Ahead of the London 2012 Olympics opening on Friday, here's a slideshow of images from photographer Edmund Sumner documenting architecture created for the games. More »

Sarcastic Olympic souvenirs for those who are cynical about the games are now available at Dezeen Super Store, 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2. More »

Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn asks whether the London 2012 Olympic logo has won over the public since it's launch in 2007 when Wolff Olins, creators of the mark, assured an outraged public that they would learn to love it - New York Times

Read more about the logo here and see all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics here.

Hackney designer Lee Broom has filled a room in a London mansion with studded furniture to host visting business leaders during the Olympic games. More »

Dezeen Wire: the London Borough of Hackney have announced the details of their Architecture Weekend, a free event showcasing architecture in the borough.

Taking place from 28 to 29 July at Hackney House, the event will give visitors the chance to speak to architects who have studios in Hackney or have designed work in the borough, with entertainment from comedians, musicians and DJs in the evenings. More »

London studio David Kohn Architects has created an arts venue in a former sweet factory on the edge of the Olympic Park. More »

Dezeen Wire: London 2012 organisers have started selling off the furniture that will used by athletes in the Olympic Village before the games have even begun.

Items for sale range from beds and tables to clothes racks and mail sorters and can be purchased online at www.remainsofthegames.co.uk.

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Hackney-based artist Alex Chinneck has fitted identically smashed windows into a derelict factory just a mile away from the Olympic Stadium (+ slideshow). More »

British designer Michael Robinson's topical posters celebrating this summer in London are available from Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2. Come down to our launch party tonight from 6-9pm and remember you can print off this flyer to get 10% off at the store! More »

Here's the line-up for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. This event is FREE! Click here to register now and read on for more details... Update: additional tickets have now been made available after initial allocation sold out in less than 24 hours. More »

Dezeen Wire: Newham Borough Council are appealing to designers and brands to help them furnish a drop-in centre for victims of domestic and sexual violence during the Olympic Games next month. More »

A kilometre-long cable car designed by British architects Wilkinson Eyre has opened today over the River Thames in London. More »

Next up in our coverage of London 2012 Olympic design is a 135-metre skyscraper by architects SOM full of apartments overlooking the Olympic park. More »

Dezeen Wire: the British Council has announced the International Architecture and Design Showcase 2012, a season of exhibitions, installations, lectures and films at 50 international embassies and British cultural institutions across London to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics.

It will begin with the London Festival of Architecture on 23 June and end with the London Design Festival on 23 September.

Dezeen and writer/curator Beatrice Galilee will host Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August featuring Hackney design-themed talks, walks and workshops at Hackney House in Shoreditch. Read more about the day here and see our showcase of design and architecture from the borough here.

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