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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Asif Khan reveals super-dark Vantablack pavilion for Winter Olympics 2018 Asif Khan has unveiled a pavilion at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games  in South Korea, described as the "darkest building on earth". More ›     London mayor releases estate regeneration guide to protect social housing London mayor Sadiq Khan has developed a good practice guide for estate regeneration in the capital, aiming to give residents greater say in their homes and ensure social housing is ring-fenced during redevelopment. More ›     Students team up with six Swedish brands to create furniture prototypes Students from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm have created six furniture prototypes in response to briefs by Swedish brands Blå Station, Gärsnäs, Johanson Design, Källemo, Massproductions and Materia. More ›     Front's Hoop lamp features glass pendant trapped inside wire cage Stockholm studio Front has created a series of lights for design brand Zero, which feature brightly coloured metal strands that support a rounded diffuser. More ›     White concrete volumes conceal bright red auditorium in Dominique Coulon & Associés' theatre Stacked white, concrete volumes conceal the vibrant red, pink and orange interior of this theatre in the former mining town of Freyming-Merlebach by Dominique Coulon & Associés. More ›     USA's largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. More ›     Photographs capture cats, laundry and everyday life in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 Architectural photographer James Brittain has explored the hidden nooks and apartments of Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, offering a glimpse of day-to-day life in the famous brutalist complex in Montreal over 50 years after it was completed. More ›     "People's fundamental humanity and dignity should not be up for debate" This week's comments update is led by a debate between readers over the significance of sexual identity within the workplace, after an LGBT+ survey revealed that the number of British architects that are "out" at work has fallen. More ›     New York's Patent acts as cafe by day and speakeasy by night A light-toned coffee and pastry shop in Manhattan's NoMad district provides a front for a secret subterranean bar behind, both with interiors by Carpenter + Mason. More ›     Fogia launches furniture collection that pays homage to the 1970s Rich colours, curved shapes and heavy fabrics all feature in the latest collection from Swedish furniture brand Fogia, which is launching at Stockholm Design Week. More ›     Watch our talk with Luca Nichetto live from Moooi's Stockholm showroom Italian designer Luca Nichetto tells the story behind his Canal Chair for Moooi in our latest Design Dreams talk, which we are streaming live from Stockholm Design Week. More ›     Elon Musk sends his Tesla Roadster to space aboard "world's most powerful" rocket SpaceX CEO and Tesla founder Elon Musk will send his own Tesla Roadster sports car to space today, aboard the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket. More ›     Piet Zwart Institute launches online archive of student design research Dezeen promotion: the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam has created a digital archive of student projects, in order to share its research with a wider audience. More ›     Haus overhauls midcentury modern home in the Indiana woods New exterior cladding, a moss garden and a multipurpose room are among the updates to a 1950s residence in the American Midwest revamped by design studio Haus. 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