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View online     Bergmeisterwolf tops 12th-century wine cellar with bronze funnel Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has added a bronze funnel that appears to erupt from the ground above the 12th-century Pacherhof wine cellar in Italy. Read more ›   12 skinny houses that make the most of every inch With space at a premium in cities, architects are designing homes that can squeeze into the narrowest of gaps. We've rounded up 12 skinny houses that are four-metres wide or less to show that size isn't everything. Read more ›   This week, housing projects by Kanye West and Stefano Boeri were revealed This week on Dezeen, new photos offered a first look at Kanye West's homeless housing and Stefano Boeri unveiled his designs for vertical-forest apartments in Egypt. Read more ›   Nature Scenes are sculptural "still lifes" for recording urban wildlife Designers from the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London, have produced a series of simple wildlife habitats that incorporate hidden cameras for capturing images of the animal visitors. Read more ›   Black Rock City is designed to "sprout out of nothing", says Burning Man co-founder Will Roger Burning Man co-founder Will Roger has spent the last 14 years capturing the festival in aerial photographs. As a book of his images is released, he spoke to Dezeen about how they created a pop-up city in the desert. Read more ›   "What bothers many people is the sense of an alien culture" The outrage over New York's Hudson Yards is not really about ugly glass towers or bad urbanism – although it features both – but an unspoken disquiet that foreign ideas have overtaken a chunk of Manhattan, argues Aaron Betsky. Read more ›   Helter skelter installed in Norwich Cathedral so visitors can admire its architecture up close Norwich Cathedral in England has hired a helter skelter so visitors can get a better view of its ornamented roof before sliding down. Read more ›   Studio Gang completes chiselled Solar Carve Tower on New York's High Line These new photos capture the jagged glass tower that US firm Studio Gang has designed on the High Line park in New York's Meatpacking district. Read more ›   Gate furniture system comprises flip-down shelves that are easy to reconfigure Architect Artem Zakharchenko-Halytskyi has designed a system of modular shelves made from wooden blades that can lie flat against the wall or pivot to provide a usable surface. 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