Astronaut training facility | Concrete chapel | Peace silk fashion

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [View online]( [Dezeen Daily]( [Mutina]( [Rotating concrete shutters enliven facade of housing block in Madrid]( [Rotating concrete shutters enliven facade of housing block in Madrid]( Openable [concrete]( panels and sun-shading blinds add dynamism to the otherwise austere facades of the Elcano [housing]( block by Madrid-based practice [FRPO](. [Read more ›]( ["It isn't that hard" to design clothes sustainably, says Mother of Pearl creative director]( It's only possible to create [ethical fashion]( if you pay attention to all elements of the business says Amy Powney, creative director of Mother of Pearl, which is collaborating with Net-A-Porter to make clothes from vegan peace silk. [Read more ›]( [George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mont Blanc]( [George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mont Blanc]( [Bartlett]( graduate George Bradford-Smith has designed an astronaut training facility that clings to the face of Mont Blanc to imitate [Mars](' extreme environmental conditions. [Read more ›]( [Louisa Grey draws on the senses for installation inside Copenhagen's Frama store]( [Louisa Grey draws on the senses for installation inside Copenhagen's Frama store]( London designer Louisa Grey has curated a series of meditative spaces inside the [Copenhagen]( store of Danish lifestyle brand Frama, for an [installation]( inspired by the body's five senses. [Read more ›]( [Soapack bottles can be used as soap once their contents are finished]( [Soapack bottles can be used as soap once their contents are finished]( [Central Saint Martins]( post-graduate student Mi Zhou has created [toiletry]( bottles called Soapack that are cast from [soap]( and melt away once they are no longer useful. [Read more ›]( [Careers guide: Els Van Hoorebeeck describes how she became head of interior design at TOG]( [Careers guide: Els Van Hoorebeeck describes how she became head of interior design at TOG]( Els Van Hoorebeeck leads the [interior design]( team at The Office Group, who specialise in designing flexible work spaces. She describes her career progression [for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide](. [Read more ›]( [Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom]( [Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom]( Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the [balcony]( of a two-bedroom [apartment]( in [Beijing]( to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached [house](. [Read more ›]( [OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex]( [OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex]( [OMA New York]( is turning a historic post office in [Houston](, Texas into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces and "one of the world's largest rooftop parks and farms". [Read more ›]( [S-AR builds tiny concrete chapel La Providencia in Mexico]( [S-AR builds tiny concrete chapel La Providencia in Mexico]( A steeply pitched roof tops this small concrete and wood chapel that Mexican architecture firm [S-AR]( has built in [Monterrey](. [Read more ›]( [World's tallest modular tower is now Clement Canopy in Singapore]( [World's tallest modular tower is now Clement Canopy in Singapore]( Construction company Bouygues Bâtiment International has built Clement Canopy, a pair of 140-metre-high [towers]( made of [prefabricated]( concrete [modules](. [Read more ›]( ["Killing the job of a designer"]( In this week's [comments update](, readers are wondering whether a new design tool for "drawing" floor plans will make architects redundant. [Read more ›]( [Ignacio Correa wraps kinked Chilean house in glass and metal]( [Ignacio Correa wraps kinked Chilean house in glass and metal]( Patagonia's rolling topography and challenging weather informed the design of this slightly bent rural [dwelling]( designed by Chilean architect [Ignacio Correa](. [Read more ›]( [Jean-Philippe Vassal to give Royal Academy's annual architecture lecture]( [Jean-Philippe Vassal to give Royal Academy's annual architecture lecture]( Dezeen promotion: Jean-Philippe Vassal, co-founder of [Lacaton and Vassal Architects]( will deliver this year's [Royal Academy of Arts]( architecture lecture. [Read more ›]( [Rieder]( [Architecture]( | [Interiors]( | [Design]( | [Technology]( | [Jobs]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe]( | [Forward to a friend]( Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK [Contact us]( | [Submit a story]( | [Advertise](