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View online     SANAA creates Sydney Modern to be "harmonious with its surroundings" Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio SANAA has completed an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales within a series of pavilions that step down towards Sydney Harbour. Read more ›   Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. Read more ›   Rolls-Royce and EasyJet test hydrogen-powered aircraft engine British airline EasyJet and engineering company Rolls-Royce have run a commercial aircraft engine on hydrogen in what they claim is a "world first", potentially paving the way for the decarbonisation of plane travel. Read more ›   Marien152 lounge chair by Arik Levy for Coalesse Dezeen Showroom: created for Steelcase brand Coalesse, the Marien152 lounge chair by Arik Levy has a design intended for the office but with a look that references the home. Read more ›   Ennead Architects designs Wuxi Art Museum to emulate "natural erosion of spirit stones" New York studio Ennead Architects has revealed its design for a museum that is set to be built within Shangxianhe Wetland Park in the city of Wuxi, China. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards judges define good design in three words In this video, the 2022 Dezeen Awards judges aim to succinctly describe good design ahead of the Dezeen Awards winners' announcement tomorrow. Read more ›   Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal "jacket". Read more ›   Stolab Stories video series tells the story behind furniture brand Stolab Dezeen teamed up with Swedish brand Stolab on a three-part video series exploring the brand's solid-wood furniture, as well as its heritage, values and approach to sustainability. Watch the three films here. Read more ›   Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi's "common design philosophy" showcased at Helsinki Design Museum retrospective A vivid orange Helsinki subway seat and an iconic timber sauna stool are among the pieces in this exhibition of work by design duo and couple Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi. Read more ›   MIT students develop concepts for "the next 150-year chair" A chair that can adapt over time and one fabricated with 3D-printed liquid metal are among the designs that students at MIT came up with for The Next 150-year Chair exhibition. Read more ›   Casa Santos is an "exploration of the possibilities of concrete" in Mexico Architects Maria Gomez, Giovanni Ocampo and Héctor Coss have completed a low-lying, three-house retreat in western Mexico that explores the ability of concrete to work in "aesthetic harmony with the desert". Read more ›   Denise Scott Brown makes plea to abandon "destructive" revamp of National Gallery extension Architect Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects' controversial plans to remodel her and Robert Venturi's postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery. Read more ›   Follow Meeting Cone by Mara Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Mara has released a table with a conical base and adjustable tabletop that is operated by a mechanical component. Read more ›   Design experts to address world's most pressing challenges at Hong Kong's Business of Design Week Promotion: designers Richard Hutten and Ross Lovegrove will be among the speakers discussing how design can be a force for good at this year's Business of Design Week in Hong Kong. Read more ›   Interno4 tiles by Ceramiche Keope Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Ceramiche Keope has looked to the most marble spaces in Milan to inform its latest collection of tiles, titled Inferno4. 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