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Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, an "optimistic" hue of yellow, are the two shades that Pantone has named as its colours of the year for 2021. More
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Garden to commemorate coronavirus victims to be planted in London's Olympic Park
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a public garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that will honour victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK capital. More
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named world's worst plastic polluters for third year running
For the third consecutive year, an audit by environmental initiative Break Free From Plastic has found The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé to be the companies creating the most plastic pollution. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects withdrew from Architects Declare
This week on Dezeen, two of the original signatories to the Architects Declare climate change network – Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects – withdrew from the group, triggering a feud over whether designing airports is compatible with decarbonisation goals. More
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UK architects feud over airport projects as Architects Climate Action Network urges staff to take action
Climate action group ACAN has called on architects at Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects to take "meaningful action outside of your employment" amid an escalating row over airport projects. More
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Design
Design
Lab-grown meat to feature on restaurant menu for first time after "breakthrough" approval
Chicken nuggets that US startup Eat Just created in fermentation tanks will soon be available in a restaurant in Singapore, as the first lab-grown meat in the world to be approved for sale. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects withdraws from Architects Declare
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has withdrawn from climate action network Architects Declare a day after fellow founding signatory Foster + Partners left the group. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Architects Declare "disappointed" with Foster + Partners' decision to leave climate action group
Climate change action network Architects Declare has expressed its regret that founding signatory Foster + Partners has withdrawn from the group due to a disagreement over its ongoing work designing airports. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners withdraws from Architects Declare climate change group
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has withdrawn from climate change action group Architects Declare, stating that aviation needs "the most sustainable buildings". More
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Design
Design
B&B Italia appoints Piero Lissoni as artistic director
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has been named as the new artistic director of B&B Italia, as the furniture brand looks to overhaul its global image. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners presents idea for double-decker Hammersmith Bridge
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has developed a proposal for repairing London's Hammersmith Bridge while reopening it by inserting a separate double-decker road raised over the original structure. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils pebble-shaped science museum for Shenzhen
A cascade of terraces will frame a large atrium at the heart of the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in China. More
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3XN to add carbon-negative extension to Hotel GSH on Bornholm island
Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we revealed the Dezeen Awards winners
This week on Dezeen, we announced the winners of the Dezeen Awards in a series of online shows presented by poet and broadcaster Lionheart. More
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Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea's capital. More
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Design
Design
Salone del Mobile confirms move to September 2021 due to coronavirus
Breaking news: Milan's Salone del Mobile will take place from 5 to 10 September 2021, fair organisers have announced. More
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Hassell and OMA complete top-heavy WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth
Architecture firms Hassell and OMA have renovated a group of old buildings in Perth, Australia, and stitched them together with protruding metal-clad structures to create the WA Museum Boola Bardip. More
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Dezeen wins another award... for Dezeen Awards!
Yes, there is an Awards Awards and Dezeen Awards has been honoured for the second year running, winning the prize for the best sector-specific event. More
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Rammed-earth domes will define Adjaye Associates' Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library
Eight domed structures built from rammed earth will distinguish the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library that architecture studio Adjaye Associates is developing in Johannesburg, South Africa. More
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"The heart and soul of Salone del Mobile" Manlio Armellini dies aged 83
Manlio Armellini, a tireless advocate for Italian design and one of the founding fathers of Milan's Salone del Mobile, the world's largest furniture fair, has passed away at the age of 83. More
