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View online     Palazzo Daniele is a "contemporary place with an ancient structure" Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm's approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Read more ›   Achieving zero-carbon architecture is "the biggest challenge we have" says Alexandra Hagen of White Arkitekter Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter has pledged that every building it designs will be carbon neutral by 2030. Read more ›   Red foam blocks turn cramped church room into a play space for kids PRTZN Architecture has used upholstered foam blocks to transform a tiny room in a Hungarian church into a children's playroom. Read more ›   Relaunched lamps of stacked trinkets highlight impulse for overconsumption British design brand Established & Sons and design studio Committee have released new versions of their Kebab Lamps, featuring miscellaneous found objects skewered on a central pole. Read more ›   Space Encounters puts office building on stilts above brick warehouse Architecture studio Space Encounters built a tile-clad office building on stilts in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, above an existing brick warehouse. Read more ›   "Traditional architecture has frequently been leveraged to support violent political agendas" A draft order by Donald Trump to make all new federal buildings classical is the latest example of how traditional architecture is used to disguise racist agendas, says Phineas Harper. Read more ›   "We have the same opinions about Trump as we do Bolsonaro," says BIG's Kai-Uwe Bergmann Working on tourism projects in Brazil could help alleviate poverty and reduce destruction of the rainforests, according to BIG partner Kai-Uwe Bergmann. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features a building resembling Donald Trump's hair The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a building by Morphosis that some readers think looks like Donald Trump's hair and detailed images showing the surface of the sun. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Nomos updates four original watches with versions for a slimmer wrist Promotion: watchmaker Nomos Glashütte has designed slimmed-down versions of four timepieces the company launched more than 25 years ago, each with space for a personalised engraving on the back of its case. Read more ›   Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough "unequivocal apology" for copying her work Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Read more ›   Competition: win tickets to the Turncoats' Lost in Space debate Competition: alternative architecture event Turncoats has returned for a final season, and Dezeen is giving away five pairs of tickets for its debate on space in the next 24 hours. Read more ›   Montalba Architects incorporates meditation areas into Headspace office Employees are encouraged to take a breather at the expanded, Santa Monica headquarters for meditation company Headspace, which was designed by American firm Montalba Architects. 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