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View online     HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space. Read more ›   World's tallest timber tower tops out in Sydney The Atlassian Central skyscraper, designed by SHoP Architects and BVN Architecture, in Sydney, Australia, has become the world's tallest hybrid timber tower. Read more ›   Glasgow School of Art "cannot rebuild" Mackintosh Building The Glasgow School of Art has announced that it cannot afford to rebuild the iconic Mackintosh Building without external funding, following the second fire that tore through the building in 2018. Read more ›   "If no one ever sits there, is a balcony still a balcony?" Our cities are full of apartment blocks dotted with pathetically sized balconies too small to be of any actual use, writes Jessica Furseth. Read more ›   "New York's largest kaleidoscope" among immersive artworks at Edge NYC viewpoint Design studios Softlab and Moment Factory have created seven immersive installations for the 350-metre-high Edge NYC skyscraper viewpoint at Hudson Yards, including a massive kaleidoscope and a series of pulsating globes. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards 2026 party to be held at London's Royal Opera House This year's Dezeen Awards party will take place on 16 November at London's historic Royal Opera House, with tickets going on sale on 18 August. Read more ›   Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. Read more ›   Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring Flooring manufacturer Forbo has revealed how agricultural waste from cacao production has been repurposed into flooring that supports cacao-growing communities in West Africa in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. Read more ›   "Runaway train" of massive file sizes causing issues for architecture projects says panel at HP talk Promotion: architects' designs are being contained within digital files so big they can take two hours to load, leading to delays and mix-ups on projects, experts warned in a talk hosted by HP at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026. Read more ›   What will the future stadium look like? For our Future Stadium series, we asked nine of the world's top stadium architects to predict the biggest shift in stadium design over the next 10 years. Read more ›   Rehabilitative prison with crafting spaces among projects from Norwich University of the Arts Dezeen School Shows: a rehabilitative prison in a former mill with crafting and vocational spaces is among the projects from Norwich University of the Arts. 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