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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More ›     CL3VER launches virtual tour of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion Those unable to visit Mies van der Rohe's iconic  Barcelona Pavilion can now tour the building remotely through a virtual-reality experience created by architectural visualisation studio CL3VER. More ›     Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers buys into Minimalux The Dutch design entrepreneur Casper Vissers has made his first significant business move since stepping down from Moooi almost two years ago, becoming an equal shareholder in British brand Minimalux. More ›     Job of the day: graphic designer for Nelly Ben Hayoun Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a graphic designer at Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios in London, whose experiential work Super K Sonic Booooum (pictured) imagines what it would be like to see subatomic particles slam together at high speed. More ›     Hibinosekkei installs micro-house in Japanese kindergarten to encourage independent play Japanese studio Hibinosekkei has added a small wooden playhouse to a kindergarten in the city of Saga to encourage independent domestic role play. More ›     MMT creates limited-edition timepiece inspired by art deco era MMT has updated its Circles collection with a new limited-edition timepiece, which is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. More ›     Goodyear's spherical tyres shape-shift to suit different terrains Goodyear has updated its spherical tyres for self-driving cars, adding a "bionic skin" of sensors that reads the road and adapts to suit different terrains. More ›     Wind tunnel allows monks to fly above Mailītis Architects' amphitheatre in rural China Monks perform levitation over a huge wind tunnel at this amphitheatre, which was designed by Latvian studio  Mailītis Architects for a mountain range in central China. More ›     Hexagonal wooden lattice wraps Mexico City home by Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido This concrete home shaded by a wooden screen by Chilean architects Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido is elevated off the ground, allowing plants to grow underneath the structure. More ›     Esrawe Studio's Agave cabinets celebrate the culture and craft of mezcal These cabinets by Esrawe Studio are based on the process of making mezcal – a traditional Mexican alcohol. More ›     Herzog & de Meuron to transform Brooklyn's "batcave" into creative hub Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is set to turn a derelict power station on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn into a manufacturing centre for designers and makers. More ›     US-Mexico border wall tender calls for 30-foot-tall concrete barriers The tender for President Donald Trump's Mexico border wall has been amended, with more details added about the design requirements and the deadline for submissions extended. More ›     This week's Dezeen Mail features a rural chapel with a sinuous roof and Nike's sports hijab A South African chapel framing dramatic mountain views  features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with Nike's Pro Hijab for female Muslim athletes and snap-together furniture from IKEA. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›     Sliding packaging design shows where to put your Thinx tampon This packaging design for Thinx organic tampons brings a significant part of menstruation out of hiding – the vagina. More ›     "Should we resurrect dead buildings?" In light of plans to bring the neoclassical Penn Station and Frank Lloyd Wright's lost pavilions back to life, Aaron Betsky argues that architects should focus on renovating existing buildings rather than replacing new with old, in this Opinion column. 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