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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [Architecture] [Interiors] [Design] [News] [Jobs] [Watch Store] [Toshiko Mori uses compressed earth and bamboo for cultural hub in remote Senegalese village] [Thread by Toshiko Mori] This [cultural centre] in Senegal by Japanese architect [Toshiko Mori] was constructed using exclusively local materials and techniques – and has been [recognised in the architecture category of the 2017 AIA Awards]. [More ›] [Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman steps down after 25 years] The prominent editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has announced she is departing the magazine after a quarter of a century at the helm. [More ›] [Concept apartment by Future Facility gives older residents ] [Amazin Apartments] This [installation] at London's [Design Museum] strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an [ageing population]. [More ›] [Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box] A plywood box hosts the [kitchen] and [staircase] in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and [extended] by local architect Larissa Johnston. [More ›] [Job of the day: project architect at Baca Architects] Our job of the day from [Dezeen Jobs] is a [project architect at Baca Architects] in London, which [designed the UK's "first amphibious house" on the River Thames]. [More ›] [Meike Harde's mirrors sit askew in frames that double as hangers] German designer [Meike Harde] has created a pair of patterned [mirrors] for Pulpo with protruding frames that can be used to hang coats or jewellery. [More ›] [Sandstone buildings create fortress-like clubhouse surrounded by a moat in Jiaxing] [JIAXING ISLAND project by MORE Architecture and AIM Architecture] Sandstone blocks face into a central courtyard to create this huge [clubhouse] complex by More Architecture and [Aim Architecture], which is set on an island in Jiaxing, China. [More ›] [Harvard to offer free online architecture course] [Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Photograph by Peter Vanderwarker] The [Harvard] Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education at no cost. [More ›] [Kengo Kuma's expansion of Portland Japanese Garden set to open in April] [Portland Botanic Garden by Kengo Kuma] Work is nearly complete on a major expansion to an urban Japanese garden in [Oregon] – the first public commission in [America] for architect [Kengo Kuma]. [More ›] [The Future Perfect sets up shop in modernist Los Angeles home] [Casa Perfect in LA] New York design gallery [The Future Perfect] has opened its third [showroom], in a [Hollywood Hills] midcentury house complete with a focal fireplace, sliding glass doors and backyard pool. [More ›] [Birkenstock launches line of beds as next step in comfort design] [IMM: Birkenstock] German footwear brand Birkenstock has moved into the bedroom, adapting the principles behind its famous sandals to a collection of [beds] launched at this year's [IMM Cologne furniture fair]. [More ›] [Iris van Herpen uses visual trickery for latest couture collection] For her latest couture collection, Dutch designer [Iris van Herpen] created hypnotic [garments] that distorted the models' bodies. [More ›] ["Who's gonna make OMA great again?"] Has [OMA lost its edge]? Readers are wondering if the Dutch architecture firm led by [Rem Koolhaas] has run out of ideas in this week's [comments update]. [More ›] [Jeff Goodman Studio blows coloured glass beads for Devil's Abacus screen] The beads on this oversized abacus designed by Ontario-based Jeff Goodman Studio are made from [colourful pieces of blown glass]. [More ›] [IKEA launches kitchen made from recycled plastic bottles] Twenty-five plastic bottles are used in each of these [IKEA] kitchen units, designed by Swedish studio [Form Us With Love] to make "sustainability available for everyone". [More ›] --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [Dezeen on Pinterest] [Dezeen Feed] [Dezeen Feed] [Dezeen Feed] [Forward this newsletter to a friend] You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe] [Contact us] | [Submit a story] | [Advertise]