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This week, Milan hosted the world's biggest design fair
This week, Dezeen reported on the best installations, product launches and events at Milan design week. More about This week, Milan hosted the world's biggest design fair
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Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the centenary of the founding of influential German design school the Bauhaus. More about Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
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CTBUH names San Francisco's Salesforce Tower world's "best tall building"
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' Salesforce Tower has won the top prize at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's annual awards for high-rise structures, beating competition from BIG and David Chipperfield. More about CTBUH names San Francisco's Salesforce Tower world's "best tall building"
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Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with "probably the biggest" stand ever at the fair
Design Holding, the new furniture and lighting group made up of B&B Italia, Flos and Louis Poulsen, has marked its first show at Salone del Mobile by presenting the biggest stand the Milan fair has seen in decades. More about Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with "probably the biggest" stand ever at the fair
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Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
Furniture made of recycled plastic and fabrics made from plastic bags are among winners of the Ro Plastic Prize competition. More about Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
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Brad Pitt hails Peter Zumthor as "master of light and shadow" as LACMA gets approved
Peter Zumthor's latest plans for Los Angeles County Museum of Art have been approved at a planning meeting, with movie star Brad Pitt speaking up for the Swiss architect. More about Brad Pitt hails Peter Zumthor as "master of light and shadow" as LACMA gets approved
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Dezeen Weekly features an off-grid house in Brazil and a floating city
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly includes an off-grid house in Brazil, BIG's plans for a floating city and highlights from Milan design week. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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SOM designs inflatable Moon Village to be first-ever lunar habitat
Architect firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled a proposal for a permanent community on the moon, comprising inflating pods that balloon up to accommodate more inhabitants as the population grows. More about SOM designs inflatable Moon Village to be first-ever lunar habitat
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MAD imagines sinuous black East 34th skyscraper to "soften" New York's skyline
MAD has envisioned a slender, dark skyscraper twisting up beside New York's Empire State Building as a contrast to the harshness of the city's supertall structures. More about MAD imagines sinuous black East 34th skyscraper to "soften" New York's skyline
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Roger Scruton fired from housing commission for "completely unacceptable" comments
Chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission Roger Scruton has been fired for calling Chinese people "robots" and claiming Islamaphobia was "invented by the Muslim Brotherhood". More about Roger Scruton fired from housing commission for "completely unacceptable" comments
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UK architects must do more to close gender pay gap says RIBA president
The Royal Institute of British Architects has issued new guidelines on discrimination as new data shows the gender pay gap remains above 15 per cent at UK architecture firms. More about UK architects must do more to close gender pay gap says RIBA president
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Safdie Architects to add fourth tower to Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore
Safdie Architects has revealed its plans to extend its Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by adding a fourth tower. More about Safdie Architects to add fourth tower to Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore
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Pritzker to sell Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center in Chicago
The governor of Illinois, whose family started the Pritzker Prize, is set to sell Helmut Jahn's James R Thompson Center in Chicago, putting the fate of the postmodern building in "serious trouble". More about Pritzker to sell Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center in Chicago
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US skyscrapers kill millions of birds a year, reports find
Studies have found that the bright lights and glazing of towering structures in US cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are causing millions of migratory birds to die each year. More about US skyscrapers kill millions of birds a year, reports find
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Federation Square's Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store axed
A controversial plan for an Apple Store, designed by Foster + Partners in Melbourne's Federation Square, has been abandoned after it was blocked by Australian heritage authorities. More about Federation Square's Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store axed
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This week, major new skyscrapers were approved in the UK and Denmark
This week on Dezeen, two big projects were given the green light – the new tallest building in western Europe and controversial London viewing tower The Tulip. More about This week, major new skyscrapers were approved in the UK and Denmark
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Unpaid internships "strong part of the social fabric" in Japan
Architects and designers in Japan have defended unpaid internships in the country, saying it is a cultural tradition with deep roots. More about Unpaid internships "strong part of the social fabric" in Japan
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Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects
Axiom Architects have proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution to the UK parliament's Brexit deadlock, which sees the Houses of Parliament transformed into a more open forum for debate. More about Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects
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Dezeen attracts over three million visitors in March
March 2019 was the best-ever month for traffic to Dezeen, with over three million people visiting our site for the first time! British illustrator Toby Melville-Brown created this image to celebrate the milestone. More about Dezeen attracts over three million visitors in March
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The Shed opens at Hudson Yards with huge "telescoping" roof
New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have completed The Shed, a cultural centre in Manhattan's Hudson Yards, featuring a retractable roof that can be moved to form a performance area. More about The Shed opens at Hudson Yards with huge "telescoping" roof