Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture have announced the programme for the fourth edition of the fair, which begins on 11 December. More about Programme for 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong architecture biennale announced
Dezeen Wire: Copenhagen studio Bystrup have won the RIBA competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK with their T-shaped proposals. More about Bystrup win Pylon for the Future competition
Dezeen Wire: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is the most powerful figure in the art world according to Art Review magazine's annual Power 100 list, published today. More about Ai Weiwei is art world's most powerful figure - Art Review Power 100
Dezeen Wire: Holloway White Allom, the construction firm responsible for many of London's landmarks including the remodelling of the Bank of England prior the second world war and the recent refurbishment of the Victoria & Albert museum has been put into the hands of administrators - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture reporter Michael Kimmelman gives a glowing account of the efforts being made by New York City's Department of Design and Construction to revitalise degraded public buildings and infrastructure.
He points to "a quiet revolution reshaping the city’s public architecture," adding that careful investment is having a positive impact on neighbourhoods that are often overlooked - The New York Times
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Dezeen Wire: in his latest article in The Guardian, design critic Justin McGuirk explains how the Finnish government's use of design thinking offers an exemplar for other states and big businesses who need to generate creative solutions to large social problems.
Dezeen Wire: last week Dezeen reported on the opening of a new exhibition examining the creative processes of architecture practice OMA at the Barbican. Here's what the critics have been saying about the show. More about Critics review OMA/Progress at the Barbican
Dezeen Wire: plans by football club West Ham United to move into London's Olympic Stadium after next year's Games have collapsed amid concerns over ongoing legal disputes. The stadium will now remain in public ownership, with prospective tenants paying an annual rent to the Olympic Park Legacy Company - BBC News
See all of our stories about the London Olympics here.
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Dezeen Wire: the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has recommended that all interior design interns are paid at least the statutory minimum wage. More about "Pay minimum wage to all interns" - British Institute of Interior Design
Dezeen Wire: safety concerns have led local officials in Shanghai to propose the introduction of a regulation banning the use of glass curtain walls on new schools, hospitals and residential buildings - China Daily
A number of recent incidents involving falling glass in the city, which has the highest number of glass-clad buildings in China, have led to concerns that poor installation and maintenance are increasing the chances of injury to the public.
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Dezeen Wire: the Victoria & Albert museum has released details of a major exhibition showcasing the best of British design from the period following the 1948 ‘Austerity Olympics’ to the summer of 2012. More about The V&A announces plans for a major exhibition of British design
Dezeen Wire: a teenage design student's simple and poignant graphic reworking of Apple's logo that replaces the bite out of the apple with a silhouette of Steve Jobs has generated a huge amount of online interest as well as a job offer for its designer. More about Design student's tribute to Steve Jobs becomes online hit
Dezeen Wire: historians and campaigners are warning that the 358-year-old Taj Mahal near the city of Agra in northern India will collapse in two to five years if urgent action is not taken to maintain rotting wooden foundations - The Daily Mail
Architect Norman Foster has paid tribute to Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who has died aged 56.
Foster + Partners are working on the new Apple campus to be built in Cupertino, California, and released images of the design just a week before Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple in August. Read Foster's full statement below More about Norman Foster pays tribute to Steve Jobs
Dezeen Wire: Organisation in Design are now accepting applications from designers and companies wishing to exhibit at Ventura Lambrate 2012 in Milan next April. More about Ventura Lambrate 2012 call for visitors
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Kieran Long has written a damning summary of the Olympic Park Legacy Company's plans to regenerate the Olympic site following the games in 2012. In an article in the London Evening Standard Long states: "It seems the OPLC has no idea what the Olympic Park could be, apart from a leisure landscape for visitors and a recreation space for families."
Subsequently on Twitter he commented "OPLC 'not happy with the tone of my piece' in today's Evening Standard," before inviting readers to make up their own minds.
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Dezeen Wire: an exhibition of work by Rotterdam architects OMA opens at the Barbican Art Gallery in London tomorrow and Dezeen were at this morning's preview. More about OMA/Progress exhibition opens at the Barbican tomorrow
Dezeen Wire: we've compiled reactions to Elle Decoration editor Michelle Ogundehin's article slamming replica furniture from Twitter below: More about "Arco-gate" reactions on Twitter
Dezeen Wire: editor of Elle Decoration Michelle Ogundehin has published a second article on the magazine's blog condemning copies of classic furniture, following her scathing attack when it emerged that the UK prime minister's wife purchased a reproduction Arco floor lamp for her home. In the article, Ogundehin clarifies her position and adds comments from licensed manufacturers and retailers including Vitra, Fritz Hansen, Skandium and Aram.
Read the original article here, the new update here and reactions to the debate in our Dezeen Wire story here.
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Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has criticised the state of housing in Britain, claiming that only good design can ensure the current housing shortage is resolved successfully and sustainably. More about RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"