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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Forensic Architecture to create 3D video of Grenfell Tower fire The independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video that will build a better understanding of how the disaster unfolded.  More ›     IKEA assembly made easier through augmented-reality app Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. More ›     Five top academic roles available this week on Dezeen Jobs A number of academic institutions are looking for staff to join their departments. We've selected five of the best roles available via Dezeen Jobs, including opportunities at Columbia University, Harvard University and Aarhus School of Architecture. More ›     Simone Gerbino's Chapeau lamp shortlisted for Made.com's TalentLab In this movie produced by Dezeen for Made.com, Simone Gerbino explains how his design for a hat-inspired lamp was shortlisted for TalentLab, the brand's platform for emerging designers. More ›     Wutopia Lab's pink and blue houses explore ideas of masculine and feminine Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab painted a pair of houses pink and blue, filling one with meat and the other with flowers, to explore constructs around gender and food for an architecture biennale in Shenzhen. More ›     Es Devlin creates blue-hued set for Girls & Boys play starring Carey Mulligan Designer Es Devlin created an all-blue stage set for the Girls & Boys play at London's Royal Court Theatre, which charts the dissolution of a woman's marriage through different video projections. More ›     Squire and Partners to create co-working space for Ministry of Sound London nightclub Ministry of Sound is opening a Squire and Partners-designed co-working space and members' club with a bar at its centre to appeal to the "next generation of rebel creatives". More ›     Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans to revitalise former brewery in Riga Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to repurpose a derelict brewery in the Latvian city of Riga, introducing offices, a hotel and a public plaza. More ›     Harvard GSD names Mark Lee as architecture department chair Mark Lee of architecture firm Johnston Marklee has been appointed as the chair of the architecture department at Harvard University's graduate design school. More ›     A/D/O calls on designers to imagine the future of drinking water Dezeen promotion: Brooklyn creative space A/D/O is inviting architects and designers to submit proposals that tackle issues facing urban drinking water. More ›     Dezeen Weekly features Zaha Hadid's New York condos and a hot dog for the future The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly includes Zaha Hadid's first project in New York City and IKEA's research lab Space10 futuristic foods including a hot dog made from algae. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›     Grimshaw leads design of new $1.4 billion terminal at Newark Airport Architecture firm Grimshaw has announced its involvement in building a new Terminal One at Newark Airport, which serves New York City. More ›     Brazil's World Cup 2018 kit brings back colours worn by 1970 champions Nike has colour-matched Brazil's new World Cup football strip with the kits worn by the team that won the tournament back in 1970. More ›     Thomas Heatherwick and Ilse Crawford added to Dezeen Awards judging panel Thomas Heatherwick, Ilse Crawford, Tatiana Bilbao and André Fu are among the leading industry figures we've added to the judging panel for the inaugural Dezeen Awards. More ›     Light and Air Architecture transforms Brooklyn row house with "switchback" staircase Brooklyn studio Light and Air Architecture has overhauled a local home using a new structural stairwell to link together the whole interior below a skylight. More ›     Competition: win a book exploring homes that express their owners' personalities In our latest competition, we have teamed up with publisher Gestalten to give five readers the chance to win a copy of Bohemian Residence, a book that explores eclectic city dwellings. 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