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 »
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October 16th, 2009
October 6th, 2009
September 18th, 2009
Dezeenwire: designer Konstantin Grcic will curate an exhibition entitled Design Real at the Serpentine Gallery in London, opening 26 November 2009 - Serpentine Gallery
September 16th, 2009
Dezeenwire: the Mission One electric superbike designed by Yves Béhar & fuseproject has claimed the world speed record for an electric motorcycle, achieving 150.059 mph sustained for one mile – Fuseproject. Related: see our story about Mission One.
September 11th, 2009
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September 9th, 2009
Dezeenwire: the New Amsterdam Pavilion by dutch designers UNStudio opens today in Battery Park, New York. Related: see our previous story about the project.
September 7th, 2009
British fashion designer Paul Smith will be Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture Fair next year. More »
September 3rd, 2009
Dezeenwire: Time magazine reports on the backlash following IKEA’s decision to drop its customised version of Futura for all its print and online collateral in favour of Verdana. Time
August 29th, 2009
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. www.indexaward.dk
August 17th, 2009
Dezeenwire: The Guardian reports that Prince Charles tried to persuade property developers to drop Jean Nouvel as architect of a £500 million office and shopping centre next to St Paul’s cathedral in London. The Guardian More »
August 17th, 2009
Dezeenwire: Building Design magazine reports that former Architectural Review editor Paul Finch has been appointed chair of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). BDonline
August 6th, 2009
Dezeenwire: architect Will Alsop is to leave Alsop Architects but will continue to work as a consultant to the company – bdonline
July 24th, 2009
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reflects on this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist – The Guardian. Related: see our story announcing the shortlisted buildings.
July 16th, 2009
Dezeenwire: The Los Angeles Times reports the death of celebrated architectural photographer Julius Shulman at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, aged 98.
“Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century Modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, died Wednesday night,” writes Claudia Luther. LA Times
July 15th, 2009
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reviews Telling Tales, an exhibition of story-telling design which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. New York Times Related: see Dezeen’s story about the exhibition.
