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View online     51-1 Arquitectos converts Sharjah ice factory into arts venue Peruvian studio 51-1 Arquitectos has converted a 1970s ice storage facility in Sharjah, UAE, into a cultural venue, restaurant and hotel for the Sharjah Art Foundation. Read more ›   "Forests could be at the heart of our society again" says Joe Giddings We should be aiming for the future depicted in the Timber Revolution logo with a combination of mid- and high-rise mass-timber buildings interspersed with trees, argues ACAN co-founder Joe Giddings in this interview. Read more ›   Reva Cocoon outdoor sofas by Patrick Jouin for Pedrali Dezeen Showroom: designer Patrick Jouin has created a collection of modular outdoor sofas characterised by colourful weather-resistant rope for Italian furniture brand Pedrali. Read more ›   Erwan Bouroullec, Kamna Malik and Thom Mayne named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges Architects Thom Mayne and Carla Swickerwath, designer Erwan Bouroullec, entrepreneur Siân Sutherland and curators Kamna Malik, Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska are among the Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. Read more ›   Eight top-heavy homes with dramatically oversized roofs From steep single pitches to gables with overhanging eaves, we've rounded up eight houses with roofs that protrude beyond their footprint to shelter inhabitants from rain, sun, snow and prying eyes. Read more ›   Pipeline seating by Derlot among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: a modular system of seating components characterised by its snaking cylindrical backrest is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more ›   Heatherwick set to turn Saudi Arabian desalination plant into museum British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio is designing the Jeddah Central Museum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be located in a former desalination plant by the Red Sea. Read more ›   Neal Schwartz includes dovecotes in "chapel-like" California studio A series of shelters for doves were embedded in the laminated-cedar facade of Neal Schwartz's self-designed studio, which is an extension of his Sonoma home. Read more ›   Ludwig Godefroy creates brutalist cube-shaped home in Mexico Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy designed a brutalist concrete holiday home in a Mexican pine forest called Casa Alférez. Read more ›   Colebrook Bosson Saunders designs flexible high-load monitor arm Promotion: ergonomic design brand Colebrook Bosson Saunders has created Flo X – a single monitor arm that can hold 43-inch large screens and provide "the perfect ergonomic position in seconds". Read more ›   Artcore flooring by Modulyss Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature. Read more ›   French Grey Stile collection tiles by Casalgrande Padana Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana has drawn on the beauty of natural stone to create the Stile collection, which includes a richly mottled French Grey colour. 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