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View online     Pastel colours and polka-dots cover a fantastical miniature city for children in Shenzhen Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. Read more ›   "We need to create things that last" says Michael Anastassiades It's easy to shock with technology and innovation, says Michael Anastassiades, but the real challenge for designers is creating objects that stay relevant over time. Read more ›   Akon finalises deal to create his own cryptocurrency city in Senegal Senegalese-American singer Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City. Read more ›   Daan Roosegaarde remembers Dutch Holocaust victims with Levenslicht memorial Designer Daan Roosegaarde has memorialised the 104,000 victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands with individual stones in an interactive sculpture titled Levenslicht. Read more ›   Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy. Read more ›   Cristina Iglesias wins 2020 Royal Academy Architecture Prize London's Royal Academy of Arts has named Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias the winner of its 2020 architecture prize for her urban sculptures in public spaces. Read more ›   B.E. Architecture builds Mermaid Beach Residence with a sense of "permanence" Heavy concrete walls anchor this family home in Queensland, Australia, to its beachside setting, while hiding it from a busy road nearby. Read more ›   Hotel on the Santorini coast has rooms in white-painted caves Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has turned a cluster of former homes, barns and cellars on the island of Santorini into a hotel with rooms in caves. Read more ›   Virgil Abloh channels brutalism for concrete Efflorescence furniture series Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a graffiti-covered furniture collection for Paris studio Galerie Kreo, which takes cues from brutalism and the urban landscape. Read more ›   10 diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features a Mercedes-Benz inspired by the film Avatar The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a Mercedes-Benz inspired by the film Avatar and a collection of light switches designed by Kelly Hoppen. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Thompson Washington DC hotel subtly draws on city's nautical past New York studio Parts and Labor Design has taken cues from Washington DC's maritime past to create the interiors of a hotel in the city's Navy Yard neighbourhood. Read more ›   Viners makes knives with rounded tips in response to knife crime British cutlery company Viners has released a collection of kitchen knives with rounded tips in a bid to reduce knife-related incidents. Read more ›   António Costa Lima inserts brick home into an old Lisbon warehouse Portuguese practice António Costa Lima Arquitectos has inserted a perforated, lattice-like brick volume into the stone shell of a former warehouse to create this new home along Lisbon's waterfront. 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