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"Has postmodernist design eaten itself?" - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk of The Guardian is the latest critic to write about the kitsch revival of postmodernism, which he says remains popular with consumers - The Guardian

A retrospective about the postmodern movement opens at the Victoria & Albert museum on 24 September. See recent articles on postmodernism by Alice Rawsthorn for The New York Times and Rowan Moore in The Observer.

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"Postmodern, but not especially proud of it" -The New York Times

Dezeen Wire: ahead of the opening of Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the Victoria & Albert Museum next week, design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes the hype and controversy that surrounded the movement and its influence on subsequent designers  - The New York Times

See a previous article discussing the definition of postmodernism by The Observer's architecture critic Rowan Moore here.

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Westfield Stratford City reviewed by Rowan Moore

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore reviews Europe's largest urban shopping centre ahead of its opening tomorrow - The Observer

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Inga Sempé to be guest of honour at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2012

Dezeen Wire: French designer Inga Sempé will be Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2012, which takes place 7-11 February. More about Inga Sempé to be guest of honour at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2012

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“Has the architectural media lost its backbone?”

Dezeen Wire: a panel of experts and an enthusiastic audience discussed the relationship between journalism and architecture at an event hosted last night by RIBA think tank Building Futures.

The debate put forward the motion: “This house believe the architectural profession has been let down by its press. Has the architectural media lost its backbone?” More about “Has the architectural media lost its backbone?”

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Tallest building in Beijing to break ground this month

Dezeen Wire: a 510-metre office building that will become the tallest skyscraper in the Chinese capital will break ground on 19 September - China Daily

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"Is all of this design?" Gwangju Design Biennale review - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk reports from Korea on the Gwangju Design Biennale - The Guardian

Curated by Ai Weiwei and Seung H-Sang, the biennale runs until 23 October. Exhibits include designs for bombs, plastic surgery for fighters and blueprints for public executions, plus a series of temporary follies built around the city by renowned architects including Atelier Bow-Wow, Peter Eisenman and Dominique Perrault.

See all our Dezeen Wire stories about Justin McGuirk.

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National September 11 Memorial opens this week

Dezeen Wire: the completed National September 11 Memorial designed by Israeli-American architect Michael Arad opens on Sunday in New York, exactly ten years after almost 3000 people were killed in terrorist attacks across America.

In anticipation of the event, Ted Loos of the New York Times describes Arad's turbulent design process, Karen Matthews writes about Arad's rapid rise in profile for Associated Press and Tina Susman of the Los Angeles Times reports on the architect's battle against controversy.  More about National September 11 Memorial opens this week

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Broadway Malyan to design world’s second tallest tower

Dezeen Wire: British architects Broadway Malyan have been appointed to design a 571 metre skyscraper in Istanbul that they claim will become the second tallest in the world when completed.

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Dezeen Wire: five winners of the bi-annual Index Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Copenhagen, including See Better to Learn Better by fuseproject, which won the Body category, and Elemental Monterrey by Elemental, winner of the Home category. More about Index Award winners announced