Competition: we’ve teamed up with Brownbook magazine to give away five copies of their latest issue plus five copies of their recently published book Evolving Spaces. More »
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen and east London venue Concrete have teamed up to host Change the Record, a live performance by designer Paul Cocksedge on Tuesday 20 September. More »
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has released a report stating that house builders are failing to meet minimum space requirements for new homes. The Case for Space report claims that customers are not being provided with necessary information about the size of space they are purchasing. The report is part of the RIBA’s HomeWise campaign that demands better information from estate agents and house builders and provides an online resource for house buyers. More »
Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office tend to design houses with unconventional windows. Here’s their latest one in Kyoto. More »
London Design Festival 2011: visitors to Outline Editions gallery in London next week will be able to stamp out Noma Bar’s graphic artworks by feeding sheets of rubber and paper into the maws of a giant hole-punch shaped like a dog. More »
Dezeen Wire: British pop-art pioneer Richard Hamilton has died aged 89 - The Guardian
Designer Arik Levy presents a pebble-shaped device for opening water bottles at Maison&Objet in Paris this week. More »
Dezeen Wire: the practical trend of adapting and reusing existing buildings is the focus of an article by Giovanna Dunmall in The Economist.
Dunmall points to an office building by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and the redevelopment of The Royal Shakespeare Company headquarters by Bennetts Associates Architects, both of which were nominated for this year’s Stirling Prize. Read the full story here.
Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk of The Guardian is the latest critic to write about the kitsch revival of postmodernism, which he says remains popular with consumers - The Guardian
A retrospective about the postmodern movement opens at the Victoria & Albert museum on 24 September. See recent articles on postmodernism by Alice Rawsthorn for The New York Times and Rowan Moore in The Observer.
London Design Festival 2011: New Zealand furniture brand Resident will launch their inaugural collection at designjunction during the London Design Festival next week. More »
One half of an extension to a house in north London is surrounded by frameless glass, whilst the other half is encased in slatted timber. More »
Following our recent feature about buildings clad in weathered steel, here’s an archive in Essen, Germany, that is clad in Corten. More »
Dezeen promotion: Creative Industries BootCamp is an intensive five-day workshop for creative graduates and start-up companies, taking place at Central Saint Martins college in London this October. More »
London studio Edward Cullinan Architects have completed a concrete and steel bunker to store the British Film Institute‘s entire film collection. More »
Dezeen Wire: the first issue of new design magazine CLOG is out now and features an interview with architect Bjarke Ingels, plus critical analysis of his Copenhagen firm BIG with over 40 contributions. The magazine is published three times a year and explores architectural issues in depth with insight from practicing professionals.
