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View online KennedyTwaddle inserts pitched-roofed houses with private courtyards into former timber yard Architecture studio KennedyTwaddle prioritised privacy in the construction of this pitched-roof housing development, which has been built on a awkward plot in Finchley, north London. Read more › "Hire black designers first and foremost," say organisers of Where are the Black Designers? anti-racism conference On 27 June, a virtual conference called Where are the Black Designers? will tackle racism in design. Dezeen spoke to the organisers about its objectives and the "overwhelming" response from the industry. Read more › Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec design Kvadrat Shade roller blinds VDF products fair: Kvadrat Shade is a roller-blind system designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec featuring textiles by Kvadrat. Erwan Bouroullec will speak to Dezeen about the project in a live talk from 2:00pm as part of today's collaboration with Kvadrat Shade. Read more › Serpentine Galleries explores the political and ecological impact of materials in live talk for VDF In the second part of today's Virtual Design Festival collaboration with Serpentine Galleries, curator Rebecca Lewin speaks to Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew researcher Caroline Cornish and Ma-tt-er founder Seetal Solanki about how histories, politics and ecologies are embedded in materials. Tune in live from 11:00am UK time. Read more › 11 architecture and interior projects by students at Aalto University A home for an artist, ceramic furniture and a masterplan that condenses all human activity within a city are among the broad range of student projects Aalto University is exhibiting in this VDF school show. Read more › Aniela Fidler envisions shop where sentimental objects are transformed into diamonds London College of Fashion graduate Aniela Fidler questions the role of emotion in economic value with her conceptual Diamond Makers Lab, which would make diamonds from meaningful objects such as Notre Dame ash or a mother's cake. Read more › 15 proposals for adapting outdoor spaces for social distancing Creative agencies from around the world have envisioned how public spaces could be adapted to allow social distancing as part of the Where We Stand initiative organised by editor David Michon. Read more › Serpentine Galleries premieres Back to Earth podcast exploring ecological design at Virtual Design Festival Today's VDF collaboration with London's Serpentine Galleries kicks off with an exclusive premiere of its latest podcast, which features artists and designers Formafantasma, Dunne & Raby and Black Quantum Futurism, ahead of a live talk exploring the political and ecological impact of materials. Read more › Falmouth University architecture graduates present cultural centres for the Isles of Scilly Architecture students from Falmouth University's School of Architecture, Design and Interiors present proposals for cultural community centres on the Isles of Scilly archipelago in this VDF school show. Read more › Cavaa designs colourful built-in furniture for an apartment in Spain Architecture studio Cavaa has revamped this apartment in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, using multi-functional furniture to maximise the space. Read more › I/thee builds prototype papier-mache home on Texas cattle farm Nearly 300 pounds of paper was cast in large holes in the ground before being flipped over to create the Agg Hab prototype home on a Texas ranch, which the designers claim is one of the "world's largest, self-supporting, papier-mache structures." Read more › Sylvia Aehle shares her experiences as a black female working in architecture in this week's Dezeen Weekly newsletter The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Sylvia Aehle describing her experiences as a black female working as a Part 2 architectural assistant in London. Read more › "A whole lot has to get built to end mass incarceration" says Deanna van Buren Architects need to be designing new building typologies to replace prisons that "were built to hurt people", says architect Deanna van Buren, who established her non-profit firm to bring an end to mass incarceration in America. Read more › Pulleys open wood shutters covering Wyoming house by Olson Kundig US architecture firm Olson Kundig has installed large wooden shutters across the front of a house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming designed to take advantage of its mountainous landscape. Read more › Canterbury School of Architecture students imagine interiors for fictional embassies Eight interior architecture and design students from Canterbury School of Architecture present their visions of fictional embassies in dystopian futures in this VDF school show. Read more › Geberit offers touch-free bathroom solutions for hotels post-coronavirus Dezeen promotion: infra-red wall-mounted taps and touchless flush controls are just some of the solutions Geberit has for the post-coronavirus hospitality industry. Read more › Adell armchair by Arper VDF products fair: The pebble-like shell of the Adell chair is made from recycled plastic and designed by Arper to offer users "a welcoming and generous place of rest". 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