Park Hill student housing | Light-up plants | Tom Dixon’s hackable IKEA bed

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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Park Hill estate to be converted into student housing The final wave of regeneration at brutalist Park Hill estate will see 350 student homes, designed by British practice Whittam Cox Architects, built within the iconic concrete framework of the social housing complex in Sheffield, England. More ›     IKEA and Tom Dixon launch modular bed with collection of "authorised hacks" Tom Dixon's Delaktig bed has launched at IKEA stores, alongside a furry fabric cover and a collection of modular elements that allow users to customise and "hack" the furniture. More ›     MIT engineers transform plants into lights MIT has taken the first steps towards turning plants into functional lighting by embedding the firefly enzyme in the leaves of a watercress plant. More ›     MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored "crystal rock" office block in Germany Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. More ›     Decorative and moody NoMad Los Angeles hotel opens in former bank headquarters French architect Jacques Garcia has designed an outpost for hotel brand NoMad in LA's old Bank of Italy, pairing its ornate ceilings, columns and marble flooring with floral furnishings and planting. More ›     Atlanta stadium by HOK hosts American football games under retractable "petals" Giant triangular panels overlap to surround this American football stadium in Atlanta by architecture firm HOK, which has a roof that "opens and closes like a camera aperture". More ›     10 game-changing ideas and innovations from IKEA Following the death of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad this week, here's a look at some of the company's biggest design milestones, from the birth of flat-pack furniture to the launch of augmented-reality shopping. More ›     First foreign Serpentine Pavilion will be built in China this year The Serpentine Pavilion programme is launching in Beijing, with an inaugural commission by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects to open in May this year. More ›     Sasaki creates two landmark buildings for Monterrey Tec campus in Mexico Design studio Sasaki has completed a minimalist white pavilion and a glazed library for a growing university in Monterrey, with terraces that offer generous views of the city. 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