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View online     Photos reveal new children's hospital by Renzo Piano under construction in Uganda Italian architect Renzo Piano is building a major new health facility, the Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Surgery, in Uganda. Read more ›   Dezeen teams up with COS, McKinsey, Aesop and more for Milan design week Fashion brand COS, skincare brand Aesop and management consultants McKinsey & Company are among the high-profile global companies that Dezeen is partnering with for Milan design week. Read more ›   Milan travel guide for architects and designers This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you're visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here's a travel guide to the city's best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. Read more ›   AHEAD Asia hotel award winners show "design born out of real heritage" The best new hotels in Asia mix contemporary design with attention to heritage, say the judges of this year's AHEAD Asia awards in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. Read more ›   Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects Axiom Architects have proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution to the UK parliament's Brexit deadlock, which sees the Palace of Westminster transformed into a more open forum for debate. Read more ›   Dornbracht installation aims to challenge the way people experience water Dezeen promotion: German kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Dornbracht has unveiled plans for a virtual-reality installation at this year's Milan design week, which will examine how technology can change the way people interact with water. Read more ›   Barber & Osgerby create chair for Emeco that can be endlessly recycled Emeco has teamed with London designers Barber & Osgerby for the first time to produce a stacking chair made from a specially-developed recycled plastic. Read more ›   Dezeen attracts over three million visitors in March March 2019 was the best-ever month for traffic to Dezeen, with over three million people visiting our site for the first time! British illustrator Toby Melville-Brown created this image to celebrate the milestone. Read more ›   Gruff Architects overhauls 1930s London terrace with birch joinery and colourful accents Gruff Architects has incorporated plenty of storage and blocks of bright colour into this top-to-bottom renovation and extension of a London house built in the 1930s. Read more ›   The Shed opens at Hudson Yards with huge "telescoping" roof New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have completed The Shed, a cultural centre in Manhattan's Hudson Yards, featuring a retractable roof that can be moved to form a performance area. Read more ›   Bernhard Dessecker's Iconic Eyes light for Moooi is based on BMW headlights Lighting designer Bernhard Dessecker describes how he referenced the appearance of BMW headlights to create his Iconic Eyes lamp for Moooi in this movie Dezeen produced for the Dutch brand. Read more ›   BIG unveils Oceanix City concept for floating villages that can withstand hurricanes Architecture firm BIG has designed a concept for a floating city of 10,000 people that could help populations threatened by extreme weather events and rising sea levels. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features National Museum of Qatar and April fools The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly includes Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar, an exclusive interview with Patrik Schumacher and a roundup of this year's best architecture and design April fools. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Christo to wrap silver fabric around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris Artist Christo will finally realise plans to envelop Paris' Arc de Triomphe in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable fabric and 7,000 metres of red rope. Read more ›   Michele De Lucchi to debut his Earth Stations workplace in Milan Dezeen promotion: architect Michele De Lucchi will turn Poltrona Frau's flagship store into a futuristic workplace during Milan design week. Read more ›   15 exhibitions and installations not to miss at Milan design week 2019 With Milan design week kicking off next week, design editor Augusta Pownall picks the best shows to take in, from an installation built from bio-bricks to a multi-room exploration of neuroaesthetics from Google. Read more ›   Invisible Landscapes installations explore how virtual reality will change architecture The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtual and augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. Read more ›   David Coleman's Hill House cuts into Washington hill "like a rusty blade" A gabion wall supports this hillside residence in Washington, which local architect David Coleman has perched above a steep, grassy mound. Read more ›   "Winning has opened doors to another level of business" say Dezeen Awards 2018 winners Last year's Dezeen Awards winners have shared the transformative impact the accolade has had on their studios, with one victor describing it as "a very important moment in our career". 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