Dezeen Wire: plans by Zaha Hadid Architects to extend London's Serpentine Gallery have been approved by Westminster Council. More about Zaha Hadid gains planning permission for Serpentine Sackler Gallery
Dezeen Wire: the winners of the D&AD awards were announced at a ceremony in London last night.
Winners include the iPad and Plumen 001 light bulb in the consumer product design category, Thomas Heatherwick's Seed Cathedral at Shanghai Expo 2010 and Studio East by Carmody Groarke in the spatial design section, and Puma's Clever Little Bag in the packaging category.
See all the winning projects on the D&AD website.
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Dezeen Wire: German architect Selcuk Ünyilmaz has prepared designs for a £2.2 million mosque near Hamburg with wind turbines in its minarets - Guardian
Dezeen Wire: UK architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have submitted proposals to Greenwich Council for a walkway spanning the roof of London's O2 Arena, which was completed by Richard Rogers Partnership back in 1999 - Greenwich.co.uk
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Dezeen Wire: former Foreign Office Architects co-founder Alejandro Zaera-Polo has opened his new studio, Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architecture (AZPA). More about Former Foreign Office Architects principal Alejandro Zaera-Polo launches studio
Dezeen Wire: architects including Foster + Partners, Aedas and BDP have accused the UK Conservative Party of exaggerating the fees architects were paid under the previous government's Building Schools for the Future scheme - Building Design
Dezeen Wire: the Design Council in the UK have announced a new Board of Trustees, following their merger with CABE in April. More about Design Council announces new Board of Trustees
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to leave the paper, following seven years in the role - Architects' Newspaper
Dezeen Wire: former Foreign Office Architects co-founder Farshid Moussavi has announced the opening of her new studio, Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA). More about Former Foreign Office Architects principal Farshid Moussavi launches studio
Dezeen Wire: German designer Dieter Rams writes about the design of Apple products for The Telegraph. More about "Apple has achieved something I never did" - Dieter Rams
Dezeen Wire: Benjamin Hubert's Pod chair for Dutch company De Vorm received the 100% Design Award in Rotterdam last week. More about Pod by Benjamin Hubert wins 100% Design Award
Dezeen Wire: American furniture brand Knoll have been awarded the National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. More about Knoll receive National Design Award from Cooper-Hewitt
Dezeen Wire: London furniture company and Dezeen office-mates Chest of Drawers have been awarded a Guardian Sustainable Business Award for their system that rates the sustainability of each wooden product. More about "Chest of Drawers: star-rating furniture from forest to home" - Guardian
Dezeen Wire: almost a quarter of architects remain underemployed according to the the latest Future Trends Survey released by the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. More about "Almost a quarter of architects underemployed" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have launched a competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK: More about RIBA launch pylon design competition
Dezeen Wire: fashion brand Issey Miyake have appointed Yoshiyuki Miyamae as designer of their womenswear collection, following the departure of creative director Dai Fujiwara in February (see our earlier Dezeen Wire). More about Issey Miyake appoint new designer for women's collection
Dezeenwire: UK retailer Marks & Spencer has hired Dutch designer Marcel Wanders to create a range of gifts and homewares, the Financial Times reports. Read the article | All our stories about Marcel Wanders
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Dezeenwire: designer Ron Arad is to create an installation at London's Roundhouse in August this year to host performances by designers and musicians including Hussein Chalayan and Javier Mariscal. More about Ron Arad to create Curtain Call installation at the Roundhouse
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian
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Dezeenwire: Dutch architect Winy Maas of MVRDV has been awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France. More about Winy Maas of MVRDV receives Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur