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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       White latticed screens encase apartment block in Kenya by Urko Sanchez Architects White mashrabiya-style screens cover these apartments in Mombasa, Kenya, which Nairobi-based Urko Sanchez Architects designed to provide residents with privacy but also views out to sea. More ›     This week, Lego's BIG-designed visitor centre was captured by drone and released as a model kit This week on Dezeen, new drone footage emerged of Lego's visitor centre in Billund, which was also launched as a replica model kit ahead of the building's opening. More ›     Audi set to unveil car with solar roof by end of 2017 German automaker Audi is working with Chinese solar-cell specialist Hanergy to develop thin-film solar cells that can be integrated into the panoramic glass roofs of its cars. More ›     A-I-R creates oasis around central living spaces at Arizona desert house Patterned brick walls define this Arizona home by A-I-R Architects, providing residents with a variety of indoor and outdoor living spaces amongst the desert landscape. More ›     11 important modernist buildings in Columbus, Indiana The architecture of Columbus, Indiana, has made the city an unlikely modernist mecca and is used as the setting for a new feature film. We've rounded up 11 of the best examples, which include a house by Eero Saarinen, a fire station by Robert Venturi and a library by IM Pei. More ›     Columbus movie spotlights Indiana city's "modernism with a soul" A new movie set in the unlikely modernist mecca of Columbus, Indiana, sheds light on the city's architectural gems and uses an interpersonal tale to question their importance today. More ›     Sam Jacob and MINI create mirrored micro-cabin for this year's London Design Festival Architect Sam Jacob has teamed up with MINI to create an urban retreat that offers visitors a space to research and relax during this year's London Design Festival. More ›     10 parasitic dwellings that cling to other buildings Following the popularity of an artist's studio latched onto a concrete bridge, we've brought together 10 examples of parasitic structures that rely on a host building for support or services. Others include experimental housing for the homeless and a house-shaped wooden hut affixed to the side of a hotel. More ›     Isay Weinfeld reveals irregularly stacked tower block for São Paulo Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has designed a tower for São Paulo comprising four irregularly stacked volumes fringed with greenery, which is expected to complete later this year. More ›     New York Textile Month returns September 2017 with city-wide event programme Dezeen promotion: New York Textile Month is back for a second edition, with talks, exhibitions and retail opportunities "celebrating the revival of textiles" available to the public throughout September 2017. More ›     "Urban design caused the Hurricane Harvey disaster" Houston's poor urban planning, not climate change, is to blame for the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Harvey, says disaster expert Ilan Kelman in this Opinion column. More ›     Dezeen's top 10 installations to catch at Folkestone Triennial 2017 With this year's Folkestone Triennial set to open tomorrow, reporter Eleanor Gibson has selected 10 installations you shouldn't miss, including a domed seafront pavilion imprinted with jelly moulds, a lamp post powered by a mushroom battery and a set of cartoon-style houses. 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