Street artist Banksy has created two new works to mark the London 2012 Olympics. More »
London 2012 Olympic street art
by Banksy
Monthly archives: July 2012
London 2012 Olympic street art
Qatar accused of "counterfeiting
1000 street lamps"
Dezeen Wire: Spanish lighting brand Santa & Cole has launched a lawsuit accusing the state of Qatar of copying street lighting devised for Barcelona by Catalan designer Beth Galí in 1996. More »
Design Museum awarded £4.6 million
from Heritage Lottery Fund
Dezeen Wire: the Design Museum in London has been awarded £4.6 million towards developing the museum’s new home in south London by the Heritage Lottery Fund. More »
Details announced for
Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Dezeen Wire: details have been announced for the third edition of architecture festival the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, which will take place from 12 September to 15 December 2013 in the Portuguese capital under the title "Close, Closer".
Curated by Beatrice Galilee, the triennale will present three exhibitions alongside a series of talks, conferences and events that examine the critical themes of architectural practice. More »
Ninotsminda Border Checkpoint
by Luka Machablishvili
The latest in a string of infrastructure projects in Georgia is a twisted cascade of concrete forming a checkpoint at the border with Armenia by architect Luka Machablishvili. More »
House in Amagi
by Atelier Cube
Residents can step through holes in the walls inside this house in Japan by architects Atelier Cube (+ slideshow). More »
Balloon by Crous & Calogero
for Estiluz
This lamp by Barcelona studio Crous & Calogero for Spanish brand Estiluz is shaped like a helium balloon floating against the ceiling or wall. More »
Palais Lumière by Pierre Cardin
and Rodrigo Basilicati
Dezeen Wire: a skyscraper by fashion designer Pierre Cardin is set to be constructed in Venice, which at 245 metres high will be more than twice the height of the bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica. More »
Designed in Hackney Day: additional
tickets now available
After the first allocation of tickets sold out within 24 hours, we have increased capacity and released another limited batch of tickets for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. Click here to register now for this FREE event and read on for more details... More »
Zaha Hadid denies blame for restricted
views at London 2012 Aquatics Centre
Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid has denied her design for the London 2012 Aquatics Centre is to blame for the 600 tickets sold to Olympic spectators unaware they'll have a restricted view of the top diving events. More »
Dezeen Mail #111
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail features a house with an extreme cantilever (above), mugs designed for dunking large cookies and squidgy nude sculptures, plus new jobs, competitions and music.
D38 Zona Franca Office
by Arata Isozaki
Modular offices open out to terraces on each floor of this building in Barcelona by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki (+ slideshow with photographs by Filippo Poli). More »
Pavilion for Tate Liverpool by David Adjaye
and Doug Aitken
Dezeen Wire: British architect David Adjaye and American artist Doug Aitken have revealed designs for a bitumen-coated pavilion that will be constructed at the Tate Liverpool gallery this autumn. More »
Tokyo's Tokyo by
Ryo Matsui Architects
Shelves at this Tokyo store by Ryo Matsui Architects look like comic books, complete with speech bubbles and motion lines (+ slideshow). More »
Empty Light by
Amanda Buckley
This table lamp by Royal College of Art graduate Amanda Buckley has a ring of LEDs tucked under the rim of the shade to reflect a diffused glow from the empty shade. More »