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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [View online]( [Dezeen Daily]( [Mutina]( [Johannes Torpe Studio creates laboratory-style bicycle store for United Cycling]( [Johannes Torpe Studio creates laboratory-style bicycle store for United Cycling]( [Johannes Torpe Studio]( aimed to create the the aesthetic of a "futuristic lab" with this [bike]( store near Copenhagen, which features illuminated white walls and mechanical hoists attached to the ceiling. [Read more ›]( [UK's new commission for beautiful buildings is ]( [UK's new commission for beautiful buildings is "tedious hangover from 1980s" say architects]( [UK]( architects have attacked the government's new Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, which has been set up to improve the design quality of homes and places. [Read more ›]( [Herbert Bayer: designer of the Bauhaus' universal typography]( [Herbert Bayer: designer of the Bauhaus' universal typography]( Herbert Bayer created the [Bauhaus](' typographic identity. As we continue our [Bauhaus 100 series]( celebrating the school's centenary, we explore how the Austrian designer's lettering became synonymous with the school. [Read more ›]( [Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture]( [Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture]( University of Cape Town researcher Suzanne Lambert has created a zero-waste building material made with human urine, which hardens at room temperature, as an alternative to environmentally taxing kiln-fired [bricks](. [Read more ›]( [What Design Can Do asks designers for innovative solutions in Clean Energy Challenge]( [What Design Can Do asks designers for innovative solutions in Clean Energy Challenge]( Dezeen promotion: Amsterdam-based design platform [What Design Can Do]( is asking architects and designers for proposals that can help cities transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. [Read more ›]( [Lara Bohinc creates interlocking urushi lacquer boxes]( [Lara Bohinc creates interlocking urushi lacquer boxes]( [Bohinc Studio]( has applied urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap, to a series of boxes made from Katsura tree wood and cotton. [Read more ›]( [Hawkins\Brown's office extension mirrors Victorian brick warehouse]( [Hawkins\Brown's office extension mirrors Victorian brick warehouse]( London-based architecture studio [Hawkins\Brown]( has added a brick extension to a 19th century warehouse to create an [office]( block at 53 Great Suffolk Street in Southwark, London. [Read more ›]( [Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago]( [Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago]( Japanese architect [Tadao Ando]( has turned an old brick building in [Chicago]( into an architecture-focused exhibition centre. [Read more ›]( [$50 million penthouse in Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th revealed in new photos]( [$50 million penthouse in Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th revealed in new photos]( A sculptural white staircase, a sprawling rooftop terrace and [High Line]( views are among assets at the penthouse topping [Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th]( in New York. [Read more ›]( [Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium]( [Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary features vast wood-lined atrium]( Architecture firms [Snøhetta]( and Dialog have completed a new hub for [Calgary]('s public [library]( system, with a crystalline exterior and an atrium clad in timber slats. [Read more ›]( [Bentu Design creates Wreck furniture from ceramic waste]( [Bentu Design creates Wreck furniture from ceramic waste]( [Chinese]( studio [Bentu Design]( aims to highlight the amount of waste produced by the [ceramics]( industry with its Wreck furniture range. [Read more ›]( [Craig Steely surrounds Roofless House in Silicon Valley with sinuous wooden wall]( [Craig Steely surrounds Roofless House in Silicon Valley with sinuous wooden wall]( American firm Craig Steely Architecture has encircled this [California dwelling]( with a curvy wall, which keeps views focused upward rather than outward. [Read more ›]( [Beza Projekt creates aquamarine co-working space in Warsaw]( [Beza Projekt creates aquamarine co-working space in Warsaw]( Polish design studio [Beza Projekt]( has created an aquamarine [shared working space]( in [Warsaw,]( designed to look more like a club than an office. [Read more ›]( [Rieder]( [Architecture]( | [Interiors]( | [Design]( | [Technology]( | [Jobs]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe]( | [Forward to a friend]( Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK [Contact us]( | [Submit a story]( | [Advertise](