Designed in Hackney: next up in our series of stories about Hackney fashion design is the A-Lu-Ha collection by Lu Flux, combining vintage patchwork with Hawaiian details. More about Designed in Hackney: A-Lu-Ha by Lu Flux
When photographer Paul Raftery sent us his timelapse movie of The Shard yesterday, one of our very first reactions was how great the soundtrack was. So we thought we'd post it up in full here on Dezeen Music Project.
The track is by SuN (aka George McCleod), and we think it more than holds its own as a standalone track. But make sure you check out the movie it was composed for as well.
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World Architecture Festival 2012: in the next movie from our series running up to this year's World Architecture Festival, programme director Paul Finch tells us how the jury were "bowled over" by the hand-constructed Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects, winner of the festival's World Building of the Year award in 2009. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects
Promotion: entries are now being accepted for the Wood Awards 2012. More about Call for entries to the Wood Awards 2012
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that architect Stephen Hodder of Manchester firm Hodder+Partners will be the organisation's next president, after running for the position unopposed. More about Stephen Hodder to be next RIBA president
The China Central Television Headquarters in Beijing by architects OMA are now complete. More about CCTV Headquarters by OMA
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Patchy timber shields the glazed upper storeys of this extension to a historic town hall in southern Spain by architects Viar Estudio. More about Baeza Town Hall by Viar Estudio
Designed in Hackney: today's colourful fashion focus is the neon bright Resort 2012 collection by Christopher Kane. More about Designed in Hackney: Resort 2012 by Christopher Kane
Here's another collaboration between UK producer Mykus and singer Fruit Shoes, although Carrots is a much mellower, more light-hearted offering compared to the dark and glitchy track that we featured on Dezeen Music Project a couple of months ago. Here we've got cute, catchy vocals and a refreshingly lo-fi, almost clunky bass-line that sets the tone for the track as a whole.
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More about Dezeen Music Project: Carrots by Mykus, featuring Fruit Shoes
Architects Carmody Groarke and graphic designers A Practice For Everyday Life used Bauhaus-style colours and typography for the design of an exhibition about the celebrated art school at the Barbican gallery in London. More about Bauhaus: art as life by Carmody Groarke and A Practice For Everyday Life
World Architecture Festival 2012: in our second movie celebrating this year's World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, WAF programme director Paul Finch explains why the super-jury headed by architect Robert Stern selected the Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects as World Building of the Year 2008 in the festival's inaugural year. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects
Competition: we've teamed up with Architectural Design (AD) to give away five copies of Narrative Architecture by Nigel Coates, the latest title from the AD Primers series. More about Competition: five copies of Narrative Architecture by Nigel Coates to be won
Movie: this timelapse movie by architectural photographer Paul Raftery and director Dan Lowe shows the final stages of construction for London skyscraper The Shard, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More about Movie: The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Slideshow feature: this week marks the completion of the gigantic red ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. The tower is the last of the permanent structures to be completed for this summer's games, so here's a roundup of them all including sports venues by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Populous. More about Slideshow feature: London 2012 architecture
London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. More about Upper Class Suite by Pengelly Design and Virgin Atlantic
Dutch firm DUS Architects have created a pavilion made of bubbles. More about The Bubble Building by DUS Architects
Designed in Hackney: we're stepping into the fashion world for Designed in Hackney this week, showcasing fashion designers who are based in the borough every day. We start with Gareth Pugh's sculptural designs for new ballet Carbon Life, which had its premier at the Royal Opera House last month. More about Designed in Hackney: Costume designs for Carbon Life by Gareth Pugh
Dezeen Wire: the completed ArcelorMittal Orbit tower has opened its doors to critics, who unlike Dezeen readers have welcomed the gigantic steel structure by artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond. More about ArcelorMittal Orbit: "friendly giant" or "vanity project"?
Dezeen is media partner for the fifth annual World Architecture Festival, taking place in Singapore from 3-5 October, and our readers can get a 25% discount when they enter their projects for the awards programme (see below).
To kick off a series of videos about the awards, programme director Paul Finch explains what WAF is all about and sets the scene for this year's event. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: save 25% on entry fee