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View online     Open Architecture unveils rock-like concert hall in a valley outside Beijing Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed The Chapel of Sound, a monolithic open-air concert hall in a valley next to the ruins of the Great Wall of China outside Beijing. Read more ›   Ten top-heavy buildings that are bigger at the top than the bottom David Adjaye's upside-down supertall skyscraper proposal for New York has raised eyebrows, but it's not the only tall building that increases in size as it rises. Here is a roundup of 10 other top-heavy buildings. Read more ›   "Hedonistic" future could be better for the environment says Bjarke Ingels at COP26 Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes hydrogen-powered flights, an Architects Climate Action Network talk and Bjarke Ingels on a "hedonistic" future. Read more ›   "We need to do away with the prevalent colonial mindset and the desire to create imposing megastructures" says Yasmeen Lari Architect Yasmeen Lari calls for a form of low-impact architecture that benefits disadvantaged people in her manifesto written for the Dezeen 15 digital festival. Read more ›   Tila chair by Shepherd Studio Dezeen Showroom: hundreds of shiny spheres make up the Tila chair, created by Shepherd Studio as an exploration of density. Read more ›   Mando Xie proposes green floating cities to enable "human civilization to continue" on the ocean Mando Xie imagines humanity moving into ship-like floating cities covered with trees to escape rising sea levels in this proposal, which is a finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. Read more ›   Youssofzay + Hart creates temporary exhibition space using materials from hardware stores Architecture studio Youssofzay + Hart has constructed a series of interconnected rooms using materials found in hardware stores for a temporary exhibition space in Australia that can be easily dismantled and adapted. Read more ›   Want to work at Dezeen? Check out these opportunities in our editorial, sales and digital teams Dezeen is hiring! We have several roles listed on Dezeen Jobs from intern to senior level. Opportunities include roles on our editorial, sales and digital teams. Read more ›   Ptacek Home creates Chunk Line furniture from storm-downed trees American studio Ptacek Home has produced the Chunk Line furniture collection, which aims to combine traditional techniques with a "modern, sculptural twist," from trees that were downed by storms or felled for safety. Read more ›   Parnagian Architects imagines Salt Box Residence for the Jersey Shore American firm Parnagian Architects has released images of a conceptual house lifted on stilts above a site in coastal New Jersey that was hit hard by a hurricane. Read more ›   Our coverage of the COP26 Summit features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our coverage of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Read more ›   Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects yet to endorse RIBA climate report presented at COP26 More than 200 built environment organisations have endorsed a report by RIBA and Architects Declare setting out ways to decarbonise the industry, although leading UK architecture studios including Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects are yet to join the signatories. Read more ›   Kriskadecor chain curtains installed on a grand scale in new projects by Kengo Kuma and MVSA Dezeen promotion: large-scale installations of Kriskadecor's aluminium chains feature in two new projects: a Kengo Kuma installation in Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló and the largest shopping centre in The Netherlands. Read more ›   Velar sofa by Andreas Engesvik for Fogia Dezeen Showroom: Andreas Engesvik has designed the Velar sofa for Fogia, giving it a curved high back to create the feeling of sitting up in bed. Read more ›   Ten furniture designs to get people back to the office Many people are starting to come back to the office after months of working remotely. Here are 10 office furniture designs from Dezeen Showroom to make office spaces more flexible and comfortable places to be. Read more ›   Cave Bureau proposes "Cow Corridors" to allow Maasai people to safely herd cattle through Nairobi Speaking live from Nairobi at 3pm London time on day four of the Dezeen 15 digital festival, Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi of Cave Bureau set out their vision for a new infrastructure for their city that will address colonial and imperial injustices. 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