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View online     Shigeru Ban creates wooden Zenbo Seinei retreat on Japanese island An open-air platform for meditation is elevated above the treetops at Zenbo Seinei, a wooden retreat that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed on Awaji Island in Japan. Read more ›   Cocktail bar "suspended between sea and sky" draws upon nearby sea Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. Read more ›   MVRDV models Skanderbeg Building on head of "Albania's national hero" Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana, Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti. Read more ›   Beirut explosion was "the funeral of my hometown" Two years on from the devastating explosion that destroyed much of Beirut, architects and designers have shared first-hand accounts of how everyday life in the city is still profoundly affected by the disaster. Read more ›   Space Perspective develops "even more thrilling" design for space-travel capsule Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a redesign of its travel capsule, promising passengers a smoother and safer journey to the edge of the stratosphere. Read more ›   Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. Read more ›   Victoria Yakusha designs furniture collection as homage to Ukraine Ukrainian designer Victoria Yakusha has created her first collection of furniture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which explores her connection to her homeland through a tapestry and animal-like seating. Read more ›   Photographer captures fantastical snake-like apartment complex in Mexico Latvian photographer Anna Dave has released photographs of Javier Senosiain Aguilar's El Nido de Quetzalcóatl in Mexico, a work of organic architecture shaped like a snake. Read more ›   Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee becomes world's tallest timber building Ascent, an 86.6-metre-tall mass-timber tower in Wisconsin designed by Korb + Associates Architects, has been certified as the world's tallest timber building. 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