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BMW concept car could receive drone deliveries on the move

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BMW has transformed its 5 Series Sedan into a futuristic concept vehicle that can drive and park itself, understand gestures and even receive drone deliveries on the road. More ›

 
 

Lorenzo Guzzini references Japanese tea houses with simple home in Italian alps

Tea House Italy by Lorenzo Guzzini

The pyramidal roof of this house near Italy's Lake Como takes cues from traditional Japanese tea houses, and is slanted to allow low winter sun to reach the rustic interior. More ›

 
 

Competition: five copies of the Brutalist Washington Map to be won

Free comp: Brutalist Mao

Dezeen has teamed up with Blue Crow Media to give away five copies of a map  detailing 40 examples of brutalist architecture in Washington DC.

 
 

Tasmanian kangaroos move into White Arkitekter's new Copenhagen Zoo enclosure

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Scandinavian firm White Arkitekter  designed this cylindrical house for Tasmanian kangaroos at Copenhagen Zoo to allow visitors to get up close to the animals. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: senior sales consultant at Another Country

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a sales consultant at Another Country, which displays its handcrafted furniture and products at a showroom in London's Marylebone  (pictured). See more from Another Country or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Toyota's Concept-I car anticipates its driver's needs

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Japanese auto brand Toyota's latest concept car is equipped with an artificial intelligence system that picks up on the habits and emotions of the driver. More ›

 
 

White steel extension and large windows update historic hutong home in Beijing

Xirongxian Hutong Renovation by OEU-ChaO

Chinese studio OEU-ChaO has modernised a residence in one of Beijing's historic hutong neighbourhoods with a white steel-framed extension and plenty of windows. More ›

 
 

Dotted perforations create glowing patterns for California offices revamped by Tighe Architecture

Connexion by Patrick Tighe

American studio Tighe Architecture used plywood, perforated steel and white LEDs to upgrade the communal spaces in a pair of nondescript, 50-year-old office buildings in the Los Angeles area. More ›

 
 

Selgascano-designed pavilion transformed into school for Kenya's Kibera slum

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A colourful pavilion designed by Spanish architect duo Selgascano has been shipped from a Copenhagen art museum to Africa's largest slum, where it now serves as a school for 600 orphaned children. More ›

 
 

First Dezeen Mail of 2017 features Heatherwick's scrapped buses and a house without furniture

21st Century Cabin by Julia Heine/McInturff Architects

The first Dezeen Mail of 2017 features a minimalist Maryland house where furniture is banned and the much-discussed decision to discontinue Thomas Heatherwick's double-decker buses for London. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

New York's JFK airport to receive $10 billion revamp

JFK revamp plans

The governor of New York has announced a major overhaul for John F Kennedy International Airport in Queens. More ›