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This week on Dezeen, creatives responded to racial inequality
This week, international creatives rallied in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and readers remembered the work of artist Christo, who passed away. More
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Grimshaw unveils arts complex for Santa Monica College
Grimshaw has revealed the design for an arts complex on the Santa Monica College campus that will comprise three volumes linked by open-air plazas. More
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Design
Design
American Society of Interior Designers reports "industry resiliency" as lockdowns ease
Concerns about the impact of coronavirus on businesses have begun to "soften", according to a survey by the American Society of Interior Designers, which found many professionals expect work to return to normal within six months. More
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Design
Design
Débora Silva 3D scans Black Lives Matter protestors "to immortalise this historic moment"
Digital artist Débora Silva has created a series of 3D scans of people who took part in the Black Lives Matter protest in London's Hyde Park on Wednesday, following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron designs Canada's tallest skyscraper
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian studio Quadrangle have unveiled plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto that will rise 324 metres. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Berliner Ensemble gives glimpse of its socially distanced theatre
The Berliner Ensemble theatre group has removed around 500 of its 700 seats to prepare for reopening in alignment with Germany's social-distancing policies. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Helsinki to build Architecture and Design Museum as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
The Finnish government will fund the construction of an architecture and design museum in the country's capital as part of its coronavirus pandemic support package. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Miniwiz builds modular hospital ward prototype at Taipei hospital
Recycling-focused studio Miniwiz, Taiwan's government and Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital have created a prototype for a modular ward using recycled aluminium panels, which would allow hospitals to quickly be adapted to fight coronavirus. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Grimshaw designs range of shipping-container coronavirus testing centres
The New York office of architecture studio Grimshaw has drawn up plans for a range of prefabricated coronavirus testing centres within shipping containers, named D-Tec. More
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Design
Design
Outdoor urinal designers offer solutions to pandemic public toilet problem
Cities in France are installing outdoor urinals as the coronavirus lockdowns causes a lack of public toilet facilities.
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Architecture
Architecture
National Organization of Minority Architects demands end to "deadly and pervasive virus called racism that has plagued America"
The National Organization of Minority Architects has called on the architecture profession to "condemn racism and take an active role in eliminating racial biases" following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Dialog designs mass timber net-zero carbon community college building for Canada
Architecture firm Dialog has revealed plans for a cross-laminated timber higher education building in Canada, which it says will be the first of its kind. More
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Architects and designers post black squares on Instagram in support of racial equality
Architects and designers have joined over a million people around the world in posting a black square to Instagram in solidarity with those protesting for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"No more excuses for male-only panels" says Rebel Architette
Feminist collective Rebel Architette has created the Women Architects World Map as a tool to "detox" architecture from its dependence on "boys' clubs". More
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Architecture
Architecture
Stefano Boeri Architetti designs coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and Albanian architecture studio SON-Group have revealed Tirana Riverside, a district in the capital of Albania designed to respond to post-coronavirus needs. More
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USA
USA
Architects and designers declare that "black lives matter" and call for racial justice after George Floyd's death
The architecture and design industry has spoken out against racism in America with Bec Brittain, Jessica Walsh and The Future Perfect posting a black square to Instagram, and Harriet Harriss calling for an "an end to this right now". More
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Design
Design
Christo, the artist famous for wrapping buildings, dies aged 84
Christo, the Bulgarian artist best known for wrapping buildings including Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris, has died of natural causes at the age of 84. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, Adidas released a face mask and designers were accused of "coronagrifting"
This week on Dezeen, Adidas released a face mask, Waugh Thistleton Architects proposed creating mobile vaccination centres in shipping containers and designers were accused of "coronagrifting". More
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Design
Design
NASA revives "worm" logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will use the Danne & Blackburn-designed "worm" logo for the first time since 1992, while its astronauts will debut SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station launches tomorrow. More
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Gucci abandons "worn-out ritual" of seasonal fashion shows
Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele has announced that the Italian brand will be disregarding the fashion calendar's "stale" deadlines, holding shows just twice a year instead to reduce waste. More
