extensions This week's Dezeen Mail features 24 projects shortlisted in a competition to find London's best house extensions, Dezeen's review of 2016 and MAD's topography-inspired housing in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›     Dezeen's top 10 installations of 2016 Floating orange platforms across an Italian lake and a disorienting mirror maze are among US editor Dan Howarth's 10 favourite installations from the past 12 months, continuing our review of 2016. More ›     SOM creates Christmas tree alternative at Denmark's Utzon Center Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed this latticed pavilion in lieu of a Christmas tree for the courtyard of a building designed by the late Jørn Utzon in Aalborg, Denmark. More ›     "With a good culture war, you can ignore the real reason why British transport architecture is so grim" The problem with Britain's railway stations isn't anything to do with style, it's that they are all just malls waiting to happen, argues Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More ›     Pantone names Greenery its 2017 colour of the year Colour company Pantone has revealed a zesty shade of green as its colour of the year for 2017. More ›     Amanda Levete and PLP Architecture create Sky headquarters for west London Amanda Levete's studio AL_A  and PLP Architecture have created a shed-like headquarter  for broadcasting and telecommunications company Sky, featuring open-planned mezzanines and a wood-lined interior. More ›       Follow us     See the last issue of Dezeen Mail Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Mail newsletters. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise