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View online     Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. Read more ›   Top five cardboard furniture designs in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition revealed A rocking horse, a series of animal companions and three storage solutions have been selected as finalists in Samsung and Dezeen's contest to create innovative household objects from repurposed cardboard packaging. Read more ›   New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. Read more ›   Mirrorball tops colourful wayfinding post for London Festival of Architecture Charles Holland Architects has designed a pyramidal wayfinding post called The Tooley Street Triangle as a "symbol of celebration" for the London Festival of Architecture. Read more ›   Wuchazi Bridge creates "infinite meandering path" over river in Chengdu Berlin-based architects Tom Wünschmann, Achim Kaufer, Wei Cai and Philipp Buschmeyer and Chinese design institutes SADI and JDTM have created a bridge that offers a variety of routes across a river in Chengdu, China. Read more ›   Matt Byrd sculpts Howard collection using salvaged granite American sculptor Matt Byrd has used granite stones found in his hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina to create small abstract sculptures that fit together like puzzle pieces. Read more ›   Six sculptural concrete seats including liquid-like chairs and squashed benches Often associated with toughness, concrete is an unusual material choice for furniture. But these six designs show how the material can be used for seating in a variety of forms including curved stools, puffy chairs and squashed benches. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise