This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
It's been a good week for Japanese houses on Dezeen, including one shaped like an arrow pointing at the sky (above). More about This week on Dezeen
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Architecture
Architects risk becoming "urban decorators" - David Chipperfield
With the Venice Architecture Biennale opening next week, here's a full transcript of our interview with its director David Chipperfield, who explains the thinking behind this year's theme, Common Ground.
Chipperfield stresses the need for the profession to address "the 99.99% of the rest of the world which architects are not dealing with." Otherwise he says, architects risk being relegated to being "urban decorators." Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Architects risk becoming "urban decorators" - David Chipperfield
Dezeen's new search
Ta-da! We've completely overhauled our notoriously rusty site search using Google Custom Search technology and it's now pretty amazing, if we may say so. As well as being a gazillion times faster and more accurate, it now features thumbnail images, a dedicated image search facility and the option to search by relevance or date.
Give it a test-drive using the search box at the very top right of the site, or use the little magic box below...
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Design
John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered
Dezeen Wire: the famous white suit worn by John Travolta in 1977 film Saturday Night Fever has been rediscovered and will be on show at the V&A museum in London from October. More about John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered
Design
Prints by Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Super Store
Prints of drawings by London designer Dominic Wilcox are available at Dezeen Super Store as part of London design month. More about Prints by Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Super Store
Video
Thorsten van Elten at Clerkenwell Design Week
In the first of three interviews Dezeen filmed at pop-up shops during Clerkenwell Design Week this year, Theo founder and Pigeon Light (above) producer Thorsten van Elten explains how the internet is changing the way design is sold (+ movie). More about Thorsten van Elten at Clerkenwell Design Week
Design
Landscape Abbreviated by Nova Jiang
New York artist Nova Jiang has created a mechanical maze that rearranges itself as you move through it (+movie). More about Landscape Abbreviated by Nova Jiang
Architecture
China dominates skyscraper construction in 2012
Dezeen Wire: nine of the 20 tallest buildings under construction in the world are located in China, according to the latest research by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More about China dominates skyscraper construction in 2012
Design
Microsoft launches new logo
Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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Architecture
Harvest Pavilion by Vector Architects
This pavilion by Beijing studio Vector Architects is used to wash and prepare crops during the harvest at a farm in rural China (+ slideshow). More about Harvest Pavilion by Vector Architects
Architecture
The Art of Building 2012 photography competition finalists
A decaying
mosquesynagogue, a staircase of scaffolding and the steel structure of London's Olympic stadium feature in the twelve shortlisted images from a photography competition to capture architecture from around the world. More about The Art of Building 2012 photography competition finalists
Architecture
Casa Cerrada Reforma 108 by DCPP Arquitectos
A high-walled courtyard runs parallel to this long black house in Mexico City by DCPP Arquitectos. More about Casa Cerrada Reforma 108 by DCPP Arquitectos
Design
Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space
An exhibition of paintings, furniture and installations by Zaha Hadid goes on show at the Ivorypress Space gallery in Madrid this September. More about Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space
Dezeen Live at 100% Design: call for participants
Dezeen is looking for designers and other creatives to participate in a series of live events we're hosting at 100% Design in London from 19-22 September. More about Dezeen Live at 100% Design: call for participants
Architecture
Sky Condos by DCPP Arquitectos
Vertiginous swimming pools would cantilever like diving boards from every apartment in this tower proposed for Lima, Peru, by Mexican studio DCPP Arquitectos. More about Sky Condos by DCPP Arquitectos
Design
Air Access by Priestmangoode
Paralympic athletes headed for London 2012 have inspired transport design studio Priestmangoode to create a conceptual airline seat with a detachable wheelchair. More about Air Access by Priestmangoode
Dezeen Mail #115
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail leads with the Porsche Pavilion at a German theme park that's been likened to Apple's Magic Mouse (above), plus new jobs, competitions and music.
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Architecture
The War Rooms, St. James's Park by Ned Scott
This series of hand drawings by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Ned Scott presents a science-fiction world in which London grows a jungle of crops for fuel and food next to Buckingham Palace. More about The War Rooms, St. James's Park by Ned Scott
Architecture
"The High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk"- New York Times
Dezeen Wire: "the High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk and a catalyst for some of the most rapid gentrification in New York's history," says author Jeremiah Moss in an article published in the New York Times. More about "The High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk"- New York Times
Architecture
Eiffel Tower is "most valuable monument in Europe" - Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: the Eiffel Tower in Paris is the "most valuable monument in Europe" according to a new study by Italy's Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce - the Telegraph. More about Eiffel Tower is "most valuable monument in Europe" - Telegraph