Dezeen Wire: Architect Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design a peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Northern Ireland, according to the BBC. More about "Daniel Libeskind selected for Maze prison site" - BBC
Dezeen Wire: the famous white suit worn by John Travolta in 1977 film Saturday Night Fever has been rediscovered and will be on show at the V&A museum in London from October. More about John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered
Dezeen Wire: nine of the 20 tallest buildings under construction in the world are located in China, according to the latest research by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More about China dominates skyscraper construction in 2012
Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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Dezeen Wire: "the High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk and a catalyst for some of the most rapid gentrification in New York's history," says author Jeremiah Moss in an article published in the New York Times. More about "The High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk"- New York Times
Dezeen Wire: the Eiffel Tower in Paris is the "most valuable monument in Europe" according to a new study by Italy's Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce - the Telegraph. More about Eiffel Tower is "most valuable monument in Europe" - Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: Zaha Hadid will join the judging panel for Iraq's first design excellence award for architecture graduates. More about Zaha Hadid to judge Iraqi student design award
Dezeen Wire: Sir Terence Conran is launching a competition with the British government to give communities the chance to design housing for their local areas. More about Sir Terence Conran invites communities to design housing
Dezeen Wire: the all-caps text on New York's street signs is being replaced by upper and lower case letters in a different font, called Clearview - New York Times.
Dezeen Wire: world heritage body UNESCO has called for a crackdown on high-rise development around London's South Bank, reports the Evening Standard. More about UNESCO warns against further high-rise developments on London's South Bank
Dezeen Wire: the winners have been announced for this year's Open Architecture Challenge, hosted by non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity, with the top award going to a Ugandan proposal to build community hubs in a former refugee camp. More about Military zones re-imagined by finalists of Open Architecture Challenge
Dezeen Wire: the man whose company designed the CTV building in New Zealand that collapsed during an earthquake has admitted he was aware of problems with its design just five years after it was completed, and two decades before the deadly 2011 earthquake, reports the New Zealand Herald. More about CTV building flaws known 20 years before deadly New Zealand quake, admits designer
Dezeen Wire: the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower and other areas of the Olympic Park in Stratford are now likely to be kept open to paying visitors after the end of the Paralympic Games, reports The Independent. More about New plans for Olympic Park tours to preserve post-Games "afterglow" – Independent
Dezeen Wire: Little Printer, the web-connected gadget we featured earlier this year that prints out personalised messages, news, birthdays and to-do lists collected from the internet on a till-roll, is now going into production. More about BERG's Little Printer goes into production
Dezeen Wire: Israel's interior ministry has approved a major construction plan for Jerusalem which includes 12 new skyscrapers, reports the Jerusalem Post. More about Israeli government approves plans for 12 new skyscrapers in Jerusalem
Dezeen Wire: the British coalition government's new stimulus package to encourage house building includes complex plans to lower the proportion of affordable housing that private developers must include in large projects, reports CNBC via the Financial Times. More about British government to reduce affordable housing quotas as part of stimulus package
Rio 2016: host city for the 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro will be taking notes from the London 2012 Olympics – the most 'temporary' Games in history – to avoid the legacy of 'white elephant' sporting venues suffered by other former host cities including Athens and Beijing, reports Reuters. More about Rio looks to London's "temporary" Games to avoid white elephant Olympic legacy
Dezeen Wire: plans to develop the London 2012 Olympic Park after the Games end in September were unveiled by mayor of London Boris Johnson yesterday, including the transformation of the press centre into a technology, design and research centre, and the creation of up to 8000 new homes in addition to the athletes' village (+ movie). More about London 2012 Olympic Park legacy plans unveiled
Psychology is on an equal footing with technological advances when designing sportswear to improve an athlete's performance, Nike's creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti told the audience at a talk hosted by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges last night. More about Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Dezeen Wire: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle have featured our pop-up design shop Dezeen Super Store in a feature on temporary shops in London during the Olympics, including an interview with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. It also shows the nearby Opening Ceremony shop furnished by Faye Toogood, Boxpark in east London and temporary boutiques at Selfridges department store, where the Nike+ House of Innovation hosts our event tonight.
Watch the program on the Deutsche Welle website »
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1 July – 30 September 2012