BBC apologises to Zaha Hadid over Radio 4 interview
The BBC has apologised to Zaha Hadid after the architect cut short a live radio interview over poorly researched questions. More about BBC apologises to Zaha Hadid over Radio 4 interview
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Job of the week: architect at Foster + Partners
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Foster + Partners, whose current projects include a New York skyscraper set to be the first office tower built on Park Avenue in 50 years (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Foster + Partners reveals concept for 3D-printed Mars habitat built by robots
Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a NASA Mars settlement for four astronauts that could be 3D printed by a team of semi-autonomous robots (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners reveals concept for 3D-printed Mars habitat built by robots
Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
London Design Festival 2015: designers including Neville Brody, Morag Myerscough and Malcolm Garrett have reinterpreted the Calvert and Kinneir-designed British road sign for an exhibition at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
MIA Design Studio creates homes with rooftop pools for Vietnamese beach resort
MIA Design Studio has completed another project at the Naman Retreat in Vietnam: a series of holiday villas featuring rooftop pools that surround sunken lounges (+ slideshow). More about MIA Design Studio creates homes with rooftop pools for Vietnamese beach resort
Giant timber megaphones designed by students to amplify sounds of an Estonian forest
This trio of mammoth timber funnels is designed to magnify the natural sounds of a forest in southern Estonia, and to double up as a space for ramblers to contemplate and rest. More about Giant timber megaphones designed by students to amplify sounds of an Estonian forest
Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
London Design Festival 2015: London-based Studio Toogood has created an autobiographical "drawing room" filled with furniture, clothing and personal objects at Somerset House (+ slideshow). More about Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia appointed design partner at Y Combinator
Business news: Joe Gebbia, who co-founded home rental website Airbnb, has become a part-time design partner at American tech startup incubator Y Combinator. More about Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia appointed design partner at Y Combinator
Joel Hoff designs rotating table lamp for Wrong for Hay
London Design Festival 2015: designer Joel Hoff has partnered with design brand Wrong for Hay to launch a light that can be adjusted by rotating the base (+ movie). More about Joel Hoff designs rotating table lamp for Wrong for Hay
Camilla Barnard creates life-sized and hand-painted Wooden Tube Station
London Design Festival 2015: artist Camilla Barnard has created a wooden and hand-painted replica of a London Underground station inside the former campus of art school Central St Martins (+ slideshow). More about Camilla Barnard creates life-sized and hand-painted Wooden Tube Station
US firm announces plans to open "the Bauhaus of Africa"
MASS Design Group, a nonprofit US firm, plans to start an architecture and design training centre in Kigali, Rwanda, to help address the "dearth of professional designers" across Africa (+ movie). More about US firm announces plans to open "the Bauhaus of Africa"
Dezeen Mail #272 features a selection of this week's best stories and discussions
This week's Dezeen Mail features Zaha Hadid's Royal Gold Medal win, Norman Foster's controversial views on the future of London and a Modernist-inspired home in Tel Aviv (pictured). There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Zaha Hadid cuts off live BBC interview over Qatar and Tokyo stadium questions
An angry Zaha Hadid cut short a live radio interview over "absolutely inaccurate" allegations about her Qatar World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadiums, and told a Radio 4 presenter she had failed to check her facts. More about Zaha Hadid cuts off live BBC interview over Qatar and Tokyo stadium questions
Staircase towers form corners of Uster apartment building by Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron has completed a concrete apartment building on the outskirts of Zurich, which has staircases housed in four cylindrical corner towers (+ slideshow). More about Staircase towers form corners of Uster apartment building by Herzog & de Meuron
Isabel + Helen uses brightly coloured shapes to create Constructivism-inspired swing
London Design Festival 2015: design duo Isabel + Helen is exhibiting a swing made from large geometric shapes as part of Chelsea 10, an alumni exhibition celebrating 10 years of Chelsea College of Arts (+ slideshow). More about Isabel + Helen uses brightly coloured shapes to create Constructivism-inspired swing
Angular black walls fold around SRK home in Tokyo by ARTechnic Architects
Black textured walls give this seemingly windowless Tokyo residence by ARTechnic Architects a bunker-like appearance (+ slideshow). More about Angular black walls fold around SRK home in Tokyo by ARTechnic Architects
Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a new ergonomically-shaped change box with a tilted head for UK cancer charity Maggie's. More about Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
Zaha Hadid to receive Royal Gold Medal for architecture
British architect Zaha Hadid is to become the 2016 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, marking the first time a woman has won the prize in her own right (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid to receive Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Seung H-Sang clads South Korean mountain house in pre-rusted steel
Orange-hued panels of weathering steel encase the upper storey of this house in South Korea, which is elevated above the treetops of its mountain forest setting (+ slideshow). More about Seung H-Sang clads South Korean mountain house in pre-rusted steel
Raw Edges designs bespoke edition of Stack drawers for Established & Sons
London Design Festival 2015: design studio Raw Edges has updated its Stack drawers for this year's London Design Festival, using leftover materials to create multicoloured side panels (+ slideshow). More about Raw Edges designs bespoke edition of Stack drawers for Established & Sons