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View online     ADEPT and LYTT Architecture elevate lookouts within Amager Nature Park A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. Read more ›   Mid-century designers and engineers "envisioned the future" at GM's Tech Center The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. Read more ›   Human rights assessment of Saudi World Cup bid "omitted glaring risks" says Amnesty Multiple human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticised a human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia's 2034 FIFA World Cup bid, claiming it fails to acknowledge documented abuses to workers in the country. Read more ›   In Good Company textile collection by Limn & Loom for Pallas Textiles Dezeen Showroom: American brand Pallas Textiles has collaborated with design studio Limn & Loom to create the In Good Company fabric collection woven from recycled plastic yarn. Read more ›   "Is Mercury Tower a saviour or symptom of Malta's urban fate?" Zaha Hadid Architects' twisting Mercury Tower is a symbol of Malta's confused urban priorities and raises questions about how much influence individual buildings should have over a place, writes Ann Dingli. Read more ›   Dezeen nominated for seven IBP Journalism Awards The Dezeen editorial team is up for seven awards at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024 – the most out of any of the publications nominated this year. Read more ›   Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' completed Mercury Tower in Malta Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta's tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. Read more ›   Dead Mall Walking captures the "kenopsia" of fading shopping centres Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times. Read more ›   Simplicity sets Osaka's "first modern ryokan" inside Nikken Sekkei high-rise Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. Read more ›   Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into "resilient public space" Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. Read more ›   "Beaux-arts" supertall skyscraper by KPF tops out in Manhattan An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City's beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. Read more ›   Dezeen Debate features "simple, strong and poetic" retreat in Greek countryside The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rural retreat in Greece designed by Invisible Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more ›   Omer Arbel proposes surrounding Washington houses with "cedar orb clouds" Canada-based designer Omer Arbel has unveiled designs for a series of homes in Washington State made from concrete and covered in wooden balls intended to cultivate ecosystems over time. Read more ›   Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey presents student installations Dezeen School Shows: an installation which features a pattern-generating machine to reflect migrant experiences is included in this school show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Read more ›   Melek Zeynep Bulut installs suspended "portal" in London's Painted Hall Promotion: Turkish-born, London-based designer Melek Zeynep Bulut has designed a large scale suspended installation at the 18th-century Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. 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