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View online     Apollo Architects & Associates arranges Tokyo house around hidden courtyards A pair of internal courtyards filled with plants bring daylight and greenery into the living spaces of this home designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a site in central Tokyo. Read more ›   Yasmeen Lari and Marcel Wanders Studio are judges for Dezeen Awards 2022 Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari is joined by Marcel Wanders and Gabriele Chiave of Marcel Wanders Studio, along with designer Lara Bohinc and architects Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi of Cave Bureau to judge Dezeen Awards 2022. Dezeen Awards is open for entries until 8 June, with discounted entry fees available until 30 March. Enter now to save money! Read more ›   Ten of Beijing's most significant buildings In the first of a series spotlighting contemporary architecture in China we round up 10 of the most significant buildings in Beijing, including works by MAD, Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA and Herzog & de Meuron. Read more ›   Clodette Chair by Alex Leuzinger for Studioforma Dezeen Showroom: architecture and design studio Studioforma has released a spherical lounge chair by Alex Leuzinger informed by the memories of childhood. Read more ›   Cars of the future will be "living spaces on wheels" says Hyundai design chief Car interiors are set to become more like homes with conventional automobiles confined to racetracks, Hyundai's global design lead SangYup Lee tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Read more ›   Balenciaga dedicates Autumn Winter 2022 show to the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine Fashion brand Balenciaga showed its Autumn Winter 2022 collection in a "snow globe", with models walking the runway in a blizzard as a comment on both the climate crisis and the Ukraine war. Read more ›   One of "most important examples of modernism in Africa" under threat The World Monument Fund has named the brutalist La Maison du Peuple in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as one of the most under-threat buildings for 2022. Read more ›   Hemp rebar could offer low-cost non-corroding alternative to steel Researchers at the USA's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have invented an alternative to steel rebar made from hemp, which they claim avoids the problem of corrosion while cutting carbon emissions from construction. Read more ›   Mithun revamps iconic 1960s Sea Ranch Lodge in northern California Architecture studio Mithun, along with design firms The Office of Charles de Lisle and Terremoto, has overhauled a cedar-clad lodge in a famed California community along the Pacific Ocean. Read more ›   BIG reveals hotel room wrapped in 350 birdhouses Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for a hotel room surrounded by hundreds of birdhouses for the Treehotel in Sweden. Read more ›   Kato sofa by King Dezeen Showroom: designed by Australian brand King, Kato is a modular sofa with deep seats that extend beyond its base, giving it the appearance as though it is floating. 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