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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       House in a Japanese forest features secluded courtyards framing views of trees and sky Architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama arranged this house in the forest near Karuizawa around five courtyards to provide views of vegetation both inside and outside the building. More ›     Full-size houses by Ryue Nishizawa and Terunobu Fujimori built inside Japanese House exhibition at Barbican One of the best-known projects of SANAA co-founder Ryue Nishizawa has been recreated inside London's Barbican  as part of an exhibition about Japanese housing, along with a charred timber teahouse by Terunobu Fujimori. More ›     Huge inclined roof spans cathedral built by John McAslan + Partners on Kenyan tea plantation John McAslan + Partners has built a cathedral  on the edge of a tea plantation outside Nairobi, Kenya, featuring a tiled and angled roof lined with wooden slats. More ›     Romanian designers champion "clumsy, simple but honest" furniture Romanian designers say they are about to storm the world stage – and they're not going to let the lack of home-grown brands, manufacturers or heritage stop them. More ›     Job of the day: senior architect at OMA Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a California-licensed architect at OMA, which won a contest last year to transform a site in Downtown Los Angeles into a public park.  More ›     Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week During this year's Milan design week, London studio Made in Ratio will present an environmentally sustainable table with recycled aluminium legs and a bamboo top. More ›     Pleated shutters enclose cylindrical enamelware museum and cultural centre by Wutopia Lab Perforated-aluminium screens  zigzag around the walls of this cylindrical arts museum in Shanghai, which was designed by Wutopia Lab and features a 1970s-style rockery.  More ›     1540 Arquitectura adds cosy cellar and events terrace to tequila distillery Tequila-fuelled parties can be held at this social venue, created by Mexican firm Quince Cuarenta Arquitectura for a distillery in Jalisco, while quieter sampling sessions take place underneath. More ›     Richard Meier launches minimal lighting collection that resembles his architecture American architect Richard Meier has debuted a range of simple white lamps, in keeping with the signature pared-back style of his buildings. More ›     Latest Dezeen Mail includes flat-pack bamboo furniture and a looped skyscraper proposed for New York This week's Dezeen Mail features flat-pack bamboo furniture by German designer Stefan Diez and a conceptual looped skyscraper in New York from local studio Oiio.  Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›     Nendo's Flow furniture collection combines tables with giant bowls Tabletops melt into bowls in Nendo's new furniture collection, which will make its debut at Milan design week. More ›     New watch collection 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. More ›     De Rosee Sa uses cobbled courtyards to bring light into west London house A trio of courtyards covered in cobbles and surrounded by glass break up this London home, which has cedar-lined walls that reference the old timber store it replaces. More ›     "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 in his latest 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