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View online     Madam Architectuur updates Belgian bungalow with red-timber cladding Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and extended a bungalow near Aalst, updating its exterior with bright red-painted timber that is "striking yet modest". Read more ›   The race to reduce the Olympic Impact Today we launch Olympic Impact, a series investigating whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. Nat Barker sets out what to expect. Read more ›   Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Paris 2024 Olympics To kick off our Olympic Impact series, Dezeen profiles the most architecturally notable venues of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – where the major theme has been renovation and reuse. Read more ›   O-voilà mirror by Gianluca Soldi for Soldi Design Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Soldi Design has released a "bold and provocative" mirror shaped like a broken egg, created by founder Gianluca Soldi. Read more ›   "Building 1.5 million homes is not the same as solving the housing crisis" Keir Starmer's newly elected government has made big promises about increasing housing supply in England without properly explaining why it wants to do so, writes Peter Apps. Read more ›   Neri&Hu animates gridded Taipei apartment block with arched screens Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has completed a residential building in Taiwan that features a gridded facade filled with inverted-arch screens. Read more ›   Five objects that tell stories of "care and repair" from Helsinki exhibition curators Acts of mending and maintenance are the subject of the Fix: Care and Repair exhibition in Helsinki, Finland. Here, its curators share five works that shed light on a rarely celebrated topic. Read more ›   One month left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition There is just one month left to enter our Start Something Powerful Competition, which calls for ideas that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Enter now before the contest closes on 21 August. Read more ›   Ukrainian artists design one-off chairs for housing charity raffle Architecture studio Between the Walls invited artists from across Ukraine to create a collection of chairs, which was raffled off to raise funds for a foundation supporting displaced people in the war-torn country. Read more ›   Five outdoor architecture and design events on Dezeen Events Guide To celebrate summer, we've selected five current and upcoming events taking place outdoors from Dezeen Events Guide, including Chart Art Fair, Architecture Biennale Rotterdam and Horst Expo. Read more ›   WXY Architecture creates welcome centre for New York nature preserve New York City-based studio WXY Architecture has unveiled a wooden, light-filled visitor centre for a nature preserve on the seaside in Rockaway, Queens. Read more ›   Dezeen Debate features "sympathetic and classy" New York extension The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features CookFox Architects' extension to an early 1900s building in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more ›   Ten independent furniture design studios operating in Vancouver We've rounded up 10 independent studios creating furniture and design objects in Vancouver, Canada, as part of our North American Design 2024 series. Read more ›   Ten design projects by students at Brunel University Dezeen School Shows: playground equipment intended for children with ADHD is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Brunel University. Read more ›   Khmara lamp by Makhno Studio Dezeen Showroom: designed by Makhno Studio founder Serhii Makhno, the Khmara lamp is a contemporary pendant light that mimics the appearance of clouds. 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