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Ström Architects completes contemporary bungalow that eschews "staid" retirement home model

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One end of this larch-clad retirement residence in the English countryside by Ström Architects cantilevers over a wall to protect a parking spot for a vintage car. More ›

 
 

Kuri is an "insanely cute" home robot with its own facial expressions

CES: Kuri Robot

Californian start-up Mayfield Robotics has revealed its first domestic robot, which responds to its user with facial expressions, head movements and sounds. More ›

 
 

Leaked Schumacher email reveals friction within Zaha Hadid Architects

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In a leaked email, Patrik Schumacher claims that an open letter sent out by Zaha Hadid Architects in the aftermath of his controversial World Architecture Festival speech should never have been issued. More ›

 
 

Record traffic to Dezeen in 2016 with almost 50 million visits

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Dezeen had its best-ever year in terms of visitors in 2016, with unique visitors up nearly 11 per cent to over 20 million and visits up 8.5 per cent to almost 50 million. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a BeoSound 1 wireless speaker system by Bang & Olufsen

Electronics by Bang & Olufsen

Dezeen has teamed up with electronics brand Bang & Olufsen to give away one of its new cone-shaped Beosound 1 wireless speaker systems. More ›

 
 

Five of the best home gyms for working off the Christmas bulge

Gym roundup

New Year's resolutions dictate the annual renewal of an unused gym membership but, for those still unwilling to leave the lounge behind we've rounded up five of the best home workout spaces, from punch bags that keep you fit while you type  to a basketball court that doubles as an entrance hall. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architects at Studio Fuksas

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for Mandarin-speaking architects at Italian practice Studio Fuksas, which was selected to design a major convention centre in Canberra  (pictured). See more from Studio Fuksas or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Victor Castanera designs balancing lamp made up of monochrome spheres

Oblure / Balance by Victor Castanera

This LED lamp, which Spanish designer Victor Castanera  will launch at the upcoming Maison & Objet fair, features glowing glass orbs that balance between steel shelves. More ›

 
 

Anxiety-reducing orthodontic clinic features serene interiors and garden views

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Birch-framed skylights and windows offer garden views to patients at this dental clinic in the Netherlands, designed by Studio Prototype. More ›

 
 

Arqmov creates Mexico City apartment block with angled windows and coloured panels

Coli Roma by Arqmov Workshop

This urban residential building by Arqmov Workshop features a faceted facade sheathed in a patchwork of vibrant laminate panels and large windows framed in black metal. More ›

 
 

Lego unveils Boost kit to help children learn coding

CES: Lego boost

Lego has announced a kit for building and programming robots, designed to encourage a younger generation to learn how to code, at this year's CES tech conference. More ›

 
 

TPG Architecture adapts tobacco factory into ad agency offices

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Nearly a century of layered paint creates texture on walls throughout these offices for an advertising agency in North Carolina, which TPG Architecture created inside a former factory. More ›

 
 

Faraday Future unveils electric car to rival Tesla's – but its "driverless valet" malfunctions during CES demo

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An American startup is taking on electric car supremo Tesla with this intelligent electric vehicle unveiled at CES 2017, but was left red-faced when one of its main features failed to work during a demo. More ›

 
 

"Architecture that constructs a better world, not better bubbles, is the true task in this new year"

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With Donald Trump's presidency looming, Aaron Betsky's latest Opinion column stresses the need for architecture that will bring America's isolated communities together, and not just benefit the world of pick-up-truck drivers. More ›

 
 

MX_SI and Mestres Wåge Arquitectes to transform 1930s silo into art gallery in Norway

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Barcelona-based studios MX_SI and Mestres Wåge Arquitectes have won a competition to covert a 1930s silo into an art museum and cultural centre in Norway. More ›

 
 

"World's first" smart hairbrush scores quality of hair during use

CES: Smart Hairbrush

Beauty brand L'Oréal has worked alongside digital healthcare company Withings to develop a brush that tracks and scores the quality of hair. More ›

 
 

Brutalist bunker to be converted into tower by Powerhouse Company

The Bunker by Powerhouse Company

Powerhouse Company has revealed its plans to convert a brutalist bunker in Eindhoven into high-rise housing. More ›