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View online     GG-loop wraps Freebooter apartments with cedar louvres Dutch architecture studio GG-loop has built a pair of prefabricated apartments in Amsterdam with timber louvres positioned to regulate the levels of light entering the building. Read more ›   Chinese architects must find a new way to "urbanise the countryside" says Li Xiaodong Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China's rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. Read more ›   Federico Babina merges animals with architecture for Planimals floor plans An elephant, giraffe and crocodile are among the animals that Federico Babina has illustrated in these zoomorphic floor plans. Read more ›   The Storefront Theater is successful because "the community takes it and makes it their own" In this movie, artist Matthew Mazzotta says the success of The Storefront Theater, which won him Architecture Project of the Year at the inaugural Dezeen Awards, comes down to the way the local community has made use of it. Read more ›   Take a video tour of A-CH's tiny Keperra House in Australia This architecture movie shows A-CH's compact Keperra House, located in a post-war suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Read more ›   Positions at OMA, Gensler and Tom Dixon available on Dezeen Jobs this week Our pick of the five best jobs in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week include opportunities at OMA, Gensler and Tom Dixon. Read more ›   Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai use magnesium to create extremely light Vela chair Tel Aviv designers Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai have used magnesium, one of the lightest metals, to create a stacking chair that weighs just 2.5 kilograms. Read more ›   Stacked straw bales form walls for conceptual school in Malawi by Nudes Indian architecture office Nudes has developed a concept for a secondary school in Malawi, with a modular wooden structure and curved walls made from straw bales. Read more ›   OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei  Shigematsu. Read more ›   WeWork opens San Francisco HQ in Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Tower Co-working company WeWork has completed a light-filled headquarters in San Francisco's 61-storey Salesforce Tower, featuring mid-century furniture, vibrant rugs and bold artwork. Read more ›   Calistoga Residence in Napa Valley draws on local barns and farmhouses American firms Wade Design Architects and Geremia Design took cues from "modern farmhouse architecture" to create a wood-clad home in northern California's wine country for a retiring couple. 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