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View online     Z'scape designs Hylla Alpine Garden as a "place of comfort, solitude and peace" A meandering wooden path leads towards a centuries-old oak tree situated at the centre of this alpine garden in China's Yulong County, which landscape design studio Z'scape created to celebrate the region's native plants and indigenous culture. Read more ›   Head cap-shaped stadium opens ahead of Qatar World Cup The Al Thumama Stadium in Doha designed by Qatari architect Ibrahim M Jaidah has been inaugurated ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Read more ›   "We're building tunnels not walls" says Angry Birds co-founder behind plan to link Helsinki and Tallinn via undersea tunnel A €15 billion project to link the capitals of Finland and Estonia via a tunnel beneath the Baltic Sea will create a metropolitan area "much, much better" for tech startups than Silicon Valley, according to CEO Peter Vesterbacka. Read more ›   Dezeen and LG Display launch second edition of the OLEDs Go! competition with €88,000 of prize money Dezeen has teamed up with LG Display for the second year running to launch a new edition of the OLEDs Go! design competition, which seeks creative OLED designs to enrich people's changing lifestyles. Read more ›   Design Museum conducts "first-ever" environmental audit of exhibition for Waste Age The Design Museum's latest exhibition Waste Age has a carbon footprint of 10 tonnes, equal to what the average UK person emits in a year, according to a sustainability assessment by environmental collective URGE. Read more ›   OMA adds wood-clad escalators to KaDeWe department store in Berlin Architecture studio OMA has revealed images of the first completed part of its renovation of Berlin department store KaDeWe, a retail and event space connected by wood-clad escalators. Read more ›   Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear" Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. Read more ›   Bourgeois Lechasseur completes pair of prefabricated glamping cabins in Quebec Quebec architecture firm Bourgeois Lechasseur has included full-height mirrored walls in these secluded cabins to reflect the surrounding forest. Read more ›   Kengo Kuma's plan for contemporary cathedral entrance "not as ugly as it could be" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are debating Kengo Kuma's plans for a contemporary entrance at Angers Cathedral, France, and discussing other top stories. Read more ›   Five designs "to repair our planet" named as Earthshot Prize winners A restorative ecosystem scheme in Costa Rica and a tool that creates fuel from waste have been named winners of Prince William's sustainable design competition and will each receive a medal designed by Christien Meindertsma. Read more ›   Phlox seating and tables by Rainlight for Okamura Dezeen Showroom: the delicate shape of petals informed the Phlox collection of seating and tables, designed by London studio Rainlight for Japanese office furniture brand Okamura to bring a sense of softness to the workplace. Read more ›   Crag tiles by Decocer Dezeen Showroom: Spanish manufacturer Decocer has released Crag, a collection of porcelain tiles with an "avant-garde industrial aesthetic" designed to resemble stone and weathered metal. 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