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This week, readers are in awe of Apple's latest store and are lamenting the loss of British designer Terence Conran. We also opened the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote. Read on for more...

 

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Apple unwraps spherical glass Apple Store in Singapore by Foster + Partners

"This just brightened my entire year"

Commenters can't get enough of the Apple Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore, which was designed by Foster + Partners.

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Visionary British designer Terence Conran dies

"Good taste will never die"

Readers are leaving their respects for British designer and founder of London's Design Museum Terence Conran, who died this week.

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Vote for your favourite projects and studios in the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote

Vote for your favourite projects and studios

The Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote is open! Vote now to ensure your favourite projects and studios have a chance to be named the most popular among our readers.

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Canyon unveils "revolutionary" pedal-powered concept vehicle

"Fred Flintstone would've loved this"

Commenters are divided over a pedal-assisted concept vehicle designed by German bike brand Canyon.

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Cobe unveils pair of tree-like timber charging stations for electric cars in Denmark

"I'm not buying the green roof"

Readers are discussing the electric-car charging stations in Denmark, which Cobe designed from timber to create a "Zen-like feel".

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Endangered Animals wins Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition

Endangered Animals wins Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition

A series of animal companions have been named the best design in Samsung and Dezeen's contest to create innovative objects by repurposing cardboard packaging.

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Kön designs gender-neutral underwear made from cellulose fibres

"Male and female anatomy is different"

Swedish label Kön has produced a range of gender-neutral underwear, but not all commenters are convinced it's practical or necessary.

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Tadao Ando creates circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo

"Japan's public spaces are amazing"

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has completed a circular toilet in a Tokyo park as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project.

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Pebble Pods are earrings that keep AirPods in place

"A viable solution to a real problem"

Suhani Parekh has inspired readers with her series of earrings that attach onto Apple's AirPod headphones to stop them falling out.

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Welcome to The Jungle House has an aquaponic system connecting a pond for edible fish and rooftop garden

"Love it. The future, now. Genius."

Welcome to The Jungle House in Sydney has attracted attention thanks to its aquaponic system and rooftop garden.

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Louis Vuitton unveils face shield that doubles as a cap

"Nice design, vulgar concept"

Louis Vuitton has designed a coronavirus face shield featuring its signature LV monogram, but readers are shocked at what it will cost.

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Groupwork to "resurrect" Victorian facades of Clerkenwell shops

"It's a bit Disneyland Clerkenwell"

The facades of a group of 19th-century shops in Clerkenwell, London, will be reinstated by architecture studio Groupwork, sparking debate.

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Virgil Abloh designs race-car version of Mercedes‑Benz G‑Class

"Oxymoronic and offensive"

Commenters are baffled by Mercedes Benz and Virgil Abloh's reinterpretation of the Mercedes‑Benz G‑Class car as a race car.

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Foster + Partners' Cairo hospital embodies "latest research on biophilia"

"Tranquil and meditative oasis for rejuvenation"

Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo hospital in Egypt and readers are impressed.

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