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View online     Housing commission final report recommends fruit trees and "fast track for beauty" The UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has recommended urban orchards and incentivising developers by fast-tracking planning for attractive housing. Read more ›   Photos reveal Shigeru Ban's Tainan Art Museum building in Taiwan An overhanging canopy shades the cascading exhibition spaces and outdoor terraces that make up Shigeru Ban's gallery at the Tainan Art Museum. Read more ›   Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari wins the Jane Drew Prize 2020 Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, has been awarded the Jane Drew Prize 2020 for raising the profile of women in architecture. Read more ›   Massproductions' modular outdoor sofa is an homage to crowd-control barriers Swedish furniture brand Massproductions is set to release an outdoor sofa at Stockholm Design Week that mimics the welded steel barriers that are often erected at concerts to manage the crowd. Read more ›   Adam Nathaniel Furman's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a "visual feast" A bubblegum-pink kitchen and stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette. Read more ›   Infinity retrospective exhibition celebrates West African design talent Kossi Aguessy New Togolese contemporary art centre the Palais de Lomé has opened with a retrospective of one of its nation's creative stars, the industrial designer Kossi Aguessy, who died in 2017 at just 40 years of age. Read more ›   Five impressive PR and marketing roles available in the architecture and design industry We've selected five roles in PR and marketing available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions with Adjaye Associates and WilkinsonEyre. Read more ›   Houses in Kuwait interlock around sunken stone courtyard A courtyard lined in pale Omani stone and with a fountain and trees sits at the centre of a pair of houses in Kuwait City by Studio Toggle. Read more ›   Shutting the School of Architecture at Taliesin is "an assault on Wright's legacy," says architect Ben Aranda Architect Ben Aranda has described the closing of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin as a "tragedy" and demanded more information. Read more ›   Diamond Schmitt Architects designs Ottawa public library and archive centre with wavy roof Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has revealed a new building for Ottawa's public library system, featuring a curvilinear roof and glass walls that offer expansive views of the city. Read more ›   Olson Kundig tucks Vermont Cabin into wooded site in the mountains US firm Olson Kundig Architects has created a family cabin with a compact footprint and a tall profile, enabling it to serve as an "intimate gathering place in the trees". Read more ›   Art Fund campaigns to save Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage from private sale UK charity Art Fund has released photos of filmmaker Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, England, as part of its fundraising campaign to prevent the renowned house and garden from being sold. Read more ›   Construction on CetraRuddy's supertall tower in Downtown Manhattan is postponed indefinitely Work has halted on the 45 Broad Street skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan by New York architecture firm CetraRuddy, which was expected to become the second tallest building in the area. Read more ›   Forbo's Coral flooring collection is made with regenerated fishing nets and plastic bottles Dezeen promotion: UK manufacturer Forbo Flooring has created a range of textile entrance flooring from regenerated industrial and post-consumer waste, which can reduce cleaning time for businesses. 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