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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. More ›     Monochromatic living spaces feature inside Palm Beach House in Sydney Australian studio Alexander & Co kept to a restrained palette of black, white, and grey for the renovation of this waterfront holiday home in Sydney, so as not to distract from the view out to sea. More ›     Four of the best new design jobs in London right now from Dezeen Jobs With London Design Festival in full flow, we've picked out fou of the best job opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs for designers based in London, including positions with Paul Cocksedge Studio and Haberdashery London. More ›     Watch our talk with Yoo on designing communities live from London Design Festival Dezeen speaks to designers Kelly Hoppen and Marcel Wanders about how designers can create thriving communities in this talk with Yoo. Watch the talk live at 100% Design from 11:00am UK time. More ›     Louisiana Museum works with Stellar Works to relaunch original mid-century furniture Three pieces of 1950s furniture designed by Danish architect Vilhelm Wohlert are being recreated by Shanghai brand Stellar Works, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. More ›     Students build giant speaker and human-scale bird's nest in Studio in the Woods workshops This movie by photographer Jim Stephenson offers a look behind the scenes at this year's Studio in the Woods, an annual architecture workshop that invites students to design and build wooden structures in a forest. More ›     Seven of Robert Venturi's best postmodern projects American architect Robert Venturi has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of postmodern creations. We look back at some of the most important work he completed in the often divisive, but always playful, style. More ›     Postmodernism pioneer Robert Venturi dies aged 93 Pritzker Prize-winning American architect Robert Venturi, who spearheaded the postmodern movement with wife and partner Denise Scott Brown, has died aged 93 following a short illness. More ›     "Renderers: if you can't show us where we are, show us where we might go" Whether for client meetings or the silver screen, architectural renderings that sell fantasy need to be grounded in ambitions for improving the world, rather than sugar-coated versions of reality, says Aaron Betsky. More ›     Explore Amos Rex and its inaugural exhibition by TeamLab in 360-degree videos Take a tour of the recently opened Amos Rex art museum by JKMM Architects and the opening exhibition by Japanese art collective TeamLab in this pair of 360-degree videos filmed by Dezeen in Helsinki. More ›     Uruguayan designers create furniture inspired by modernist architect Julio Vilamajó Seven designers and studios from Uruguay have created a series of furniture that draws on the legacy of one of the country's best-known architects. More ›     NLA launches Don't Move, Improve! 2019 awards to find London's best house extensions Dezeen promotion: New London Architecture is now accepting entries for Don't Move, Improve! 2019, a competition that seeks the most innovative residential extensions in London. More ›     Marlon Blackwell and Field Operations revitalise massive Shelby Farms Park in Memphis American firms Marlon Blackwell Architects and James Corner Field Operations have renovated a vast park in Tennessee that once served as a farm where prisoners worked. More ›     Fashion East gives platform to emerging designers Charlotte Knowles, Yuhan Wang and ASAI Futuristic lingerie and deconstructed army uniforms featured in the Spring Summer 2019 runway show by Fashion East, a non-profit initiative that showcases the work of emerging design talents. More ›     Space10 envisions future of self-driving cars as farms, hotels and clinics on wheels IKEA's innovation lab Space10 explores the potential of autonomous vehicles to take on new uses, with seven concepts that include a mobile cafe and a farm on wheels. 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