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New Zealand pop-up container mall accused of copying

Dezeen Wire: a pop-up shopping mall in earthquake-hit Christchurch, New Zealand, made from renovated shipping containers is being threatened with legal action by a British developer for copyright infringement - Stuff.co.nz

The owners of Boxpark, a development in London that will be open over the Christmas period and claims to be "the world's 1st pop-up mall," have accused Christchurch's City Mall of copying their container pop-up format but City Mall have responded by saying that the ideas do not look alike and that their project, which reopened on Saturday, was completed first.

Interiors

Interiors

Inside award winner: Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject

Inside 2011: Football Training Centre/Soweto by RUFproject is the winner of the culture and civic category at the inaugural Inside awards in Barcelona. More about Inside award winner: Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject

Interiors

Interiors

Inside award winner: V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

Inside 2011: the Ceramics Study Galleries at the Victoria & Albert museum in London by OPERA Amsterdam have just been announced as the winner of the display category at the inaugural Inside awards in Barcelona. More about Inside award winner: V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

Architecture

Architecture

Lilla Råby by Anahita Nahoomi, Lina Davidsson, Miranda Westfelt and Robert Janson

A spiky kindergarten and a bulbous sports centre with rooftop funnels are included in this conceptual community by architecture students at Lund University, Sweden. More about Lilla Råby by Anahita Nahoomi, Lina Davidsson, Miranda Westfelt and Robert Janson

Architecture

Architecture

Villa Rotonda by Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten

A shallow pool of water wraps around the grey brick facade of this house in Goirle, the Netherlands. More about Villa Rotonda by Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten

Design

Design

Musical Chairs by Bobby Petersen

This movie shows an installation by designer Bobby Petersen at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where chairs were programmed to play music when visitors sat on them. Each seat represented a different instrument and rhythm, creating a harmony when people sat down together. More about Musical Chairs by Bobby Petersen

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News

Critics' reactions to Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture, 1915-1935

Dezeen Wire: art and architecture critics have been offering their opinions on Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture, 1915-1935, an exhibition presenting the revolutionary imagery of communist Russia at the Royal Academy in London. More about Critics' reactions to Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture, 1915-1935

Design

Design

New City by Galit Barak

These rings by jewellery designer Galit Barak of Israel create rectilinear frames around the wearer's fingers.  More about New City by Galit Barak

Architecture

Architecture

Shigita House by Masato Sekiya

Japanese architect Masato Sekiya has completed a house in Osaka with a sloping wall that looks like it’s toppling over. More about Shigita House by Masato Sekiya

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News

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama extension is "dazzling"- The Independent

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jay Merrick has praised the £22 million extension of Cardiff's Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama by BFLS Architects, explaining that the spaces perform functionally as well as succeeding in "generating an atmosphere that can only be described as happening." More about Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama extension is "dazzling"- The Independent