Dezeen Wire: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been released on bail after two months in detention, which Xinhua news agency said was "because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes" - Guardian
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Dezeen Wire: Bilbao, Cape Town and Dublin have been shortlisted for the title of World Design Capital in 2014. More about Bilbao, Cape Town and Dublin shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014
Dezeen Wire: Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture have won a competition to design the Wuhan Greenland Center in Hubei province, China, which is set to be the world's fourth-tallest building. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design world's fourth-tallest building
Dezeen Wire: new plans by Dixon Jones, Squire & Partners and Kim Wilkie to redevelop the controversial Chelsea Barracks site in central London have been approved by Westminster Council - BBC
Developer Qatari Diar withdrew its earlier plan by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in 2009, following criticism of the design from Prince Charles.
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Dezeen Wire: designer Enrique Allen has founded The Designer Fund, an organisation in Silicon Valley that supports startup businesses founded by designers - Co.Design
Dezeen Wire: a Chinese firm is planning to build an exact replica of the Austrian village of Hallstatt in the Chinese province of Guangdong - Spiegel Online
Dezeen Wire: the V&A museum in London has purchased work by designers including Nendo, BCXSY and Fredrikson Stallard using a new acquisition fund for contemporary design. More about V&A acquire work by Nendo, BCXSY and Fredrikson Stallard
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