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View online     CF Møller Architects incorporates giant bricks in facades of Lego office CF Møller Architects has completed two office buildings on the Lego campus in Billund, Denmark, which include giant building blocks in the facades. Read more ›   "We're selfish – we're trying to solve problems for ourselves" says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg An optimistic vision of the future in an era of climate breakdown is one that doesn't involve humans, said British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg at Dezeen Day. Read more ›   Inquiry finds "compelling evidence" Grenfell Tower did not comply with building regulations Insulation, cladding and decorative fins added to the exterior of Grenfell Tower during refurbishment made it noncompliant with building regulations, the inquiry into the disaster has found. Read more ›   "Humans will no longer be centre stage" in future says Suzanne Livingston Humans will be replaced by artificial intelligence as the most important thing in our future cities, curator and brand consultant Suzanne Livingston told Dezeen Day. Read more ›   Designers need to focus on the afterlife of their products says Oki Sato Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. Read more ›   Peter Marino channels happiness for renovation of Louis Vuitton store in west London Peter Marino has used artwork by Tracy Emin and the Campana Brothers to animate the interior of Louis Vuitton's New Bond Street store, which has reopened after more than a year of renovation works. Read more ›   Rick Owens designs monolithic sofa system inspired by Brutalist architecture American fashion designer Rick Owens has created a modular sofa landscape for Carpenters Workshop Gallery, comprising large plywood units upholstered using French wool army blankets. Read more ›   Concrete spiral staircase disrupts linear interiors of House in Ashiya A spiral staircase breaks the linear geometry in a Japanese house designed by Kazunori Fujimoto Architects & Associates, which is made nearly entirely of concrete. Read more ›   Luis Barragán's personal art collection displayed in Mexico City studio Paintings and sculptures collected by the late Mexican architect Luis Barragán are showcased on a stepped wooden platform at his Mexico City house. Read more ›   Guggenheim New York announces Rem Koolhaas exhibit Countryside, The Future Rem Koolhaas will explore the radical change of the countryside in an exhibition coming to New York's Guggenheim museum next year. Read more ›   Greenery is often "sole legitimisation" for unsustainable buildings says Céline Baumann Plants will be used to greenwash developments until landscape architecture is given a bigger role in urban planning says French landscape architect Céline Baumann. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features the winners of Dezeen Awards 2019 The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the winners of Dezeen Awards 2019 and plans for a forested smart city in Mexico. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   "Designers are starting to understand they don't design in a vacuum" says Natsai Audrey Chieza Good design is about interrogating systems not just creating beautiful chairs, biofabrication designer Natsai Audrey Chieza argued at Dezeen Day. Read more ›   Coldefy & Associés and RDAI win competition to build museum for Orlando Pulse shooting French firms Coldefy & Associés and RDAI have beaten competition from Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Studio Libeskind to build a museum and memorial dedicated to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. 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