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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Jean and Nicolas Jullien create playful animations to illustrate the story of Emeco Dezeen has teamed up with French illustrator Jean Jullien and his animator brother Nicolas to create this exclusive film, in which Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder tells the story behind five of the American furniture brand's chairs. More ›     World's biggest property event criticised for response to the Presidents Club scandal Organisers of the world's biggest property event, MIPIM, have been attacked for their soft approach after vowing to "increase communications" with delegates about inappropriate behaviour at the male-dominated trade fair. More ›     LGBT+ survey reveals decreasing number of architects "out" at work The Architects' Journal's LGBT+ survey shows the number of architects who are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in British practices has fallen over the past two years. More ›     Six of football's most controversial rebrands With football club Leeds United facing backlash from fans over its redesigned crest, here's a look at some of the sport's most controversial rebrands – from the minimal redesign of Juventus' logo to Red Bull's creation of RB Leipzig. More ›     Shoe Box apartment in Beirut packs everything into 15 square metres Lebanese studio Eliemetni has squeezed everything a guest could need into a micro studio apartment on the roof of an old building in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. More ›     Guide to creating circular design launches at Davos The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has teamed up with design and consulting firm IDEO to create a guide that helps businesses design for the circular economy. More ›     Troll's Peak cabin features facades and roofs clad in contrasting materials Oslo studio Rever & Drage Architects used a variety of cladding materials and traditional construction techniques to distinguish the different functional spaces at this mountain cabin in Norway's Sunndal region. More ›     Hassell and MVRDV devise "suite of adaptable structures" to combat Bay Area flooding Architecture firms Hassell and MVRDV have imagined a scheme featuring floating stadiums, emergency castles and pop-up restaurants, which aims to build resiliency to flooding in South San Francisco and foster the local community. More ›     Plant-filled spheres open at Amazon headquarters in Seattle Retail company Amazon has completed a set of glass orbs filled with "cloud forest" gardens for its headquarters in Seattle, providing work areas for employees and green space for the public. More ›     "The language of this will have to change in order to be successful" Readers aren't happy about the use of the phrase "parasitic pods" to describe a housing concept for homeless people, in this week's comments update. More ›     "Should we feel guilty for causing pollution? Oh yeah!" admit green designers Eco-minded designers have admitted to feeling guilty about creating products that help deplete resources and cause pollution at our Good Design for a Bad World talks in Eindhoven. More ›     New York's best emerging architecture studios of 2018 revealed Five young architecture studios based in the Big Apple have been selected for this year's New Practices New York awards, set up to promote the city's best up-and-coming talent. More ›     Giant metal lattice fronts atrium of Texas engineering school by Ennead American firm Ennead has completed a new building for the engineering programme at the University of Texas in Austin, where two towers are linked by a central glass volume with diamond-patterned structural supports across its facade. 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