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View online     Compact house in Vietnam contains planted courtyards Raised courtyards filled with plants are cut into the facade of a house in Nam Dinh, Vietnam, designed by Landmak Architecture. Read more ›   Waterloo International Terminal was "made to fit the cleaning machine" says Nicholas Grimshaw We continue our high-tech architecture series with this exclusive video interview in which British architect Nicholas Grimshaw describes the painstaking level of detail required of his landmark station project. Read more ›   Diego Faivre gives extension cables a Memphis makeover Eindhoven graduate Diego Faivre has coated electrical plugs in brightly coloured, patterned clay, in a bid to inject some fun into these "boring and forgotten" objects. Read more ›   BIG designs pixel-like sofa based on its own architecture Danish firm BIG looked to its own architecture when designing the modular Voxel sofa system for Common Seating, making seats out of gridded pixel-like blocks. Read more ›   Double-height extension brings light to Melbourne's Lantern House Architecture practice Timmins + Whyte has added a double-height gabled extension to a 19th-century house in Melbourne, illuminating its formerly light-starved living spaces. Read more ›   Competition: win a pair of Royal sneakers from JAK Shoes In our latest competition, we've teamed up with JAK Shoes to offer readers the chance to win a pair of Royal shoes. Read more ›   Facial-recognition masks let wearers unlock their phones Artist Danielle Baskin has set up Resting Risk Face, a company that will print user's faces on masks so they can use facial recognition technology while wearing them. Read more ›   Four job openings for architectural assistants in London including positions at Hopkins Architects and Studio Seilern Architects This week we've selected four opportunities on Dezeen Jobs for architectural assistants in London, including roles at British architecture firms Hopkins Architects and Studio Seilern Architects. Read more ›   Concrete home in Slovenia combines living spaces with a ceramics studio Slovenian practice Arhitektura d.o.o has designed a low concrete house in the suburbs of Ljubljana around a central courtyard that connects a series of living spaces with the owner's ceramics studio. Read more ›   Albert Frey's modernist Cree House in Palm Springs revealed in new photos The low-slung residence that Swiss architect Albert Frey elevated above a rocky hillside in Palm Springs, California in the 1950s has been restored. Read more ›   Milan's fuorisalone design events scramble to reschedule following Salone del Mobile postponement Curators preparing events in Milan during Salone del Mobile are frantically revising their plans after the furniture fair switched from its traditional April slot to 16-21 June due to coronavirus. Read more ›   Diller Scofidio + Renfro to renovate Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been chosen to design the renovation of Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Texas, the only theatre built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more ›   Melina Romano fills São Paulo apartment with earthy elements and muted hues Creamy brick walls, terracotta tiles and tropical plants feature in this São Paulo apartment by Brazilian designer Melina Romano, which is intended to feel "modern and bucolic". Read more ›   BIG releases visuals of Newcastle office with "serpentine silhouette" BIG has unveiled visuals for No 1 Quayside, an office in Newcastle, UK, which will have a snaking form to echo the curving bridges that span the River Tyne. Read more ›   David Chipperfield designs apartment block in Munich for Euroboden Dezeen promotion: Construction is underway on an apartment building in Munich, Germany, designed by David Chipperfield for Euroboden. 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