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From concrete-like building materials to restaurant crockery made from the eateries’ own food scraps, this roundup explores eight projects created using discarded shells. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Impact Acoustic has added four colours to its Archisonic collection of sound-absorbing material, which is made from recycled plastic bottles. Read more

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled designs for a 140,000 square metre library in Wuhan, China, with a sweeping form that takes cues from the topography of its surroundings. Read more

A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome‘s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett. Read more

We’ve selected five opportunities in the education sector for architects, designers and artists, which are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at the University of Stuttgart, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Read more

Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. Read more

Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has created an all-wood cabin with an ornamental overhang and a decorative skylight for the restoration of the Kon-Tiki boat in Chile. Read more

US studio Aidlin Darling Design has created a meeting facility for online travel company Expedia Group that features a wing-shaped green roof and walls made of stone and glass. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: British flooring company Amtico has released the Amtico Bio bio-attributed luxury vinyl tile, which is made from a renewable raw material derived from paper pulp. Read more

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