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Muji offers first look inside its "anti-cheap" hotel in Shenzhen

Wood-lined bedrooms, a minimal diner and a shop all feature inside the Muji Hotel in Shenzhen, which is due to open to the public later this month. More ›

 
 

Affordable housing and studio concept wins RIBA contest for decommissioned gasholders

London studio Outpost has won a contest seeking ideas for how disused gasholders could be repurposed across the UK, with its concept for a ring of affordable housing and workspaces. More ›

 
 

Porto architects create five temporary gallery spaces for travelling art exhibition

depA's pavilion for Serralves park

A mirror-clad pavilion camouflaged in woodland and another resembling a dilapidated shed are among five temporary structures on show in the grounds of the Alvaro Siza-designed Serralves Foundation in Porto. More ›

 
 

Byton unveils self-driving SUV boasting facial recognition and gesture controls

Chinese startup Byton has debuted its first concept car – an all-electric, self-driving SUV that it describes as the "next generation smart device". More ›

 
 

Hayhurst and Co uses glazed atrium to illuminate interior of compact south London home

A glazed courtyard and roof lights draw daylight into this small house in south London, which was designed by local studio Hayhurst and Co for a plot where no outward-facing windows were permitted. More ›

 
 

Cost of Trump's US-Mexico border wall soars to $33 billion

The controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's wall between the US and Mexico continues, as updated plans bring the predicted cost to $33 billion, while a petition has been launched to designate the eight construction prototypes as a national monument. More ›

 
 

Tech predictions and trends for this year and beyond from CES 2018

Kuri robot

Virtual hangout spaces, biometric security and robotic companions are among the innovations poised to become part of our lives over the coming months, according to analysts at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas this week. More ›

 
 

Trump Tower catches fire in New York City, injuring three

Trump Tower Fifth Avenue fire

An electrical fire has caused smoke to billow from the roof of Donald Trump's skyscraper on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and has injured three people. More ›

 
 

Wind farms and man-made island in the North Sea could help Europe meet renewable energy targets

TenneT

A man-made island surrounded by wind farms in the middle of the North Sea could help bring large-scale renewable energy to Europe by 2050. More ›

 
 

L'Oréal launches wearable UV sensor to protect against skin cancer

L'Oréal has teamed up with designer Yves Béhar to create a wearable UV sensor that tracks sun exposure, as a way of lowering the risk of skin cancer. More ›

 
 

"Architects are not just relaxed about cultural appropriation, we're experts"

A movement is growing against cultural appropriation, but could it spell the end for historical references in architecture? asks Phineas Harper. More ›

 
 

Faulkner Architects creates holiday home with sweeping Lake Tahoe views

Burnt Cedar by Faulkner Architects

American studio Faulkner Architects has used glass, textured concrete and wood for the exterior of a vacation dwelling in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. More ›