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View online     Bence Mulchay adds glass extension to historic Tasmanian villa Architecture studio Bence Mulcahy has added a black steel-framed glass extension to a 19th-century villa in Mount Stuart, Tasmania. Read more ›   Six contemporary Chinese furniture designers leading the industry Chinese furniture design is looking back to its cultural roots and reinvigorating past techniques, materials and forms, say authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell. Here they pick six items from their latest book that show how. Read more ›   Mercedes-Benz unveils scale-covered concept car inspired by Avatar movie Mercedes-Benz has revealed its take on the vehicle as a "living creature" with the Vision AVTR concept, which takes design cues from the sci-fi fantasy film Avatar. Read more ›   Competition: win a three-night stay at Le Pigalle in Paris In our latest competition, we're offering one reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two at Le Pigalle in Paris, France. Read more ›   Villa RA features huge openings that frame views of the Italian coast Expansive openings punctuate the earth-toned facade of this home designed by architecture practice MORQ, which is on a hillside in southern Italy. Read more ›   Adam Nathaniel Furman explores colour, cuteness and queerness with anatomical chairs Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of chairs based on intimate parts of the body. Read more ›   TAA Design tops red house in Vietnam with a stepped vegetable garden Architecture studio TAA Design has made the green roof of this house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, from stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles. Read more ›   BIG and WXY unveils "playful" transformation of Downtown Brooklyn Architecture firms BIG and WXY have unveiled a masterplan for Downtown Brooklyn that aims to improve the area's pedestrian experience with playful furniture, expanded sidewalks and improved crossings. Read more ›   Construction to restart on Calatrava's Greek Orthodox Church at World Trade Center site Work is set to start again on Santiago Calatrava's Greek Orthodox church in Downtown Manhattan, over two years after it was halted because the archdiocese failed to pay construction fees. Read more ›   "Does it come with a fire station next door?" In this week's comments update, readers are looking forward to the world's first wooden football stadium being completed and are disappointed in Virgil Abloh's fashion collection with Paris's Musée du Louvre. Read more ›   BIG and Toyota reveal city of the future at base of Mount Fuji in Japan Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a "prototype city of the future" with wooden buildings and autonomous vehicles for Japanese car company Toyota near Mount Fuji in Japan. Read more ›   Virgin plans to connect Las Vegas and Southern California with electric high-speed rail Virgin has unveiled plans to build a fully electric, high-speed train that would connect Southern California to Las Vegas by 2023. Read more ›   Isay Weinfeld incorporates lush gardens into luxury apartment building in Manhattan Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has completed his first US project – an upscale residential building in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighbourhood that features verdant courtyards and "a paparazzi-proof porte-cochère". Read more ›   Sony reveals Vision-S electric car concept at CES 2020 Sony revealed a driverless, electric concept sedan at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, designed to flaunt the Japanese company's expertise in a range of mobility technologies. 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