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Central Saint Martins graduate Saima Fateh has designed a system of automatically closing window blinds that shade the interior when it gets too hot and change colour to signal dangerous levels of UV radiation. Read more

The third floor of the iconic Lever House skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan has been renovated by architecture firm Marmol Radziner to complement the building’s original modernist design. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: a vehicle powered by electricity intended for use in urban areas is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the University of Illinois Chicago. Read more

Architecture studio DeRoché Strohmayer has converted a deteriorating two-storey house on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, into a retreat for artist and writer residencies. Read more

International studio Mork-Ulnes Architects has created an angled accessory dwelling unit in the mountains of Marin County, California with wooden interiors and a loft space. Read more

French designer Rudy Guénaire has created the interiors of Japanese restaurant Matsuri in Paris, combining wooden furniture covered in lacquer with pastel-coloured domes informed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more

New York studio BoND has created a « feminine, organic » interior for Brazilian brand PatBo’s store in Miami Design District, complete with a dramatic sweeping staircase. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: an architecture project using reclaimed materials is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Norwich University of the Arts. Read more

Slovenian studio Korpnik Produkcija has completed a concrete observation tower overlooking the spa town of Rogaška Slatina, topped by an angular glass cafe resembling a crystal. Read more

Residential kitchens illuminated by skylights are the focus of this lookbook, which includes homes everywhere from Australia to Mexico and Japan. Read more