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Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea

Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace.

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The Cube will be "world's first building made of carbon concrete"

Researchers at the Technical University of Dresden have been working with German architecture firm Henn to create the first concrete building to be reinforced with carbon fibres instead of steel.

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Carbon neutrality "still allows for carbon emissions" says Google sustainability lead

Google continues to emit greenhouse gases despite claiming to be carbon neutral, Dezeen has learned.

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Learn tips for entering the Redesign the World competition in our Twinmotion workshop

Want to enter our Redesign the World competition but not familiar with using architectural visualisation tool Twinmotion? Register for our free online workshop on 5 August.

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Marble Arch Mound has a "serious message" says MVRDV in defence of attraction

Dutch studio MVRDV has responded to the criticism of its fake hill in central London and accepts that it opened before it was ready.

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Sruli Recht designs "futuristic" footwear for extreme environments

Icelandic artist Sruli Recht has created the Damage collection of 3D-printed shoes that are designed for extreme environments and to help with old age.

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Wisconsin train station becomes The Harvey House restaurant by Home Studios

Brooklyn-based Home Studios has turned a former rail baggage handlers' building in Madison into dining spaces that evoke "the golden age of train travel".

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Our guide to architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

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Shipping containers used to build LA housing complex for the homeless

American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness.

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Ten design and communication projects by students at Plymouth College of Art

A ballet that responds to the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of diversity in the ballet industry and a half-human half-robotic pop star is included in our latest school show by students at the Plymouth College of Art.

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IKEA Sundvik furniture allegedly made from illegal Russian wood

Investigative research organisation Earthsight has released a report that claims the pine found in IKEA's Sundvik children's furniture range comes from trees illegally felled in protected Russian forests.

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Competition: win a professional pack from Crown Paints

For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Crown Paints to offer readers the chance to win one of five professional packs containing an Interior Colour Book, Colourkey unit and Colour Collection Fandeck.

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WorkPod by Autonomous

Dezeen Showroom: designed for people who want to be able to focus while working from home, the WorkPod by Autonomous is a prefabricated office pod that can be assembled in one day.

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MVDRV's Marble Arch Mound "going down like a turd" as council suspends bookings

Dutch studio MVRDV's £2 million fake hill in central London has been ridiculed by critics and forced to temporarily close, with refunds issued to disgruntled visitors.

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