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View online     O'Sullivan Skoufoglou transforms Berlin bungalow with blocky extension A band of limestone separates old and new at Fohlenweg, a house in Berlin that London studio O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects created using the walls of an existing bungalow. Read more ›   Eleven vibrant schools from Dezeen's Pinterest Following the start of a new academic year in much of the world, searches for school buildings have seen a 60 per cent increase on Pinterest. Here are 11 striking examples from our boards. Read more ›   Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. Read more ›   UK prime minister's 15-minute city ban "baffling" says concept creator Urbanist Carlos Moreno has urged UK prime minister Rishi Sunak to rethink his stance on 15-minute cities following the announcement that he will stop councils implementing the concept. Read more ›   MSG Sphere in Las Vegas opens with bespoke artworks by Es Devlin and John Gerrard The MSG Sphere Las Vegas opened its doors for the first time this weekend with a concert by U2 featuring visuals by designer Es Devlin, artist John Gerrard and more on a 15,000-square-metre wrap-around screen. Read more ›   "This year's LDF generally felt energetic and optimistic" Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser reflects on this year's LDF, touted by organisers as a full revival of the UK's biggest design festival post-Covid. Read more ›   Yoshihisa Tanaka creates reactive "membranes" from washi paper for Issey Miyake show Artist Yoshihisa Tanaka made "hundreds of metres" of pleated and folded washi paper to create an interactive installation for Japanese brand Issey Miyake's Spring Summer 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week. Read more ›   C-Next Designers Europe explores designs for a "meaningful future" Promotion: Spanish surfaces company Cosentino has welcomed hundreds of international designers to Almeria, Spain, as part of C-Next Designers Europe, one of the continent's largest interior design conventions. Read more ›   The Tyre Collective turns microplastic tyre-wear particles into objects British startup The Tyre Collective has begun to make products from the microplastic particles that come off car tyres as they drive on roads, producing results including jewellery, a lamp and a battery. Read more ›   "We need to distribute electricity" to combat climate change says Bill Nye Booths demonstrating a hybrid-electric aircraft and other innovative projects as well as talks by scientists such as Bill Nye were among the climate-focused presentations at the Climate Science Fair held on New York's High Line. Read more ›   PAU places vaulted glass structure in shell of Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery Local architecture studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has installed a glass office building with a vaulted roof inside the shell of the 19th-century Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront in Brooklyn. Read more ›   Fuse Landscape carpet by Tarkett among new products on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: a collection of colourful carpet tiles designed to gradually fade into one another is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more ›   Owwi seating collection by Arnau Reyna for Actiu Dezeen Showroom: design studio Arnau Reyna has created the Owwi seating collection for office furniture brand Actiu, which features a wrap-around back and armrests designed to envelop the sitter. Read more ›   Researchers develop renewable and biodegradable power sources using bacteria Promotion: four international researchers have explored ways to develop energy sources that are both renewable and compostable using bacteria and biomaterials. Read more ›   Textures surfacing collection by 3form Dezeen Showroom: from elaborate art deco patterns to the clean vertical lines of reeded glazing, American materials manufacturer 3form has released a range of new textures for its glass alternative Vari. 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