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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Dezeen Awards 2018 architecture shortlist reveals the world's best new buildings Today we're announcing the architecture shortlist for the first Dezeen Awards, featuring a rammed-earth cricket pavilion in Rwanda, a structure made out of kites in Taiwan and a wooden house in a Norwegian forest. More ›     Adidas concept trainer mimics the effect of running on sand to increase fitness Aarish Netarwala has designed a pair of resistance training shoes for Adidas that simulate the experience of running on soft sand for a more intense workout. More ›     Snarkitecture creates giant bouncy ball playground on Hong Kong's waterfront New York-based design studio Snarkitecture has created a surreal interactive playground, filled with hundreds of giant bouncy balls, by the water in Hong Kong's Harbour City shopping district. More ›     Freaks Architecture divides tiny Parisian pied-à-terre with mobile storage unit French studio Freaks Architecture has placed an arched storage unit at the centre of this home in Paris, which can be moved around to suit the lifestyle of its retired inhabitants. More ›     Amalia Shem Tov designs "ancient" cooking utensils for the modern kitchen Shenkar College graduate Amalia Shem Tov has produced a series of ancient-looking cooking utensils, to help people rediscover their primal culinary roots. More ›     Urben Seyboth brightens up interior of Swiss village house from the 1960s Swiss studio Urben Seyboth has refurbished a mid-century house near Zurich, preserving original details such as the board-marked concrete facades but opening up the interior to create a sequence of brighter spaces. More ›     Parkland students design clothes with QR codes to register voters These t-shirts and hoodies by student-led protest group March For Our Lives are adorned with an American flag containing a QR code, which leads directly to online voter registration when scanned. More ›     John Pawson transforms historic convent into Jaffa Hotel in Tel Aviv British designer John Pawson has completed the overhaul of an ornate convent and hospital into a hotel in Tel Aviv's historic Jaffa neighbourhood. More ›     Dame's compact Fin vibrator slots between two fingers This small sex toy has grooves on either side of its silicone bulb, for fingers to grip onto while providing clitoral stimulation. More ›     "The target population will never use these" In this week's comments update, readers agree with residents of Paris, who expressed outrage over the installation of minimal, open-air urinals in the city centre. More ›     Berlin's Hermannstrasse station to trial anxiety-inducing music in bid to reduce crime Germany's national rail operator has announced plans to play atonal music in a Berlin station, in an attempt to deter criminal activity. More ›     Affordable homes are built above Sydney streets in proposal by NIKA The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores a proposal to construct rows of affordable housing on bridges above roads in Sydney. More ›     Prolific New York architect and Trump collaborator Costas Kondylis dies aged 78 Architect Costas Kondylis, who designed countless residential skyscrapers in Manhattan including several for Donald Trump, has died aged 78. More ›     High Desert Modern house in Oregon is designed to be "cool, calm and collected" American firms DeForest Architects and NB Design Group have created a dwelling in central Oregon with sliding panels that can either expose or conceal parts of the interior. 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