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View online     BIG's spiralling double-helix viewing tower revealed The first photos of the recently opened Marsk Watchtower in Denmark designed by architecture studio BIG have been unveiled. Read more ›   Five architecture and design controversies that rocked the Tokyo Olympics The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games went ahead successfully despite a series of controversies in the run-up, including accusations of plagiarism and greenwashing. Here are five architecture and design scandals that threatened to derail the games. Read more ›   Taste Studio pays tribute to the art of coffee roasting with Paga cafe Interior design studio Taste Space designed this roastery and cafe in Bangkok to take customers on a journey from coffee bean roasting to cup. Read more ›   Curved concrete walls snake through Berlin artist's residence by Philipp von Matt German architect Philipp von Matt has incorporated a skylit studio and a ground floor exhibition space into this artist's home in Berlin. Read more ›   Carbon-capturing Celour paint allows anyone to "participate in CO2 removal in their daily lives" Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. Read more ›   BAAO and 4|MATIV add bright colours to Mi Casita Preschool in Brooklyn House-shaped openings and cheerful hues are found in a New York daycare centre designed by American firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. Read more ›   An experimental nuclear fusion power plant features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a prototype power plant designed by AL_A to test the viability of nuclear fusion technology as a carbon-free energy source. Read more ›   Marie Boulanger explores how typography perpetuates gender stereotypes Type designer Marie Boulanger has written a book about how typography is a "dangerous tool" for reinforcing gendered stereotypes and bias in design. Read more ›   Norwich University of the Arts presents 15 design and architecture student projects Brightly-coloured knitted lungs and an artists' retreat feature in Dezeen's latest school show by design and architecture students from Norwich University of the Arts. Read more ›   SOM to design athletes' village in Porta Romana for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has been chosen to design a mass-timber Olympic Village with "minimal environmental impact" for the 2026 winter Olympics hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Read more ›   Easy sofa by Big-Game for Tiptoe Dezeen Showroom: French brand Tiptoe has worked with design studio Big-Game to create the Easy sofa, aiming to give it a durable and timeless design that could last decades. 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