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View online     Undulating concrete landscape conceals Chinese cultural centre by Change Architects A flowing landscape of grass-topped, terracotta-coloured concrete animates the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre designed by Chinese studio Change Architects to reference mountains in Anhui province. Read more ›   Rotating fluorescent panels define zones in "co-being space" by Ab Rogers Design Ab Rogers Design has completed an artist's studio and residence in Kanazawa, Japan, featuring a series of fluorescent partition walls that can be rotated to transform how the space is used. Read more ›   Five unusual cars unveiled in 2023 Although the year has just begun, 2023 has seen sideways-driving, colour-changing and pepper-spray-emitting cars unveiled. Here are five of the most unusual cars of 2023 so far. Read more ›   UCL researchers translate endangered languages into 3D-printed objects An anthropologist and an architect from University College London have collaborated on a unique way to preserve endangered languages – by capturing their character in the form of 3D-printed objects. Read more ›   "Tate Modern court ruling could mark the beginning of the end for one of London's greatest joys" The Supreme Court's ruling in the Tate Modern privacy case is part of a depressing trend towards London's views becoming increasingly controlled and commoditised, writes Helen Barrett. Read more ›   ARB proposes scrapping UK architecture education's three-part structure The UK's Architects Registration Board has announced plans to reform architectural education and training that will scrap the current three-part structure in place of two accredited qualifications. Read more ›   Studio Prineas adds concrete tower to fisherman's cottage in Sydney Architecture studio Studio Prineas has added a three-storey concrete extension to a 19th-century fisherman's cottage to create a home overlooking the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Read more ›   Rick Owens references architectural silhouettes on industrial runway at Palais de Tokyo American designer Rick Owens combined architectural shapes with Victorian silhouettes at its Autumn Winter 2023 show, which was presented on a runway built from industrial materials inside a smoke-filled Palais de Tokyo. Read more ›   Jonas Bohlin and Christine Ingridsdotter create reusable Underbar as a "landscape of dreams" Interior architect Jonas Bohlin has designed a bar featuring a wall made from dress shirts and a ceiling decorated with emergency blankets at Stockholm Furniture Fair. Read more ›   Car lift allows residents to drive into all apartments in Bentley's Miami Beach skyscraper Sieger Suarez Architects and Dezer Development have released footage detailing the design of a lift that will allow residents to drive vehicles directly into apartments on all levels of the 61-storey skyscraper in Miami Beach. Read more ›   Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex Local studio Office of Charles F. Bloszies has completed an extension and renovation of the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco. Read more ›   Studio8 transforms 1930s Hangzhou villa into hotpot restaurant Promotion: Chinese architecture practice Studio8 has renovated the interior of a 1930s villa in Hangzhou, China, transforming it into a hotpot restaurant and cocktail bar that celebrates the building's history. 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