Technology
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch
News: electronics brand Samsung has launched its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. More about Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch
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Architecture
Space-wasting "vanity" skyscrapers revealed
News: the world's vainest skyscrapers have been revealed in the latest report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which reveals the unnecessary "vanity space" added to the top of the world's tallest buildings. More about Space-wasting "vanity" skyscrapers revealed
News
Glenn Adamson appointed director of Museum of Arts and Design
News: New York's Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) has appointed Glenn Adamson, the present head of research at London's V&A museum, as its new director. More about Glenn Adamson appointed director of Museum of Arts and Design
Architecture
CGI artist predicted "Walkie Scorchie" effect a year ago
News: the "death-ray" effect created by sunlight reflected off the glazed facade of Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London were predicted over a year ago by a professional CGI artist, it emerged today as developers rush to install protective screens. More about CGI artist predicted "Walkie Scorchie" effect a year ago
Design
Google Japan pays tribute to Kenzo Tange
News: today's Google Doodle in Japan celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. More about Google Japan pays tribute to Kenzo Tange
Architecture
Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg to be rebuilt
News: a complex of Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg designed by Hitler's favourite architect will undergo repairs costing €70 million (£60 million) to prevent the crumbling structures endangering tourists. More about Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg to be rebuilt
Architecture
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie "melts cars"
News: Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London is reflecting a beam of light intense enough to melt cars, according to a series of recent reports. Update: a CGI artist predicted the effect a year ago - read more in our latest story. More about Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie "melts cars"
Architecture
Coop Himmelb(l)au plans sports resort for abandoned Chinese quarry
News: Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au has landed a commission to design a winter sports resort and water park across an abandoned cement-mining quarry and lake near Changsha, China (+ slideshow). More about Coop Himmelb(l)au plans sports resort for abandoned Chinese quarry
Technology
NASA develops 3D printing factory in space
News: NASA is developing an orbiting factory that will use 3D printing and robots to fabricate giant structures such as antennas and solar arrays of up to a kilometre in length, as part of its ongoing search for extra-terrestrial life. More about NASA develops 3D printing factory in space
Design
INDEX: Award 2013 winners announced
News: glow-in-the-dark roads, a childbirth training kit in a back pack and spicy paper that keeps food fresh have been announced among the winners of the world's biggest design prize, the INDEX: Award (+ slideshow). More about INDEX: Award 2013 winners announced
Architecture
"Prison-like" student housing wins Carbuncle Cup 2013
News: a student housing block in London with a retained brick warehouse facade has been named Britain's worst building of the year. More about "Prison-like" student housing wins Carbuncle Cup 2013
Architecture
KPF to wrap steel ribbons around LA's Petersen Automotive Museum
News: architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled plans to surround the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in a cloak of steel ribbons as part of major refurbishment. More about KPF to wrap steel ribbons around LA's Petersen Automotive Museum
Architecture
OMA to masterplan civic centre in Colombia's capital
News: architecture firm OMA has won an international competition to masterplan a 275-hectare mixed-use development in the Colombian capital, Bogotá (+ slideshow). More about OMA to masterplan civic centre in Colombia's capital
Architecture
Zaha Hadid, UNStudio and Snøhetta compete to design Expo 2017
News: a host of international architects including Zaha Hadid, UNStudio, Snøhetta and Safdie Architects have been shortlisted to design the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about Zaha Hadid, UNStudio and Snøhetta compete to design Expo 2017
Architecture
ADEPT plans looping masterplan for Chinese city district
News: Danish architecture studio ADEPT has won a competition to masterplan a 17 square-kilometre district in the Chinese city of Hengyang with designs that involve a sequence of looping zones. More about ADEPT plans looping masterplan for Chinese city district
Design
Charles Pollock 1930-2013
News: furniture designer Charles Pollock has died in a house fire in New York, aged 83. More about Charles Pollock 1930-2013
Architecture
London's largest living wall will "combat flooding"
News: a 21 metre high living wall containing 10,000 plants and 16 tons of soil will help reduce flooding in London, according to its designer. More about London's largest living wall will "combat flooding"
Architecture
California duo create "world's first 3D-printed architecture"
News: California studio Smith|Allen has completed the world's first architectural structure using standard 3D printers (+ movie + interview). More about California duo create "world's first 3D-printed architecture"
Architecture
Plans approved for Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners gallery arcade in Mayfair
News: a residential development designed by Richard Rogers to adjoin two streets in London's Mayfair via a paved arcade has been granted approval. More about Plans approved for Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners gallery arcade in Mayfair
Architecture
Developer attacks "ridiculous" reports that skyscraper has no elevators
The developer behind Europe's tallest residential towers has attacked "fake and insidious" press coverage of the project, after claims that the 47-storey skyscraper has been built without elevators went viral. More about Developer attacks "ridiculous" reports that skyscraper has no elevators