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View online     Arquitecturia designs Catalan house as cluster of pavilions around garden Spanish practice Arquitecturia has completed a home in the Catalan town of Caldes de Malavella, which is comprised of six small buildings organised around a courtyard at its centre. Read more ›   Straw Bale House is a straw-and-timber duplex in the German countryside Atelier Kaiser Shen has used straw bale-construction to create an interlocking semi-detached house in the village of Pfaffenhofen, Germany. Read more ›   Less than a week left to enter Dezeen's £1,000 AI artwork competition Thanks to everyone who has already taken part in our competition to use AI image generators to design the artwork for Dezeen's next editorial series. If you haven't yet, enter for the chance to win £1,000! Read more ›   Link modular storage system by Askia Furniture Dezeen Showroom: Romanian brand Askia Furniture has released a modular storage system designed to enhance the versatility and utility of the Kameleon Office Booths. Read more ›   "Architecture without architects" can teach valuable lessons says Norman Foster The simplest of structures, such as tents and huts, can teach architects lessons, British architect Norman Foster said in an exclusive interview at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more ›   The Offbeat Sari exhibition celebrates "one of today's most important global fashion stories" The first sari to be worn at the Met Gala and sequins made from discarded X-ray film sourced from hospitals feature in the Offbeat Sari exhibition, which showcases around 60 contemporary saris at London's Design Museum. Read more ›   Day two from Venice Architecture Biennale The Dezeen team are reporting from the 18th international architecture biennale in Venice, curated by Lesley Lokko. Read on for all the coverage from the second day (Thursday 18 May) Read more ›   Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects design tactile interiors for "hotel in the sky" Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa and Danish studio Norm Architects have unveiled their design for the Bellustar Tokyo hotel, which aims to evoke a sense of nature in the middle of Tokyo's urban Shinjuku district. Read more ›   Flood-proof Bliss sofa turns into emergency life raft The design arm of creative agency Mother has released a floating sofa with an integrated paddle and emergency flares as part of New York design week, in a tongue-in-cheek critique of climate change complacency. Read more ›   SOM connects block-long glulam bridge to the High Line Global architecture studio SOM has installed a block-long timber truss bridge called Timber Bridge, which connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station. Read more ›   Dezeen Debate features "intriguing" archival facility in Quebec The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a monolithic archival facility in Quebec by B+H Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more ›   Korean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale lets visitors explore "climate endgame" A quiz show-style game that focuses on social, political and economic issues surrounding climate change is on show at the Korean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale, which is revealed exclusively on Dezeen. Read more ›   Watch a live talk on designing for women's wellbeing during NYCxDesign As part of NYCxDesign, Dezeen teamed up with women's body and hair care brand Flamingo to host and livestream a talk exploring how to design products for the wellbeing of women. Read more ›   Visa denials "cannot become the defining story of this exhibition" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator Venice Architecture Biennale curator Lesley Lokko has criticised the decision by Italian authorities to deny visas to three members of her Ghana-based team at the opening press conference for the event. Read more ›   Vestige lamp by Ross Gardam Dezeen Showroom: taking cues from Brutalist design, Australian designer Ross Gardam has released a lamp composed of blocky geometric shapes made from cast crystal glass. 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