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issue #91 06/02/12

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This issue of Dezeen Mail is packed with all the latest news and comments from Dezeen including temples for atheists,  clothes made of spider silk, and a look inside the Lego office plus new work by Daniel Libeskind and Marc Newson

We've also got new movies on Dezeen Screen and you can check the right hand column for new competitions  and an update from Dezeen Wire.

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Reflections at Keppel Bay  by Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind's projects are always controversial among our readers but so far they're quite taken with this family of curved towers in Singapore. Read the story and comments »

Alain de Botton plans temples  for atheists

Our most-commented story this issue is Alain de Botton's plans to build temples for atheists, starting with a 46 metre tower representing perspective. Read the story and comments »

Lego PMD by Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord

Who wouldn't want to work for Danish toy brand Lego? They even have a slide in their office. Check out the design by Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord and tell us what you think. Read the story and comments »

Field Dressing by Sruli Recht

Iceland fashion designer Sruli Recht has readers talking again with this latest collection that incorporates dolphin skin, horse hair and silk extracted from a spider’s gland implanted in a goat. Read the story and comments »

K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax

Marc Newson's camera for Pentax has delighted some readers but others don't want a "star designer" involved in their photographic equipment. Read the story and comments »

Flight Assembled Architecture

This movie shows a team of flying robots constructing a six metre-high tower at the FRAC Centre in Orléans. Watch the movie »

Camelot at Cockfosters by Råk-Arkitektur

Readers are at best unimpressed and at worst horrified by this proposal for a cultural centre at the site of King Arthur's Camelot. Read the story and comments »

Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers  and Nicholas Godley

This cape woven from silk harvested from one million wild spiders has readers in awe but some are worried about the spiders' welfare. Read the story and comments »

Singel by Laura Álvarez Architecture

The stairs in this Dutch apartment by Laura Álvarez Architecture are causing considerable concern. Read the story and comment »

Young Disabled Modules and Workshop Pavillions by José Javier Gallardo ///g.bang///

Readers don't think this bright red psychiatric centre in Spain would be very calming for its patients. Read the story and comments »

Red Pif Restaurant and Wine Shop by Aulík Fišer Architekti

This Prague wine shop with bottle-shaped shutters by Aulík Fišer Architekti went down well, especially on TwitterRead the story and comments »

Dezeen Screen: Nina Levett

Austrian designer Nina Levett caused a stir with her unusual series of movies showing her working on metal engravings and silk-screen prints in her Vienna studio. Watch the movies »

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