Phillip K Smith III’s Quarter Mile Arc reflects sea and sky at Laguna Beach

Quarter Mile Arc by Phillip K Smith III

An arc of mirrored posts installed by American artist Phillip K Smith III reflected the colours of the Southern Californian landscape as they changed throughout the day. Read more

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Renovation planned for Gio Ponti’s only North American building

Denver Art Museum by Gio Ponti

Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects have been hired to revitalise the Denver Art Museum, the only North American building by famed Italian architect Gio Ponti. Read more

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Snøhetta unveils visitor centre for world-famous Lascaux cave paintings

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A major new building by architecture firm Snøhetta has opened in the south of France, framing a huge replica of one of the world’s most important examples of prehistoric cave art. Read more

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Marble powder creates seamless finish for World Interior of the Year says designer Weng Shang Wei

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In this exclusive movie, designer Weng Shang Wei explains how he achieved the deep, uniform shade of black inside the Hangzhou fashion store that was named World Interior of the Year at Inside 2016 last month. Read more

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EU headquarters features glass box containing curvaceous glowing “lantern”

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The European Union is moving into a new headquarters in Brussels, which features a huge glass atrium enclosing a bulging, lantern-like structure. Read more

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Dezeen Watch Store spotlights design heritage with new watch category

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Dezeen Watch Store has created a new page on the website where customers can browse watches with a unique design story or heritage. Read more

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Hawkins\Brown remodels Bloomsbury building for The Bartlett architecture school

The Bartlett - 22 Gordon Street

The Bartlett School of Architecture now has a new Hawkins\Brown-designed facility in central London featuring a staircase designed as a “social generator” and studios with no doors. Read more

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Job of the day: architecture assistant at Tigg Coll Architects

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a part-II architectural assistant at Tigg Coll Architects, which recently renovated a student housing block in London’s Kings Cross (pictured). Read more stories about Tigg Coll Architects or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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GF Smith opens London show space with basementful of paper towers

G.F Smith show space

Papermaker GF Smith has opened its first show space in London, which includes a gallery filled with an undulating installation of colourful paper rolls. Read more

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Post Architecture adds monochrome staircase with built-in storage to Toronto house

Junction Shadow House in Toronto by Post Architecture

A black staircase lined with perforated white walls zig-zags up through this renovated city dwelling by Canadian studio Post Architecture. Read more

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