Francis Kéré interview | Designs for refugees | Houses paired with classic cars

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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Eight designs that aim to alleviate the ongoing refugee crisis The refugee crisis is one of five topics we will explore as part of Good Design for a Bad World at Dutch Design Week. Here's a look at eight responses from designers, which suggest ways that displaced people can be better integrated into communities. More ›     Diébédo Francis Kéré says school that launched his career is "not a traditional African building" In this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen, Serpentine Pavilion architect Diébédo Francis Kéré reveals how building a school for his home village in Burkina Faso was the starting point for his career. More ›     Climate change informs rug collection by Fernando Mastrangelo Breaking ice sheets, evaporating lakes and other phenomena relating to Earth's changing climate have influenced the patterns of these rugs by Brooklyn artist Fernando Mastrangelo. More ›     Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects completes "purposefully imperfect" woodland home in Dublin This family home in Dublin features uneven blockwork walls and a terracotta-clad sloping roof, to help it match an Arts and Crafts-style neighbour.  More ›     Martin Fenlon merges architectural styles for house in Los Angeles The 1920s bungalows and 1950s modernist buildings found across Los Angeles influenced locally based Martin Fenlon Architecture when designing this house for one of the city's conservation areas. More ›     Hariri Pontarini and Pinnacle propose tower trio for Toronto waterfront Three residential skyscrapers measuring between 65 and 95 storeys tall are to be constructed as part of a major development in Downtown Toronto. More ›     Kiyoto Ota's wooden houses punish their occupants Japanese-Mexican sculptor Kiyoto Ota has built three wooden houses designed to make their inhabitants feel vulnerable rather than safe, including one that sucks the air from the interior and another that rains on anyone inside. More ›     10 buildings that use classic cars to improve their image Classic cars are frequently used as props when photographing architecture projects, while sometimes entire homes are designed around an owner's automobile. We've chosen 10 examples of buildings accompanied by photogenic vehicles, from a countryside retirement home to a converted windowless garage. More ›     Hamptons house by Deborah Berke Partners contains two workout areas This residence in the Hamptons by architecture studio Deborah Berke Partners consists of multiple terraces and vast expanses of glass, and includes separate gyms for husband and wife. More ›     BlackBerry loses the keyboard for new water-resistant smartphone The newly unveiled BlackBerry Motion smartphone ditches the brand's trademark QWERTY keyboard, in favour of a touchscreen interface. More ›     LG Display's OLED panels create decorative lighting for Baskin Robbins ice cream shop Dezeen promotion: a mix of rigid and flexible lighting panels create a grid of illuminated shapes on the ceiling of this new Baskin Robbins cafe in Seoul. 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