Hyper-realistic renderings, world's first graphene paint and more of this week's top stories

Follow us We've kicked off our London Festival of Architecture coverage with ten top picks from this year's month-long programme. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen... "Why do we need to go beyond hyper-realistic?"   Renderings of this loft-style house were designed to be "beyond hyper-realistic", but some readers are resisting the new wave of atmospheric visuals. Read the story and comments › "Zaha would have approved"   Commenters have likened the form of this domed holiday house in Greece to the curved buildings built by the late Zaha Hadid. Read the story and comments › "I really hope this hits the mainstream market"   The world's first paint made with graphene – the strongest material known to science – could revolutionise DIY, say readers. Read the story and comments › "The pitched roof kills it for me"   Jean Nouvel's plans for a plant-covered luxury hotel in São Paulo have impressed readers, with the exception of one detail. Read the story and comments › "No-expense-spared retailing at its best"   Foster + Partners' latest tree-filled Apple Store features a hand-carved stone staircase. Could it be the firm's best yet? Read the story and comments › "Surely MIT students have better things to do?"   Flat-packed transformable pasta that takes shape in water has been developed by MIT researchers, leaving some readers bemused. Read the story and comments › "A home for hipsters without children"   Readers are debating whether these two affordable homes near Copenhagen are practical enough for family life. Read the story and comments › "Good to see this catching on"   The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative series investigates a design for a vertical farm nestled amid Shanghai's skyscrapers. Watch the movie › "Where the word 'gaudy' has its root"   Antoni Gaudí's first built house opens to the public this autumn, but readers can't decide if they love or hate its extravagant design. Read the story and comments › "The Japanese House is about fear, imagination, aggression and dreams"   The Japanese House exhibition doesn't offer solutions to the housing crisis, says Owen Hatherley, but it does show what's possible when architects respond to instability. Read his Opinion column › Dezeen Watch Store is closing down – final sale begins now   Time's up for Dezeen Watch Store, which is to close for business with a huge final sale. Find out more › "Amazing site"   Readers are in awe of this pavilion-like holiday home, which looks out over a picturesque mountain lake in southwest India. Read the story and comments ›               Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 90 new jobs this week including: Gallery associate at David Gill Gallery in London, UK ›  3D artist at Visualhouse in New York, USA › Product developer at IKEA in Älmhult, Sweden › Most popular   Skinny supertall tower by Meganom unveiled for New York › Most liked   Google Doodle remembers Zaha Hadid's 2004 Pritzker Prize win › Most tweeted   Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia designs modular office furniture › Most pinned   Welsh + Major slots lightwell between cottage and extension › Most commented   Anish Kapoor's plans for studio extension upset local residents › News   Google reveals its plans for London HQ by BIG and Heatherwick › More news › Architecture   Dulwich Picture Gallery informs summer pavilion for LFA › More architecture › Design   Lebanese students anticipate future needs for Beirut Design Week › More design › Interiors   Note Design Studio revamps 19th century property in pastel colours › More interiors › Technology   BMW aims to "reinvent urban mobility" with connected scooter › More technology › Competitions   Win a ticket to Forward Festival in Munich or Zurich › More competitions › Dezeen Watch Store   Grab a bargain in Dezeen Watch Store's closing down sale › Browse sale 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 on sale for just £6 ›

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