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View online     Studio Seilern Architects surrounds moated plaza with 20-metre-high colonnades London-based Studio Seilern Architects has enclosed the Gouna Festival Plaza in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, Egypt, with a trio of colonnades. Read more ›   Women make up just one in five top positions at biggest architecture firms despite "huge jump" The percentage of women in top jobs at the biggest architecture firms has doubled over the past five years – but men still occupy four out of five key roles, according to research conducted by Dezeen to mark International Women's Day. Read more ›   Nordic functionalism informs Stockholm beauty clinic by ASKA Swedish architecture studio ASKA has drawn on the existing 1930s architecture for its refurbishment of Stockholm beauty salon MBS by Malika, adding arched shapes and oak veneer panelling. Read more ›   Tabloid desk by Blu Dot Dezeen Showroom: created by US brand Blu Dot, the Tabloid desk is designed to bring a pop of colour and a cosy feeling into any work environment. Read more ›   Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. Read more ›   Bethany Williams: Alternative Systems opens at the Design Museum An exhibition highlighting London-based designer Bethany Williams' waste-combating, social-driven vision for the fashion industry has opened at the Design Museum. Read more ›   Part W creating map "to draw attention to built projects by women" in London To coincide with International Women's Day architecture collective Part W has launched a campaign to populate a map titled Women's Work: London. Read more ›   Designers and architects create visions of future Valencia for World Design Capital 2022 Promotion: five creative studios have produced immersive designs for the Valencia 360 exhibition during World Design Capital Valencia 2022 that show both dystopian and utopian projections of the city's future. Read more ›   RED Arquitectos builds Casa Numa from coconut-palm wood Mexican studio RED Arquitectos has created a screen-wrapped house made almost entirely out of wood from coconut palm trees, which was designed to blend into its surroundings on a small island off the Yucatán Peninsula. Read more ›   Gensler releases plans for winged Flight Test Museum in California Architecture firm Gensler has released plans for the new Flight Test Museum in Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. Read more ›   "The solar revolution is underway, but one rooftop at a time" At a time of soaring energy bills and impending climate catastrophe, installing solar panels makes more sense than ever. But the market is rigged in favour of fossil fuels, writes Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Read more ›   Designers create illustrations to show solidarity with Ukraine Studios and designers including Olafur Eliasson and Pentagram are sharing illustrations to show support for Ukraine following the invasion by Russia. We've rounded up 10 of the most striking. Read more ›   Cross Bar chair by Pearson Lloyd for Takt Dezeen Showroom: London-based design studio Pearson Lloyd aimed to bring the ethos of replaceability to an overlooked furniture type with the Cross Bar chair, created for Takt. Read more ›   Arch pendant lamp by Johan Lindstén and Markus Johansson for Oblure Dezeen Showroom: designed by Johan Lindstén and Markus Johansson for Swedish brand Oblure, the Arch pendant lamp has a shape that nods to a classical architectural form. 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