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Dutch social venture Shift has launched a €250,000 competition calling for designs for « a new wonder of the world » to promote action against climate change. Read more

Paris-based Atelier du Pont has teamed up with Menorca-based Aru Arquitectura to convert a pair of dilapidated old farm buildings into a summer house with a surprising mix of colours and textures. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: a roomy sofa with a wraparound backrest and long, lozenge-shaped seat is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

Spanish designer Isern Serra has refurbished his Barcelona studio, adding curved walls, arched openings and shelves filled with inspirational objects that give the space a homely feel. Read more

More initiatives like this please!

This made me laugh: The maximum size of a PDF is not limited by the format itself, however, Adobe Acrobat imposes a limit of 15 million in by 15 million in, or 225 trillion in2 (145,161 km2)

Marginalia-Search is a search engine that prioritizes non commercial content. I love this so much! (via)

“I urge you to please notice when you are happy.” – Kurt Vonnegut

A historic neo-gothic rectory in New York’s Harlem has been given new life by Brooklyn-based GRT Architects, through highlighting the building’s arched windows and lining spaces with reeded oak panelling. Read more

We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with the Anandaloy centre in Bangladesh by Studio Anna Heringer, a pioneering project for the revival of mud construction in contemporary architecture. Read more