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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Site Specific Arquitectura converts Portuguese warehouse into monastery chapel Portuguese studio Site Specific Arquitectura has transformed a warehouse at a Lisbon monastery into a minimalist chapel featuring simple furnishings and a lime-green confession booth (+ slideshow). More »     This week, architects embraced "the timber age" and heralded the rise of "broken-plan" living This week on Dezeen: the trend for open-plan living may be coming to an end, according to architects we interviewed this week, while other industry insiders told us that wood is taking over from concrete and steel as the architectural wonder material of the 21st century. More »     Inês Brandão installs black box of rooms inside converted barn home A black box built from oriented strand board houses the kitchen and bathrooms of this converted barn home in Portugal, and also integrates a staircase leading to the mezzanine floor above (+ slideshow). More »     MIT students create 2,000-pound "megalith" that can be moved with a fingertip Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed and built a 2,000-pound sculpture that can be rocked, rotated, lifted, and hauled upright with minimal effort (+ movie). More »     Snarkitecture suspends 700 Air Jordan replicas in Kith's Brooklyn store New York studio Snarkitecture has designed a Brooklyn store for menswear brand Kith, including a cereal bar and an installation made from 700 replica Nike Air Jordan II sneakers (+ slideshow). More »     US job of the week: project architect at Murphy Burnham and Buttrick Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect at Murphy Burnham and Buttrick, whose transformation of a derelict service building into a volunteer centre in Riverside Park, New York, is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.     MVRDV unveils plans for sunken lagoon park in Taiwan Dutch architecture studio MVRDV is to replace a flooded shopping centre in the Taiwanese city Tainan with a lagoon to create a "hip urban pool" and artificial beach (+ slideshow). More »     Snoop Dogg launches edible marijuana range with branding by Pentagram US rapper Snoop Dogg has launched a line of edible cannabis products with packaging designed by Pentagram to skirt around US laws on controlled substances (+ slideshow). More »     Dubai to fight fires in world's tallest skyscrapers using jetpacks Dubai, home to the world's tallest skyscraper, will use jetpack-equipped firefighters in high-rise emergencies as early as next year. More »     Apple design team abandoning sketchbooks for the Apple Pencil, says Jonathan Ive Jonathan Ive says Apple's design team is moving away from pen and paper in favour of the company's recently released Pencil stylus and iPad. More »     Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center transit terminal springs a leak New York's long-delayed World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, has encountered a new problem: a leaky ceiling. More »       Follow us You've signed up to receive all Dezeen's architecture and design stories in one daily email. Preferences | Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise