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Zaha Hadid modified Tokyo Olympic stadium

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Zaha Hadid, Peter Zumthor and Frank Gehry all went back to the drawing board this week, each announcing revised proposals for high-profile projects. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week.

Night Away is a thumping house track by Manchester-based producer Tom Bewley.

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New images of Zaha Hadid's modified Tokyo Olympic stadium design
New images of Zaha Hadid's modified Tokyo Olympic stadium design

Hadid confirmed her studio was adapting the design for its Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, then released new renders showing the alterations made following a budget cut.

Peter Zumthor reworks LACMA proposal to bridge one of LA's busiest roads
Peter Zumthor reworks LACMA proposal to bridge one of LA's busiest roads

Peter Zumthor drastically modified his plans to overhaul the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Frank Gehry unveiled yet another iteration for his proposed skyscraper complex in Toronto.

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners completes new conservation and gallery wing at British Museum
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners completes new conservation and gallery wing at British Museum

In London, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners put the finishing touches to a new wing at the British Museum while an immersive exhibition demonstrating creative uses of computer coding opened at the Barbican Centre.

Bjarke Ingels'
Bjarke Ingels' "BIG Maze" opens at Washington's National Building Museum

A maze by Bjarke Ingels' practice BIG was installed at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, and the architect talked to us about three of his studio's current projects in the first movie from a set we filmed in Venice.

Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif was
Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif was "the most controversial lemon squeezer of the century" says Alberto Alessi

We also published a series of exclusive video interviews with Alberto Alessi, who describes classic Alessi products including Richard Sapper's whistling kettle and Philippe Starck's controversial lemon squeezer.

Dior's feminine haute couture fashion show set against white orchids
Dior's feminine haute couture fashion show set against white orchids

During Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Giambattista Valli showed gowns with gradated ruffled skirts and Dior presented its garments against a backdrop of white orchids.

Rick Owens pairs springy soles with leather for Adidas SS15 footwear
Rick Owens pairs springy soles with leather for Adidas SS15 footwear

Adidas debuted new footwear ranges by Raf Simons and Rick Owens, and COS designed limited-edition brogues for its partnership with this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion.

Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland's FIFA World Cup 2014 kit
Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland's FIFA World Cup 2014 kit

As the FIFA World Cup draws to a close, we featured the typeface worn on the Dutch football kit by graphic design legend Wim Crouwel.

Eagle Ridge Residence by Gary Gladwish frames a rockery and pond
Eagle Ridge Residence by Gary Gladwish frames a rockery and pond

Finally, our most popular architecture stories included an L-shaped house clad in materials salvaged from an old barn and a concrete visitor centre poised on the edge of an Alpine gorge.

Concrete visitor centre by Iseppi/Kurath looms over an Alpine gorge
Concrete visitor centre by Iseppi/Kurath looms over an Alpine gorge

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