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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Swiss Pavilion invites you to explore bland rental homes as if you're Alice in Wonderland Unremarkable light switches, doors and counters are either shrunk or enlarged inside Switzerland's Venice Biennale pavilion, to draw attention to the ubiquitous interior design of rental properties. More ›     Scouts' new visual identity designed to diversify membership UK studio NotOnSunday has created a simplified visual identity for the UK Scout Association designed to help the organisation shake off its old fashioned image. More ›     Puma and MIT Design Lab envision a future of self-adapting, performance-enhancing sportswear Insoles that measure athletic performance using bacteria, and trainers that "breathe" are among the latest experimental pieces of sportswear being developed by Puma and MIT Design Lab. More ›     Soda creates "clean and simple" interiors for Thomas House co-working office Architecture studio Soda looked to "rigorous" layout of Regency-era squares to create this contemporary co-working space in central London, which features a roof terrace, gym and drinks bar.  More ›     Collective Concept curates 12 design presentations at ICFF The team behind New York's Collective Design fair is presenting a series of booths at the city's International Contemporary Furniture Fair, showcasing designs including see-saw lighting, striped stone vessels and a totemic alabaster lamp. More ›     Antoine Predock's Canadian Museum for Human Rights to feature on country's bank note Canada's central bank has selected the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, designed by US architect Antoine Predock, to feature on the country's new $10 bank note. More ›     Algorithms could reduce taxi numbers by half, says Carlo Ratti Cities would need half as many taxis if human drivers were replaced with robots, according to new research coordinated by Carlo Ratti, director of MIT's Senseable City Lab. More ›     Competition: win a book exploring Mies van der Rohe's unrealised Mansion House Square For our latest competition, Dezeen is giving away three copies of Mies in London – a publication documenting architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's unbuilt Mansion House Square scheme. More ›     Watch our talk with David Chipperfield live from Casa Flora in Venice British architect David Chipperfield speaks to Dezeen editor Amy Frearson about his relationship with Venice in this exclusive talk at Casa Flora to coincide with the Venice Architecture Biennale. More ›     Dezeen and GDPR If you're not already bored to death of news about GDPR, read on for details of our policies and for an explanation of how we use data provided by our readers, subscribers and clients. More ›     Matt Fajkus creates office addition for mid-century Austin home Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture used wood, stucco and glass to form an extension to a 1960s dwelling on a sloped site overlooking a creek. More ›     Architects can make a big impact "at a very small scale" say Grafton Architects founders Architects can't solve the world's problems, but they can still make a significant impact, say Venice Architecture Biennale directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who compare architecture to the slow-food movement. More ›     "The tech world is jumping on the design world" says Google's head of hardware design Technology firms are increasingly looking to designers to help them shape the future and create objects with greater sensory appeal, according to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. 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