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Nao Iwanari models inward-facing Aquarium House in Kanagawa on a fish tank

Japanese architect Nao Iwanari has designed a house in Kanagawa Prefecture with split levels and an open-plan interior designed to emulate the free-flowing layout of a fish tank.

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Loewe sprouts grasses and plants from sodden clothes at Paris Fashion Week

Plants sprouting from sodden garments were combined with screens decorated across models' bodies for Spanish fashion brand Loewe's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show.

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Video captures Heatherwick Studio's jewel-like Glasshouse unfolding

The glass and metal "sepals" of the sculptural Glasshouse by British designer Thomas Heatherwick can be seen unfolding in this short video filmed at Woolbeding Estate in England.

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Daniel Czyszczon envisions a network of electric vehicles that intersect like moving cogwheels

The second finalist in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival is Daniel Czyszczon, who has proposed a public transport network with small electric vehicles called Flowee.

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Sui Desk Chair by Raw Edges for +Halle

Dezeen Showroom: London studio Raw Edges has designed the Sui Desk Chair for Danish furniture brand +Halle, a dynamic armchair that doubles as a productive desk space.

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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners drawing up plans to turn Lloyd's building into hotel

UK studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has reportedly been hired to investigate turning its seminal Lloyd's building in London into a hotel for owners Ping An.

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Louis Vuitton inserts yellow racetrack into Louvre courtyard for Spring Summer 2023 show

LA-based studio PlayLab Inc has created a magnified playground with a winding, yellow toy racetrack at the Musée de Louvre for Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show during Paris Fashion Week.

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Studio Schicketanz embeds weekend home into hillside in California's Big Sur

US firm Studio Schicketanz has completed a low-lying, coastal house for a Silicon Valley family with facades that were kept "quiet and simple" in deference to natural terrain.

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Sprawl in America "is not good for our climate" says Barack Obama

Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities.

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New Designers spotlights 10 award-winning student design projects

Dezeen School Shows: jewellery created to help with anxiety and Japanese-informed textiles are among the projects included as part of Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers.

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Easy sofa and pouf by Verner Panton for Verpan

Dezeen Showroom: Danish company Verpan has rereleased two of Verner Panton's iconic 1960s designs: the fun and friendly Easy sofa and pouf.

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Jordan Barnes designs semi-amphibious bus that can double as emergency vehicle during floods

Jordan Barnes' proposal for a semi-amphibious bus that can quickly transform into an emergency response vehicle is the first of 10 visionary transportation projects to be selected as finalists in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival.

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