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View online     Ten blank buildings that present a windowless face to the world Plans for windowless student dorms in California attracted widespread criticism last week, but Munger Hall is not the first building to keep natural light at bay. Our latest roundup features ten fenestrationally challenged buildings with glassless facades. Read more ›   SOM unveils prototype for Urban Sequoia carbon-capturing high-rise at COP26 Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes SOM's proposal for skyscrapers that remove carbon from the atmosphere, a net-zero fund for developing cities and a geodesic Grimshaw pavilion made from construction scraps. Read more ›   "Salt is a material of the future" says Henna Burney of Atelier Luma In our quest for new materials, we have overlooked abundant natural resources such as salt, writes designer and researcher Henna Burney of Atelier Luma in her manifesto for the Dezeen 15 digital festival. Read more ›   The Dezeen guide to mass timber in architecture Thinking of using engineered timber in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes the most regularly used types of mass timber including CLT, glulam and dowel-laminated timber. Read more ›   Shivam Takulia and Anya Ghosh propose giant fog-harvesting buildings to create "a healthier and more nourished world" Shivam Takulia and Anya Ghosh's proposal to create "water-positive" buildings that harvest water from the air is the next finalist project in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. Read more ›   Bouclé textile collection by Dedar Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile brand Dedar has launched its Bouclé collection, which includes versions of the warm, textural fabric that are fire retardant or suitable for the outdoors. Read more ›   Watch our live talk with Dassault Systèmes on circular design and technology Dezeen has teamed up with Dassault Systèmes to host a live talk exploring circularity in design and the role of technology in transitioning to a circular economy. Watch it live now. Read more ›   BMW won't ditch combustion engine until "poorer countries do their job" on EV infrastructure Car brand BMW has blamed the lack of "framework conditions" in less developed parts of the world for its reluctance to replace fossil-fuel cars with electric vehicles. Read more ›   AHEAD Americas 2021 awards winners announced in video ceremony on Dezeen AHEAD will announce the best new hotel designs in the Americas in a video ceremony broadcast by Dezeen for the hospitality awards programme. Tune in from 12:30pm New York time. Read more ›   Liǎn mask uses artificial intelligence to respond to your emotions Central Saint Martins graduate Jann Choy has created an inflatable mask that reacts to your online behaviour. This one-minute video shows it in action. Read more ›   Dezeen to live-stream daily talks during Velux Build for Life conference Dezeen has teamed up with window and skylight brand Velux to host and broadcast a series of panel discussions as part of its Build for Life online conference from 15 to 17 November. Read more ›   MAD Architects reveals Denver tower with 10-storey "landscaped rift" Chinese studio MAD Architects has unveiled the design of a residential tower in Colorado with a canyon cutting through its form, nodding to the state's dramatic topography. Read more ›   An art storage building by MVRDV features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features an art storage building designed by MVRDV, which is now open to the public in Rotterdam. Read more ›   Foster + Partners completes hospital with striped facade for University of Pennsylvania Architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed an inpatient facility for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which is intended to serve as an example of a "hospital of the future". Read more ›   Government rejects Foster + Partners' "highly unsustainable" Tulip tower Development of the proposed Tulip tourist attraction designed by Foster + Partners has been rejected by the UK government over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. Read more ›   Katherine Newman Design adds Brooklyn-informed aesthetic to luxury residences Dezeen promotion: real estate developer Extell Development Company opened its Brooklyn Point development of luxury residences last year with interiors designed by Katherine Newman Design to reference Brooklyn's industrial history. Apartments are now available for sale. Read more ›   Spinnaker table collection by Luca Erba for Hessentia Dezeen Showroom: Italian designer Luca Erba has created the Spinnaker table collection for Hessentia, which references architecture from the 1930s. Read more ›   Jalila Essaïdi explains why designers should trust nature to put human trash to good use Day nine of the Dezeen 15 digital festival featured a live interview with Dutch designer Jalila Essaïdi, whose manifesto suggests that the push for more sustainable design solutions is misguided. 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