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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Rural Urban Framework builds post-disaster housing in China featuring rooftop farms Crops are planted on the roofs of these houses in China's Sichuan Province, which were designed by Rural Urban Framework as a possible solution for accommodating people affected by natural disasters. More ›     Watch our talk on climate change live from Dutch Design Week Kicking off Good Design for a Bad World, our series of talks about how design could tackle the world's big problems, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs hosts a discussion on climate change live from Dutch Design Week. More ›     This week, Toronto and Frankfurt announced major urban developments A series of large-scale architecture and urbanism projects were unveiled for Toronto this week, including a trio of skyscrapers and an entire new smart city, while Frankfurt embarked on a Brexit building boom. More ›     Lotte de Raadt's terracotta carafes are designed to encourage people to drink tap water To encourage people to consume more tap water, Dutch designer Lotte de Raadt presents a range of terracotta carafes that naturally keep liquids cool at this year's Dutch Design Week, which starts today. More ›     Quebec residence for ice hockey player includes indoor practice rink Simple black and white volumes form this home in Quebec City, which was built by local firm PARKA Architecture for a professional ice hockey player and his family. More ›     Objects of Common Interest presents homeware based on classical geometries Marble tables, coloured glass vases and bowls, and mirrors with concrete bases are among pieces by design studio Objects of Common Interest on show at New York gallery Matter. More ›     Interiors of Jean Nouvel's Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins French architect Jean Nouvel's residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. More ›     AvroKO's interiors for Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa look like "a fictitious Wes Anderson film" The latest mid-century motor lodge given a new lease of life as a boutique hotel is this property in California, which has been refreshed with a colour palette reminiscent of its former heyday. More ›     Macbook-shaped roof tops Foster + Partners' glazed Apple Store in Chicago Foster + Partners has designed its "most ambitious" Apple Store for Chicago, with huge glass walls and a slender roof that looks like a scaled-up version of the company's laptop computer. More ›     10 homes that make impressive use of their basements Secret spaces beneath trapdoors, underground pools and subterranean yoga rooms feature in our latest Pinterest roundup, which focuses on homes with basements that defy the gloomy stereotype. More ›     Hunter Office Architecture uses Hindu "science of architecture" to arrange British Columbia house Canadian firm Hunter Office Architecture has built a stilted concrete house with ample glazing, which has a layout influenced by a traditional Hindu organisational system. More ›     Architects are suffering from "originality syndrome" and should copy more, says Winy Maas Architects and designers are too obsessed with being original and should get over their aversion to copying others, according to a new book co-written by Winy Maas of MVRDV. 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