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This week the first Neom region completed

This week on Dezeen, Sindalah, the first region from Saudi Arabian mega project Neom to be completed, opened for visitors. Read more

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Weaving centre that « gives formal expression to local crafts » wins Mies Crown Hall Prize

The Community Production Center Las Tejedoras in Ecuador, designed by architects José Fernando Gómez and Juan Carlos Bamba for a collective of women weavers, has won the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. Read more

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Survey reveals average salaries at UK architecture studios

London studio Hopkins Architects has topped a leaderboard of the average salaries at UK architecture firms conducted by anonymous group The Pay 100. Read more

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Rise modular seating by IDA Design for Allsteel

Dezeen Showroom: American brand Allsteel has produced a modular seating system that aims to enhance comfort and functionality in the workplace. Read more

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Halo Zero shower tray by Acquabella

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Acquabella has released a minimalistic, slimline shower tray made from the brand’s own Akron material. Read more

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Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to « liven up the street ». Read more

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Open-air museum « preserves the memory » of 17th-century Turkish fortress

Turkish studio KOOP Architects has revitalised the 17th-century Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress on the Gallipoli peninsula, creating an outline in timber that suggests how its stone ruins would have previously looked. Read more

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Dezeen’s guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z

To conclude our mid-century modern series, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about the design and architecture movement from A to Z. Read more

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Bathtope is a foldable bathtub that mimics origami

Japanese product design group LIXIL has launched a fold-away bathtub at Designart Tokyo, cut from a single piece of waterproof textile that can be hung up like a hammock or stowed away « according to your mood ». Read more

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« Gorgeous and suitably brutish for the site » says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house nestled into the rocky landscape of Rooi Els in South Africa by KLG Architects. Read more

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