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View online     Renzo Piano is the Italian high-tech architect Renzo Piano designed one of high-tech architecture's seminal buildings – the Centre Pompidou. Continuing our high-tech architecture series we profile the Italian architect who was a key figure in the largely British-led movement. Read more ›   "The creative industries are misreading the public" With Brexit the British people have shown a greater appetite for risk than the creative sector, which needs to take the public more seriously or risk becoming irrelevant, says Martyn Perks of the Dissenters Design Network. Read more ›   Gate of Bright Lights by Space Popular is a portal to a digital world Design practice Space Popular has inserted a video installation in the gate of a historic palace in Seoul to show viewers the past and the future. Read more ›   Odile Decq unveils sinuous Antares tower for Barcelona Odile Decq has revealed visuals of a tower wrapped with sinuous red and white balconies in Barcelona, Spain, which will be her first residential tower. Read more ›   V&A Dundee curator selects five designs that map the evolution of robotics An exhibition at the V&A Dundee explores the evolving relationship between humans and robots. From 1920s sci-fi films to brain-controlled exoskeletons, curator Kirsty Hassard picks five highlights. Read more ›   IKEA prioritises space for overhaul of living pod in Mars Desert Research Station IKEA has redesigned the tiny living pod on the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, filling its interior with space-saving furnishings. Read more ›   Pelle's aluminium DVN Table is held together by friction New York studio Pelle has created a low table made from pieces of solid aluminium that are milled to a tolerance of one thousandth of an inch and fixed together using traditional Japanese joinery techniques. Read more ›   Flow Architecture lines stairwell of London house conversion with timber slats Flow Architecture and Maria Grazia Savito Architects have wrapped timber slats around the lightwell of a Victorian house conversion in Kensington, London. Read more ›   SCI-Arc founding director and "unparalleled" architect Ray Kappe dies aged 92 SCI-Arc founding director and celebrated Californian modernist Ray Kappe has passed away aged 92, leaving behind "a body of architecture of the highest level". Read more ›   Tesla divides opinion with Cybertruck "dropped from a sci-fi movie" The radical design of Tesla's electric Cybertruck, which was unveiled last week, has caused a storm on social media, with some people calling it "courageous" and others "ridiculous". Read more ›   Atelier Masomi designs raw-earth-brick cultural centre in Niger Atelier Masomi has designed a cluster of five raw-earth buildings that will become the Niamey Cultural Center in the capital of Niger. Read more ›   Hong Kong design events cancelled due to ongoing protests in the city A number of design industry events that were set to take place in Hong Kong over the coming weeks have been cancelled due to continuing clashes between protestors and police in the city. Read more ›   Dark oak and aged copper create cosy atmosphere in Samara bistro by Mutuus Studio Architecture practice Mutuus Studio used rustic materials and earth tones to create a "sense of timelessness and comfort" within a Seattle farm-to-table restaurant. 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