Arched skyscraper vision | Micro apartment for life of solitude | Bamboo furniture

Follow us Today is the final day to post your entries for our competition to redesign the UK passport after Brexit! Click for more details​ and read on to see this week's top stories from Dezeen... "I initially thought this was satire. After reading the article, I'm worried it's not"   Readers have been debating whether this vision for the world's longest skyscraper could become reality. Read the story and comments › "Very clever and very beautiful"   Commenters are impressed with this bamboo furniture by designer Stefan Diez, but find it hard to believe it's held together by string. Read the story and comments › "A very cool solution for hiding the table"   The influence of Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld can be spotted in the adaptable interior of this New York apartment, argues one reader. Read the story and comments › New watch by Scottish brand Nomad arrives at Dezeen Watch Store   Industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson has revealed a new watch collection for Glasgow brand Nomad, featuring minimal dials and irregular markings. Shop now › "Behind the smoke and mirrors this is just another generic micro apartment"   Some readers think this London flat is perfect for monastic seclusion, while others think it's just a tiny home in disguise. Read the story and comments › "The results speak for themselves"   Commenters are pleasantly surprised by what designer Paul Cocksedge has produced after excavating the floor of his studio. Read the story and comments › "Mundane is beautiful"   This house at the base of a volcano in Japan has been described as humdrum by readers, but some argue that's part of the appeal. Read the story and comments › "MIPIM is one big performance with the purpose of speaking cities into existence"   Is it possible to speak buildings into being? The exhibitors at annual property fair MIPIM may try, but they need to come up with far more extreme fictions, says Sam Jacob. Read his Opinion column › "Made me feel a bit itchy"   The woven sisal carpet in this Barcelona home proved controversial, particularly where it wraps around a radiator. Read the story and comments › "I think that one Nazi-style logo is already too many"   This Nazi-style logo by American designer Tucker Viemeister aims to unite those resisting Trump, but it divided our audience. Read the story and comments › "We've been baking the whole chair in an oven"   In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart series, Emma Marga Blanche and Fredrick Färg explain how they combined a Bolon textile with thermoplastic felt to create a samurai-inspired armchair. Watch the movie › "With a garden and terrace like that, who would ever go to the roof?"   With an expansive garden, patio and roof terrace, the owners of this house in France are spoilt for choice, say commenters. Read the story and comments ›             Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 120 new jobs this week including: French-speaking senior architect at Grimshaw in Paris › Client services assistant at RIBA in London › Intermediate architect at Christian Lahore in New York › Most popular   Traditional Venice holiday flat by Diego Paccagnella › Most liked   Float Studio creates nap spaces at bedding company's New York HQ › Most tweeted   No-To-Scale imagines Trump's wall as a 1,954-mile-long dinner table › Most pinned   Zigzags and arches feature in renovated Barcelona flat › Most commented   Trump pledges $2 billion to Mexico border wall in budget proposal › News   Replica of artefact destroyed by ISIS to be next Fourth Plinth › More news › Architecture   Stacked boxes form Bengo Studio's Tree House hotel in rural China › More architecture › Design   Nimb ring doubles as a panic alarm that calls for help with one press › More design › Interiors   Tiled surfaces and vaulted ceilings add character to Barcelona flat › More interiors › Competitions   Win a book showing 22 apartments inside the Barbican estate › More competitions › Dezeen Watch Store   Dezeen Watch Store curates gifts for three different types of mum for Mother's Day › Browse watches › Dezeen Hot List   Dezeen Hot List reveals the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design › Dezeen Book of Interviews   Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. Pick up your copy for just £12 ›

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