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This week, readers want to live alongside vertical farms in a tower block designed by Precht, and feel on cloud nine after journeying to an ice cream store in London. Plus, we announced more prestigious judges for this year's Dezeen Awards. Read on for more details...

 

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Precht's The Farmhouse concept combines modular homes with vertical farms

"So incredibly fresh"

Architect studio Precht inspired readers with its concept for a modular housing block where residents would produce their own food.

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FormRoom fashions Instagrammable interiors for Milk Train ice cream shop

"Puts a smile on your face"

The cloud-like ceilings and neon signage in Milk Train, an ice cream store in London designed by FormRoom, are making people happy.

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Marc Newson and Ron Arad join Dezeen Awards 2019 judges panel

"Great names of design"

Designers Marc Newson and Ron Arad, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, and Studio Fuksas co-founder Doriana Fuksas joined the Dezeen Awards 2019 judges lineup.

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Huawei unveils Mate X foldable smartphone

"Hard to find a case for this one"

Huawei released its Mate X folding smartphone with a screen that bends around the whole device.

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Shifting Hospitality

 

Students build woven pavilion to shade archaeologists in Peru's desert

"Serpentine Pavilion designers take note"

The student-built Room for Archaeologists and Kids pavillion in Peru is better than some Serpentine Pavilions, thinks one reader. 

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OMA adds iridescent glass escalator to New York's Saks Fifth Avenue

"They couldn't afford to do anything more?"

OMA designed an iridescent glass escalator for Saks Fifth Avenue department store in New York, and it hasn't gone down well. 

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Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects

"Prawn crackers anyone?"

Designers have developed Shellworks, a series of machines that turn seafood waste into biodegradable "prawn cracker-like" bioplastics.

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Nomo Studio designs concrete house in Menorca to frame sea views

"Powerful presence"

Frame House, designed by Barcelona-based Nomo Studio, has delighted with its concrete facade and expansive sea views.

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Copenhagen Architecture Festival

 

"Artist Robert Ryman made architecture with more success than any other"

"Artist Robert Ryman made architecture with more success than any other"

After probing the work of late minimalist Robert Ryman, Aaron Betsky believes the painter's use of white made him a master manipulator of space.

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Terrassenhaus Berlin has a facade of stepped concrete and curtains

"Tall curtains are always cool"

For one commenter, curtains are the stand-out feature at Terrassenhaus Berlin – a concrete housing block and gallery space.

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"We don't have the power to stop our extinction" says Paola Antonelli

"We have the power to design ourselves a beautiful ending"

Humans will inevitably become extinct due to environmental breakdown, says Paola Antonelli.

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3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials

"A highly performing structure in terms of energy"

The latest in our Dezeen x MINI Living series features Gaia, a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste.

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Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale

"What a marvellous thing"

Commenters are in awe of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant.

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