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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Tadao Ando surrounds huge buddha statue with lavender-covered mound at Sapporo cemetery Japanese architect Tadao Ando  has concealed a huge stone statue of the buddha within a hill covered in lavender plants at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo. More ›     Centre Pompidou to open Shanghai outpost in David Chipperfield's West Bund Art Museum The Centre Pompidou has announced that it will open a Chinese outpost in Shanghai's David Chipperfield-designed West Bund Art Museum in 2019. More ›     Former V&A head Martin Roth dies aged 62 Museum director Martin Roth has passed away at the age of 62, prompting tributes from his former colleagues at the V&A. More ›     Open-plan offices must be rethought to prevent employees losing focus, finds Haworth Open-plan offices are "sabotaging" employees' ability to focus at work, while connectivity is leaving them "paralysed" by an oversupply of information, according to research by furniture brand Haworth. More ›     Erwin Wurm's Fat House installed outside baroque palace in Vienna An "obese house" by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm has been installed on the lawn outside an 18th-century palace in Vienna. More ›     Dowel Jones stretches and tweaks Hurdle chair into whole seating collection Australian design studio Dowel Jones has expanded its Hurdle seat into a full collection, which includes a bench and a stool reminiscent of a tennis umpire's chair. More ›     In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina American firm In Situ Studio has overhauled a mid-century modern dwelling in Raleigh, North Carolina, that had been "haphazardly chopped up" over the years. More ›     Hawaii house designed as a mini village by De Reus Architects A series of steep-roofed pavilions linked by gardens and external corridors make up this home by De Reus Architects on Hawaii's Big Island. More ›     Photographer's Loft by Desai Chia provides live-work space in New York This minimal loft apartment for a New York-based photographer has areas for meeting clients, entertaining guests and escaping city bustle. More ›     Lack of diversity within UK's creative industries revealed Official statistics published by the UK government reveal that white males are dominating the creative industries, and that digital is challenging design to become the nation's key creative sector. More ›     Cary Tamarkin constructs Island Creek home in the Hamptons with local materials New York City architect-developer Cary Tamarkin has built a modernist home in the Hamptons using locally sourced wood and stone, to match the area's historic architecture. 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