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This week Saudi Arabia unveiled a mirrored megacity for nine million people

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the Saudi Arabian government’s plans to build a 170-kilometer-long city, which will be called The Line. Read more

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Living Vehicle launches off-grid mobile home that creates water from humidity

California company Living Vehicle has unveiled its 2023 Travel Trailer mobile home, which has a roof covered in solar panels and generates its own drinking water from the humidity in the air. Read more

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Arquitectura Nativa creates rammed-earth retreat for retired archaeologist

Arquitectura Nativa has completed a home in Mexico for a retired archaeologist and their partner, using « rudimentary and artisanal techniques » that help the home blend into its surroundings. Read more

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University of Portsmouth spotlights 12 design, architecture and interiors projects

Dezeen School Shows: a project that challenges conventions surrounding burial and a biophilic discovery centre are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the University of Portsmouth. Read more

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Artematica Soft Outline kitchen island by Gabriele Centazzo for Valcucine

Dezeen Showroom: Artematica Soft Outline is a kitchen island embellished with rounded metal edges, created by designer and founder of Italian kitchen brand Valcucine, Gabriele Centazzo. Read more

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Nendo stacks concrete tunnels to create archive and guesthouse in Miyota

Japanese studio Nendo has created an archive to house its products and furniture from precast concrete box culverts in central Japan. Read more

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Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap collection launched in bins at Herzog & de Meuron Miami car park

Musician Kanye West‘s latest collaboration with retailer Gap and fashion brand Balenciaga has launched at a series of dumpster-style pop-ups across the US and at Gap’s Times Square store. Read more

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Ugandan architect Doreen Adengo dies aged 45

Doreen Adengo, founder of Ugandan architecture firm Adengo Architecture, has passed away following a long-term illness at the age of 45. Read more

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« True architecture is life » says RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Balkrishna Doshi

Architecture should seek to respond to human behaviour and not dictate it, says this year’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Balkrishna Doshi in this interview. Read more

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Fyra celebrates bohemian history of Helsinki’s Hotel Torni in contemporary revamp

Finnish interiors studio Fyra has fostered a « bohemian ambience » in this hotel in Helsinki by layering different styles, colours and historical references within its public spaces. Read more

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