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View online     Johannes Torpe Studio creates laboratory-style bicycle store for United Cycling Johannes Torpe Studio aimed to create the the aesthetic of a "futuristic lab" with this bike store near Copenhagen, which features illuminated white walls and mechanical hoists attached to the ceiling. Read more ›   UK's new commission for beautiful buildings is "tedious hangover from 1980s" say architects UK architects have attacked the government's new Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, which has been set up to improve the design quality of homes and places. Read more ›   Herbert Bayer: designer of the Bauhaus' universal typography Herbert Bayer created the Bauhaus' typographic identity. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series celebrating the school's centenary, we explore how the Austrian designer's lettering became synonymous with the school. Read more ›   Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture University of Cape Town researcher Suzanne Lambert has created a zero-waste building material made with human urine, which hardens at room temperature, as an alternative to environmentally taxing kiln-fired bricks. Read more ›   What Design Can Do asks designers for innovative solutions in Clean Energy Challenge Dezeen promotion: Amsterdam-based design platform What Design Can Do is asking architects and designers for proposals that can help cities transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Read more ›   Lara Bohinc creates interlocking urushi lacquer boxes Bohinc Studio has applied urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap, to a series of boxes made from Katsura tree wood and cotton. Read more ›   Hawkins\Brown's office extension mirrors Victorian brick warehouse London-based architecture studio Hawkins\Brown has added a brick extension to a 19th century warehouse to create an office block at 53 Great Suffolk Street in Southwark, London. Read more ›   Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago Japanese architect Tadao Ando has turned an old brick building in Chicago into an architecture-focused exhibition centre. Read more ›   $50 million penthouse in Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th revealed in new photos A sculptural white staircase, a sprawling rooftop terrace and High Line views are among assets at the penthouse topping Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th in New York. Read more ›   Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium Architecture firms Snøhetta and Dialog have completed a new hub for Calgary's public library system, with a crystalline exterior and an atrium clad in timber slats. Read more ›   Bentu Design creates Wreck furniture from ceramic waste Chinese studio Bentu Design aims to highlight the amount of waste produced by the ceramics industry with its Wreck furniture range. Read more ›   Craig Steely surrounds Roofless House in Silicon Valley with sinuous wooden wall American firm Craig Steely Architecture has encircled this California dwelling with a curvy wall, which keeps views focused upward rather than outward. Read more ›   Beza Projekt creates aquamarine co-working space in Warsaw Polish design studio Beza Projekt has created an aquamarine shared working space in Warsaw, designed to look more like a club than an office. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise