Dezeenwire: architect Nigel Coates is to retire from his role as head of architecture at the Royal College of Art in London after 16 years. More about Nigel Coates retires from Royal College of Art
Dezeenwire: 321,320 people visited the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week, an 8% increase on last year, according to organisers Cosmit. See the full figures below. More about "321,320 visitors celebrate 50 years of the Saloni" - Cosmit
Dezeenwire: design critic Justin McGuirk lifts the lid on the furniture industry's royalty system and asks "are designers being exploited by having to make work for free?" in his article for The Guardian, describing #milanuncut as the big story of Milan 2011. Read the full article »
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Design Miami/Basel has announced that Asif Khan, Mischer'Traxler and Studio Juju are the winners of the 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award: More about W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners
Dezeenwire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision have released a report on how European architects use trade journals. See the report below. More about "Trade journals very important source of information for architects"- Arch-Vision
As the Milan furniture fair begins, Alice Rawsthorn previews this year's event in the New York Times and compares the design industry's fortunes to previous years. Read the story. See all Dezeen's stories from Milan 2011.
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Dezeenwire: the Neues Museum in Berlin by architect David Chipperfield has won the 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
Dezeenwire: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been commissioned to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, according to publications including The Independent, confirming earlier rumours. Zumthor will be the 11th architect to design a temporary summer structure in front of the Serpentine Gallery.
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Dezeenwire: Israel is considering a plan to build an artificial island off the coast of the Gaza Strip to encourage tourism and act as a transit point for goods, according to The Guardian. Read the story
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Dezeenwire: Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the 2011 Pritkzer Prize laureate, the prize organisers have confirmed after details of the winner were leaked ahead of schedule. Read the full announcement below: More about Eduardo Souto de Moura wins Pritzker Prize
Dezeenwire: London firm AL_A have won a competition to design an extension to the Victoria and Albert museum in London. More about AL_A win V&A Exhibition Road project
Dezeenwire: UK architects will be required to pay statutory minimum wage to students on placements as of 1 July, according to new RIBA rules: More about UK architects must pay minimum wage for student placements
Dezeenwire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey reports growing confidence among UK architects. More about “Growing confidence amongst practices” - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeenwire: non-profit organization Architecture for Humanity are calling for help to support local Japanese professionals in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai last week. More about After the Quake: Support Sendai - Architecture for Humanity
Dezeenwire: here's a movie filmed inside the Toyo Ito-designed Sendai Mediatheque during last Friday's earthquake in Japan. More about Earthquake movie filmed inside Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito
Dezeen Wire:a major exhibition on the work of Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture is to open at the Barbican art gallery in London this October. More about Barbican announce major OMA exhibition
Dezeenwire: the organisers of Frieze Art Fair have announced that Carmody Groarke will design this year's exhibition, to be held in London this October. More about Carmody Groarke to design Frieze Art Fair 2011
Dezeenwire: food company Del Monte have begun a trial packaging individual bananas in plastic wrappers. The company claim the packaging extends the shelf life of bananas by up to six days - Daily Mail
Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' think tank, Building Futures, have published a report predicting dramatic changes in architecture practice by the year 2025. More about "Will architects exist in 2025?" - RIBA Building Futures
Dezeenwire: the Kingkey Finance Tower by architects Farrells, the tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, topped out today. More details below. More about Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower