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View online     Shezad Dawood makes playful versions of 1980s Qatari buildings for Doha Modern Playground Artist Shezad Dawood has created an architectural playground in Doha that features miniature versions of four well-known buildings in the city. Read more ›   Ten architectural attractions in Qatar designed ahead of the 2022 World Cup In preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has been expanding its cultural offerings. Here, we round up 10 architectural landmarks that have recently been built in and around Doha. Read more ›   MAD's undulating concrete library "doesn't say too much" says Ma Yansong In the first instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim, MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong explains how his studio's sinuous concrete library in Haikou, China, encourages visitors to use their imagination. Read more ›   Diller Scofidio + Renfro's David Rubenstein Forum named 2022's best tall building The 10-storey David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago designed by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been awarded the 2022 prize for Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Read more ›   Volkswagen unveils drivable office chair that can travel up to 20 kilometres per hour Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has developed a five-wheeled office chair prototype that uses the same technology found in its electric vehicles. Read more ›   Dezeen announces sustainability winners for Dezeen Awards 2022 Dezeen has revealed the winners of this year's Dezeen Awards sustainability categories including Localworks, Multitude of Sins and Kenoteq. Read more ›   Paris 2024 reveals pair of French Revolution hats as Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics has unveiled its mascots for the upcoming sports event in the form of two cartoon-style characters shaped like traditional Phrygian caps, which signified freedom during the French Revolution. Read more ›   UAE Designer Exhibition presents 16 rising talents in the emirates Recycled materials, 3D printing and traditional crafts all featured in a Dubai Design Week showcase of established and emerging UAE-based designers. Read more ›   Chrissa Amuah designs bespoke light fixture for Mortlach as part of the Mortlach By Design programme Promotion: single malt scotch whisky brand Mortlach has invited a number of designers to create a series of products that celebrate the brand's craft and engineering heritage, including London-based designer, Chrissa Amuah. Read more ›   Harewood House presents exhibition of "traditionally untraditional" Christmas trees Long Live the Christmas Tree, an exhibition of unconventional Christmas installations, has opened at Harewood House in West Yorkshire, England. Read more ›   Brett Farrow creates "chiseled" houses for Laguna Row development in California Cedar cladding and distinctive windows feature on the exterior of tall rowhouses that were designed, developed and constructed by California architect Brett Farrow. Read more ›   Photographer Marc Goodwin captures eight Frankfurt architecture studios British architectural photographer Marc Goodwin provides a look into architecture studios in Frankfurt in the second edition of his three-part series documenting architectural offices in Germany. Read more ›   Steven Holl Architects designs asymmetric Princeton institute building with curved ceilings American studio Steven Holl Architects has completed Rubenstein Commons, a building composed of "bulbous space curves", for the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Read more ›   Michael Gove vows to block "ugly" developments from being built in the UK UK levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has told a think tank that the government will use all its powers to stop the development of houses that are "not aesthetically of high quality". Read more ›   Vitrocsa's Turnable Corner system enables views free of window frames Promotion: the Turnable Corner system is one of the key products from minimal window brand Vitrocsa, which is designed to allow uninterrupted views with the glazing stored out of sight. Read more ›   Mayuhana by Toyo Ito for Yamagiwa Dezeen Showroom: Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito has designed Mayuhana, a collection of cocoon-like fibreglass lamps for Japanese lighting brand Yamagiwa. 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