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The Ocean Cleanup dispatches "giant Pac-Man" to remove plastic from the Pacific
The first large-scale operation to scoop waste plastic from the Pacific Ocean has set off from San Francisco. More
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Architecture
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SHoP Architects' skinny New York tower passes supertall height
Construction images reveal that the world's skinniest skyscraper, 111 West 57th by SHoP Architects, has gained supertall status. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Safdie Architects' Qorner tower for Quito to feature "hillside of terraces"
Volumes stagger in and out to create planted balconies and overhangs at the edges of this residential tower that Moshe Safdie's architecture firm has revealed for Quito, Ecuador. More
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Design
Design
Louvre Abu Dhabi and Nigeria's World Cup shirt among Designs of the Year 2018 nominees
The Nigerian World Cup football kit, Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi museum and Rihanna's Fenty beauty range are among the shortlist for Designs of the Year 2018, announced today by London's Design Museum. More
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Design
Design
Aram Store director Ruth Aram dies aged 52
Ruth Aram, who directed London's Aram Store with her brother Daniel and father Zeev, has died. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright house intended for Taliesin architecture school up for sale
The Phoenix residence that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son is back on the market, because funding to support its donation to the School of Architecture at Taliesin fell through. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Construction of golden cube building by Stefano Boeri Architetti begins in Tirana
Blloku Cube – a mixed-use block with a facade of aluminium triangles, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti – is now under construction in the Albanian capital. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Soulless" leisure complex in Stockport wins Carbuncle Cup 2018 for worst UK building
An entertainment complex in the northern English town of Stockport, designed by architecture firm BDP, has been named the UK's worst new building from the past year. More
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Design
Design
Carlsberg replaces plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue
Carlsberg is replacing the plastic ring wrapping used to secure multipack beers with eco-friendly glue, reducing its plastic waste by up to 76 per cent. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Anders Berensson Architects proposes "wooden skyscraper city" for Stockholm
Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled plans for a conceptual housing development on Stockholm's waterfront containing 31 cross-laminated timber towers. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Brad Pitt's Make It Right housing foundation in New Orleans faces lawsuit
The housing charity founded by actor Brad Pitt for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans is facing a lawsuit, after residents reported water leaks, black mould, foundation issues and ill health. More
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Transport
Transport
Dockless bike-sharing company pulls out of Manchester due to "theft and vandalism"
Chinese company Mobike will be withdrawing its fleet of dockless bicycles from Manchester, following ongoing abuse and loses. More
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Architecture
Architecture
America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More
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Design
Design
Marcus Engman to leave IKEA and start own consultancy
Marcus Engman, head of design at IKEA for the past six years, will leave the company at the end of the month to set up his own consultancy. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Facebook reveals expanded California campus designed by Frank Gehry
Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters is a "new kind of architecture", according to architect Frank Gehry, who has completed a major extension of the social media giant's campus. More
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Technology
Technology
US military 3D prints concrete barracks on site
In a world first, the US Armed Forces has 3D printed a barracks out of concrete on site at an army base, in less than two days. More
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Installations
Installations
10 of the best installations at London Design Biennale 2018
London Design Biennale opens to the public today. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks the 10 installations worth spending time at, including a condensation-covered wall and a skeletal house made of white rods. More
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Architecture
Architecture
3XN to design "modern-day colosseum" for Bergen
3XN is designing an arena, five housing blocks and a police school, all with green roofs, for a development in Bergen, Norway. More
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Design
Design
Responsive fish mobile wins Dezeen and Samsung's TV Ambient Mode design competition
Dezeen promotion: a digital mobile made up of gently moving fish is the winning design in the Dezeen and Samsung competition to create Ambient Mode graphics for the brand's QLED TV. More
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LDF 2018
LDF 2018
Hussein Chalayan awarded London Design Medal 2018
Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, known for avant-garde designs such as clothes that dissolve, will receive this year's London Design Medal. More