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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Akihisa Hirata stacks concrete boxes to create "futuristic and savage" Tree-ness House Japanese studio Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office has completed a mixed-use building in Tokyo featuring a jumbled composition of concrete rooms that create spaces for small balconies and gardens. More ›     Kengo Kuma to convert Porto slaughterhouse into cultural centre Kengo Kuma and OODA have paired up to transform a disused slaughterhouse in Porto into a cultural centre, which will feature art galleries and a library beneath a sweeping ceramic-clad roof. More ›     Zaha Hadid Architects to build "iconic" office on world's most expensive site Zaha Hadid Architects is set to build a 35-storey office tower on a £2.2 billion plot in Hong Kong, reportedly the most expensive site in the world. More ›     Dezeen Awards ceremony to take place at secret venue on 27 November With just 30 days left until entries close for the inaugural Dezeen Awards, we have news of the awards ceremony, which takes place in London later this year. More ›     V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing" Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A museum in London, has defended the institution's decision to exhibit a section of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More ›     Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils plans for five new train stations in Melbourne Architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Weston Williamson and Hassell have teamed up to design five new metro stations in Melbourne, which will be constructed over the next seven years. More ›     Rooms uses marble and concrete to create Life On Earth furniture A marble table with a ball for a base and a collection of benches inspired by brutalist bus stops feature in this collection of furniture by Georgian design duo Rooms. More ›     Shaker-style tools for household chores feature in Furnishing Utopia's Hands to Work exhibition Colourful ridged-glass cleaning bottles, a black broom and a red washing line are among the tools for cooking, cleaning and organising created for a New York exhibition based on the American Shaker movement. More ›     Memphis designs fill Raquel's Dream House in New York Ettore Sottsass' Memphis designs join eccentric contemporary furnishings that decorate a townhouse in New York's Soho for this installation. More ›     Carl Hansen & Son launches first office furniture series by Brad Ascalon Danish furniture company Carl Hansen & Son has released its first line of office furniture, building on its collection of heritage household pieces. More ›     Balenciaga's T-shirt Shirt confuses the internet Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is causing a stir online with a T-shirt  that features a long-sleeved shirt attached to its front, designed for its Fall 2018 collection. More ›     Reinier de Graaf and Sou Fujimoto to speak at reSITE 2018 Dezeen promotion: Sou Fujimoto and OMA's Reinier de Graaf will be among the speakers at reSITE 2018, an annual international forum showcasing better solutions for the urbanised world. More ›     Cruising Pavilion aims to show how sex "is always latent or silenced" in architecture The practice of cruising is changing the way that buildings are designed, according to the curators of a Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition that brings together sex and architecture. More ›     Jean Jullien illustrates card game with playful dogs French illustrator Jean Jullien has collaborated with start-up Yolky Games to design a card game that will feature a series of playful dog drawings. More ›     Schaum/Shieh covers Houston art gallery in sculptural white panels Sculptural white stucco panels and small triangular windows define the facades of this gallery by US studio Schaum/Shieh, which is meant to appear like it could "blow away in the wind". 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