Garden Bridge blocked | IKEA shelter to be redesigned | Michelle Obama on architecture

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [Architecture]( [Interiors]( [Design]( [News]( [Jobs]( [Watch Store]( [Sculptural extension to French farmhouse protects interiors from harsh summer sun]( [Benoit & Roselyne house by Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix]( Paris studio Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix has created this faceted [concrete]( extension with just a small collection of openings scattered across its facades for a traditional farmhouse in [France's Provence region](. [More ›]( [London mayor pulls plug on Garden Bridge]( London mayor [Sadiq Khan]( has withdrawn support for the [Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge]( by refusing to sign the vital financial guarantees that would allow building to go ahead. [More ›]( [Kitty Hawk's prototype personal aircraft flies over water]( [Kitty Hawk Flyer]( The latest company to enter the race to build [personal aircraft]( is Kitty Hawk, which has revealed a prototype [electric vehicle]( that moves like a flying jet ski. [More ›]( ["If we're going to have cities, then we have to invest" says Michelle Obama]( Former US first lady [Michelle Obama]( has urged architects to consider working on more community projects in poorer city neighbourhoods, during her keynote at the 2017 [AIA]( conference this week. [More ›]( [Ruetemple suspends netted areas in suburban Moscow home]( [Family House by Ruetemple]( Russian architecture studio [Ruetemple]( has renovated a family home in [Moscow](, creating an open living space using suspended [nets]( for children to play in and bedrooms that overhang the central communal area. [More ›]( [Gilbert font pays tribute to designer of LGBTQI rainbow flag]( Upon the news of his death, advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather designed a [font]( inspired by Gilbert Baker – the designer behind the [rainbow flag]( that has become a symbol of LGBTQI communities. [More ›]( [Job of the day: marketing coordinator at Marks Barfield Architects]( Our job of the day from [Dezeen Jobs]( is for a [marketing and submissions coordinator at Marks Barfield Architects in London](, whose observation tower [British Airways i360]( opened in Brighton last year. [More ›]( [Samira Rathod's Shadow House provides refuge from scorching Indian sun]( [Shadow House by Samira Rathod]( A [weathered steel]( roof slopes over the gravelled courtyard at the centre of this concrete [house]( in western [India](, which architect Samira Rathod has designed to offer residents plenty of shade from the sun. [More ›]( [Philip Johnson's first residential project hits the market for $1 million]( The first house designed by American architect [Philip Johnson]( has been put up for sale by its owners, after 55 years living in the Upstate New York residence. [More ›]( [Charles Pétillon's photographs combine giant balloons and concrete architecture]( [Sunbrella presents Connexions by Charles Petillion]( Huge fabric [balloons]( invade concrete buildings and barren landscapes in this series of images by French artist [Charles Pétillon](. [More ›]( [Massachusetts island home is clad in charred cedar and textured concrete]( [Chilmark House]( US firms Gray Organschi Architecture and Schiller Projects took cues from the natural terrain of Martha's Vineyard, a vacation island off the coast of Cape Cod, to create this [holiday retreat](. [More ›]( [IKEA refugee shelter to be redesigned following safety fears and design flaws]( Deployment of [IKEA's award-winning refugee shelter]( was put on hold due to concerns over a range of design issues including accessibility and fire risk, Dezeen has learned. [More ›]( [Latest Dezeen Mail includes Turkey's construction of a Syrian border wall and IKEA's swipe at Balenciaga]( The [latest Dezeen Mail]( features the revelation of Turkey's decision to build a wall along the Syrian border and [IKEA's spoof guide]( showing how to spot the difference between its 40p Frakta bag and a [£1,705 Balenciaga version](. [Subscribe to Dezeen Mail›]( [Solid Doubts: Robert Stadler exhibition opens at New York's Noguchi Museum]( Furniture by designer [Robert Stadler]( has gone on display alongside sculptures by Isamu Noguchi at the museum dedicated to the late Japanese-American artist's work in Queens, [New York](. [More ›]( [Competition: win a two-day trip to BD Barcelona's design headquarters]( Dezeen has teamed up with [BD Barcelona]( to give one reader the chance to win a two-day trip to the company's design headquarters and showroom during Barcelona Design Week. [More ›]( [Dezeen shortlisted for six online publishing awards]( [Dezeen shortlisted for six awards online publishing awards]( [Dezeen]( has been shortlisted in six categories at the Association of Online Publishers' annual awards, giving us more nominations than any other publishing company. [More ›]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [Dezeen on Pinterest]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Forward this newsletter to a friend]( You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe]( [Contact us]( | [Submit a story]( | [Advertise](