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Wooden terrace acts as "additional room" for Polish house by UGO

A blank exterior clad in corrugated metal conceals a large terrace at this holiday home, which architecture studio UGO has created close to a lake in Wielkopolska, Poland.

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Ten buildings that showcase the beauty of London's council housing

Jack Young's book The Council House aims to capture the beauty of London's council estates, which he photographed to "look like they could be perched on an Italian hillside". He chooses 10 favourites for Dezeen.

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Twenty innovative designs shortlisted in the second edition of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition

Televisions that fold into lamps, cabinets with digital displays for doors and screens that roll up into speakers are among the designs shortlisted in Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, which called for creative uses for OLED technology.

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Commenter wonders if vulva-shaped spaceship colliding with rocket would "lead to big bang"

In this week's comments update, readers are questioning the design of a vulva-shaped spaceship concept and discussing other top stories.

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"Architecture has run out of excuses when it comes to explaining a lack of gender parity"

Dezeen's latest survey shows that the number of women in architecture leadership roles has doubled, but the industry needs to work harder to attract and retain women in senior positions, says Christine Murray.

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Liam Young and Katie Treggiden are head judges for Dezeen Awards 2022 sustainability and media categories

Filmmaker and architect Liam Young and sustainable design expert Katie Treggiden will lead the judges for the Dezeen Awards 2022 sustainability and media categories.

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VicBooth Office by Vicoustic

Dezeen Showroom: VicBooth Office created by acoustic design brand Vicoustic is a collection of phone booths and meeting rooms designed to create sound-insulated spaces within open plan offices.

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Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths

Legislation is needed to force architects to prevent the mass slaughter of birds that "didn't evolve to deal with glass", experts have told Dezeen.

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Foster + Partners unveils its first city masterplan in Vietnam

British architecture practice Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan design for a new 117.4-hectare city in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, that will include residential neighbourhoods, education, medical and leisure facilities.

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Ye and Kano release MP3 player designed to "challenge what an album can be"

American musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and design technology company Kano have launched Stem Player, a pebble-shaped device that allows users to customise songs in the palm of their hand.

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Sitelab integrates commercial and public space at 5M in San Francisco

Sitelab Urban Studio has completed the first phases of a mixed-use development called 5M in San Francisco's SoMa neighbourhood with Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) as lead architect.

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An interview with Marina Tabassum features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter

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Deborah Berke Partners renovates and expands historic buildings at University of Pennsylvania

US studio Deborah Berke Partners has overhauled a pair of Victorian-era townhouses at the University of Pennsylvania and added a terracotta-clad extension that is meant to be contextually sensitive.

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Nintendo's former HQ to reopen as hotel designed by Tadao Ando

Japanese architect Tadao Ando has transformed a building that was once home to video game giant Nintendo into a boutique hotel.

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