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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [Architecture]( [Interiors]( [Design]( [News]( [Jobs]( [Watch Store]( [Nendo looks to ancient Japanese tombs for first landscape architecture project]( [Tenri Station plaza CoFuFun by Nendo]( Prolific Japanese design studio [Nendo]( has now moved into urban design, unveiling its massive CoFuFun plaza near [Kyoto](. [More ›]( [Zaha Hadid Architects completes first phase of high-speed rail station in Naples]( [Zaha Hadid Architects]( has completed the first section of a new high-speed [train station]( on the outskirts of southern Italian city [Naples](, which is set to open this weekend. [More ›]( [UK illustrators create visual messages urging people to go out and vote]( With the [UK's general election]( taking place today, Rob Ryan, Hannah Warren and Rebecca Strickson are among the many illustrators using [Instagram]( to persuade their fellow citizens to exercise their right to vote. We've rounded up 10 of the best. [More ›]( [Norm Architects completes warm and tactile interior for Copenhagen restaurant]( [Nærvær by Norm Architects]( Danish practice [Norm Architects]( used a palette of dark and warm materials combined with minimal tube lighting to create an "intimate and cosy atmosphere" at this [wine bar](and [restaurant]( in Copenhagen. [More ›]( [Six of the best designers working in Lebanon today]( Following [Beirut Design Week](, Dezeen deputy editor Rima Sabina Aouf has selected six stand-out contemporary designers from the country often thought of as the cultural heart of the Middle East. [More ›]( [Job of the day: exhibition designer at Metropolitan Museum of Art]( Our job of the day from [Dezeen Jobs]( is for an [exhibition designer to join the Metropolitan Museum of Art]( in New York, which is currently exhibiting the [work of Japanese designer and Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo](. [More ›]( [Glazed meditation room overlooks traditional courtyard from Nanjing home]( [LAI Yard by Ming Gu Design]( Ming Gu Design has grafted a glazed [meditation area]( onto this historic home in [Nanjing](, China, which projects out to overhang a central courtyard. [More ›]( [Frank Lloyd Wright integrated architecture into nature at Fallingwater]( [Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright]( Continuing our celebration of [Frank Lloyd Wright]('s 150th birthday this week, we're delving into the history of Fallingwater, the admired holiday home that the architect built on a waterfall, which was named the "best all-time work of American architecture". [More ›]( [Hollwich Kushner reimagines New York's art-deco landmarks]( [Updated Art Deco Landmarks]( Architecture studio [Hollwich Kushner]( has remodelled [New York]('s art-deco buildings, including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, to show what the iconic landmarks might look like if built today. [More ›]( [IKEA to collaborate with Virgil Abloh for millennial-focused furniture collection]( [IKEA]( has announced it will work alongside fashion designer Virgil Abloh to produce a collection aimed at millennials moving into their first homes, which could also include his take on the brand's [iconic blue Frakta bag](. [More ›]( [Architects favour Labour Party in UK general election]( The majority of UK architects plan to vote for the Labour Party in tomorrow's general election, according to research from industry magazine The Architects' Journal. [More ›]( ["The hotel industry is in denial about Airbnb" says Ian Schrager as Public hotel opens in New York]( [Ian Schrager's Public hotel in New York]( Legendary New York hotelier [Ian Schrager]( has unveiled Public, a hotel concept designed by [Herzog & de Meuron]( to counter the threat of [Airbnb](. [More ›]( [IKEA looks to space travel for new micro-living furniture collection]( [IKEA]( is set to produce a collection of [space-saving furniture]( that draws on the logistics of space travel to find innovative solutions for [shrinking living spaces](. [More ›]( [Architizer's product database gains investment from Bjarke Ingels, J Mayer H and more]( US media company [Architizer]('s online database for architectural products has received new financial backing from industry names including [Bjarke Ingels]( and [J Mayer H](. [More ›]( [Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates Blue Bottle coffeeshop within historic San Francisco building]( [Blue Bottle by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson]( A display system made of stacked and suspended wooden boxes forms a signature feature in this new Blue Bottle [cafe](, which occupies part of a 1920s brick building in downtown [San Francisco](. [More ›]( [Varaschin adds outdoor rocking chair to Summerset collection]( Dezeen promotion: Italian furniture brand Varaschin has added a rocking [chair]( with a net-structure frame and wooden base to its collection of [outdoor furniture](. [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](