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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Beta Ø Architects upgrades Madrid riding arena with slatted wooden exterior Spanish studio Beta Ø Architects has improved the energy performance of a 1960s horse-riding arena in Madrid, by covering its dramatic concrete structure in layers of polycarbonate and timber slats. More ›     Retractable "scallop shell" roof could be built over Verona's Roman arena The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, could be transformed into an indoor stadium with this competition-winning proposal by German firms GMP and SBP. More ›     Das Haus 2017 showcased "next generation" of open-plan living, says designer Todd Bracher In this movie Dezeen produced for Caesarstone, New York designer Todd Bracher explains why he chose to merge multiple rooms into one for his Das Haus installation at IMM Cologne 2017. More ›     IKEA to partner with Design Indaba to launch African design collection Swedish furniture giant IKEA has announced that it will work alongside Cape Town organisation Design Indaba to produce its first collection made completely by African designers. More ›     Job of the day: designer at Converse Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a designer at footwear brand Converse in Boston, which teamed up with Nike last year to update its 1920s All Star shoe using knitted Hyperfuse fabric (pictured). More ›     Carl Hansen & Son reissues final chair from original Hans J Wegner collection of four Carl Hansen & Son has used this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair to relaunch Danish modernist Hans J Wegner's CH23 dining chair, designed at the same time as his famous Wishbone chair. More ›     WeWork opens "whimsical" co-working space in former opium factory Shanghai studio Linehouse has transformed a former opium factory  with green-painted metalwork and pastel-coloured terrazzo to create the Chinese flagship for co-working company WeWork. More ›     1930s modernist Aluminaire House moves cross-country to Palm Springs A historic, ready-to-assemble metal home by noted modernist architect Albert Frey is moving from a New York storage unit to Southern California this week. More ›     Note Design Studio creates deliberately unassuming tables and stools for Fogia Note Design Studio's latest collection for Swedish brand Fogia is intentionally "not eye-catching" and foregoes any additional details and adornments. More ›     Columbia GSAPP presents architectural models and photos in Stagecraft exhibition Intricate models of buildings by Le Corbusier, Norman Foster, Peter Zumthor and more are going on show at New York's Columbia University, alongside photographs by James Ewing. More ›     Sam Jacob designs Peckham hair salon where clients look at artwork instead of themselves Architect Sam Jacob  has overhauled a hairdressers-cum-gallery in southeast London, so now customers stare at artworks rather than their reflections while they get a trim. More ›     Art and design can help drive up standards in schools, says UK government The UK government is urging schools to promote art and design subjects, after a report found that schools with more creative pupils achieve significantly higher grades. More ›     Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in movie about Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House The story of Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House is set for the silver screen, with Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges set to play the famous modernist architect. More ›     Tom Dixon launches two new lighting designs at Stockholm Design Week British designer Tom Dixon has unveiled two new lighting designs – a wall-mounted lamp inspired by insulated flasks, and a brass-plated chandelier that can be rotated into different configurations. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise