Monthly archives: October 2009

Maggie’s Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour
+ Partners wins Stirling Prize

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Maggie’s Centre, a cancer care centre in London designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building designed by a British architect. More »

Log Clock by Piotr Stolarski

Polish Design Season: here’s another Polish design classic. At Tent London last month designer Piotr Stolarski of Warsaw studio Gogo exhibited clock mechanisms embedded in a wooden plank so that consumers saw off however many they need. More »

Solar Decathlon house by
Technische Universität Darmstadt

Students of the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany have won the Solar Decathlon competition to design an energy-efficient solar-powered house. More »

Wreath Project by Agnieszka Lasota

Polish Design Season: here’s a Polish design classic. Agnieszka Lasota‘s lamp design is inspired by the Polish tradition of hanging a wreath on the roof of a building to mark the completion of its construction. More »

Theatre chair for Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
by Studio Arne Quinze

Studio Arne Quinze have designed theatre seating for the newly-opened Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by REX and OMA (see our previous story) in Dallas, USA. More »

“People prefer traditionally designed buildings”
- YouGov


Dezeenwire:
a YouGov survey published this week claims that the public prefer traditional to contemporary buildings. See press release from Robert Adam Architects below. More »

Furniture II by Atelier Van Lieshout
at Carpenters Workshop Gallery

An exhibition of new work by Atelier Van Lieshout is on show at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London this week. More »