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View online     Counter-drone products "don't work" say experts following Gatwick airport shutdown The shutdown of London Gatwick airport highlights the weakness of existing measure to protect vital infrastructure against drone attacks, according to designers and experts. Read more ›   Trees envelop Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects Vo Trong Nghia Architects has filled the interiors of a house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plants and trees to maximise its connection with a neighbouring park. Read more ›   Video reveals Zaha Hadid's Qatar World Cup stadium nearing completion The 40,000 seat Al Wakrah Stadium, designed by the late Zaha Hadid for the FIFA World Cup 2022, is taking shape in a town just south of Doha in Qatar. Read more ›   Berlin nightclubs to open doors to homeless over the winter Two nightclubs in Berlin are planning to provide an overnight respite for homeless people this winter, when temperatures can drop to below zero in the city. Read more ›   Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design movies of 2018 The top 10 movies produced by Dezeen in 2018 include our first documentary, exploring how drones with transform cities, plus exclusive video interviews with architects and designers like Kengo Kuma, Frida Escobedo and Christo. Content producer Sebastian Jordahn picks the top 10 for our review of the year. Read more ›   Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. Read more ›   Hyundai's NEXO campaign demonstrates new design-focused approach Dezeen promotion: Hyundai's first hydrogen-powered SUV – featured in the brand campaign Because of You – is a "sublimely futuristic" vehicle that purifies air rather than pollutes it. Read more ›   Project Circleg uses recycled plastic to build low-cost prosthetics in Kenya Two Zurich-based graduates have created a low cost lower-limb prosthetic made of recycled plastic waste that is collected and processed in local factories in Kenya. Read more ›   Elizabeth de Portzamparc completes Musée de la Romanité alongside Roman amphitheatre Franco-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has completed a museum of Roman history in the French city of Nîmes featuring glazed facades intended to recall the draped fabric of a toga. Read more ›   Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. Read more ›   Latest Dezeen Weekly features homelessness report and sunglasses that play music The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features an interview with two homeless people in London and sunglasses launched by Bose that double as headphones. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Five of the best houses in Idaho on Dezeen The northwestern state of Idaho, home to mountain chalets and remote retreats, is next in our series showcasing residential architecture across the US. Read more ›   Banksy paints Season's Greetings mural on Port Talbot garage British graffiti artist Banksy has created a satirical Christmas mural on a garage in the Welsh industrial town of Port Talbot. Read more ›   "Both housing and support are required to solve the problem of homelessness" Can architects and designers help solve homelessness? Following Dezeen's report on the tent village on London's Tottenham Court Road, architect Kieren Majhail explores the background to the homeless crisis and discusses ways the profession can help. Read more ›   Dezeen's top 10 controversial stories of 2018 This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from a proposal for a gigantic space blanket to an installation that saw Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye sunk in a Danish fjord. For our review of the year, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at the 10 that were the most polarising. Read more ›   White yoga studio "delicately shelters" Jorge Ramírez's weathered Ceiba House in Mexico Architect Jorge Ramírez has preserved an old fruit tree, tired mud walls, and decorative archways in his family's 1930s home in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and then added a white yoga studio on top. Read more ›   Eight designs from Middle Eastern graduates at Dubai Design Week A device that turns street lights into floatation devices and a washing machine designed for long-haul truck drivers are among our pick of the best designs presented by graduates from the Middle East at this year's Global Grad Show in Dubai. 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