Gort Scott to create micro apartments in disused London office block

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Architecture studio Gort Scott has unveiled plans to transform an out-of-use office block in London’s Walthamstow into 45 “pocket” apartments. Read more

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Ding doorbell brings minimal approach to smarthome design

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Barber and Osgerby’s creative consultancy Map has collaborated with a London startup to create a minimal new smart doorbell called Ding. Read more

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Hypnotic gifs animate traditional Japanese joinery techniques

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Timber joints slot together in these Tetris-like gifs – the work of a young Japanese man so obsessed by joinery techniques he set up a Twitter account dedicated to the cause. Read more

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10 of the best TED Talks about architecture

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The TED conference series has enabled leading thinkers, including architects, to share their ideas with the world for over 30 years. Dezeen contributing editor Jenna M McKnight has chosen some of the best presentations about the built environment from the past three decades. Read more

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COS unveils collection inspired by minimalist artist Agnes Martin

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To coincide with the opening of Agnes Martin’s retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, fashion brand COS has created a collection based on the artist‘s works. Read more

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Samsung pulls Galaxy Note 7 phone from production

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South Korean tech giant Samsung has ceased production of its Galaxy Note 7 after reports of the smartphones exploding and catching fire. Read more

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Muf creates “wonderlab” inside Science Museum gallery

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Architecture studio Muf has created a new interactive gallery at London’s Science Museum, featuring playground slides, a quilted theatre and a huge model of the solar system. Read more

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Stilted cabin is raised among the treetops on the Stockholm archipelago

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Swedish studio Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor has used slender stilts to elevate this timber-framed cabin into the treetops on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. Read more

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Welcome to the new-look Dezeen

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Dezeen has changed. We’ve revamped our site to make it as beautiful as the architecture and design projects we write about. Read more

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Zhang Ke slots work and play spaces into Beijing’s ancient hutong courtyards

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Through a series of renovations and new insertions, Chinese architect Zhang Ke has transformed some of Beijing’s ageing hutongs into hubs of activity. Read more

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