Dezeenwire: a leaked British Cabinet Office list obtained by the BBC reveals the futures of the British Council and Design Council are "still to be decided", while CABE's fate is noted as "to be decided - consider consolidating functions across Government".
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Dezeenwire: British design company Established & Sons have appointed Maurizio Mussati as their new chief executive officer. See press release below. More about Maurizio Mussati appointed chief executive officer of Established & Sons
Dezeenwire: the lineup of readers at Once Upon a Dream: London Tastemakers in Bed with Veuve Clicquot this week has been announced. See schedule below.
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Designer Thomas Heatherwick is to be awarded the London Design Medal 2010 at a ceremony in London tonight. More about Thomas Heatherwick wins London Design Medal 2010
Dezeenwire: Aric Chen has been appointed creative director of the inaugural Beijing Design Week, to take place in 2011. See press release below. More about Aric Chen appointed creative director of Beijing Design Week
Dezeenwire: Alasdhair Willis has resigned as chief executive of British design brand Established & Sons. See his letter below. More about Alasdhair Willis resigns from Established & Sons
Dezeenwire: architect Ole Scheeren has announced his new firm, Büro Ole Scheeren. See press release below.
See also: Ole Scheeren to leave OMA (March 2010) More about Ole Scheeren founds new studio
Dezeenwire: Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) have appointed Alexis Georgacopoulos as the college's new director. See press release below (in French) More about Alexis Georgacopoulos appointed new director of ECAL
Dezeenwire: London Design Festival director Ben Evans and Anti-Design Festival curator Neville Brody debate the state of British design in this movie by The Guardian
Dezeenwire: California architects Pugh + Scarpa have announced that the firm is to split - Architechnophilia
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn's roundup of design festivals around the globe this autumn - The New York Times
Dezeenwire: Rowan Moore on what's wrong with British architecture - Observer
Dezeenwire: the official guide to this year's London Design Festival is now available on line. Download a copy here.
Dezeenwire: the Golden Lion award winners at the Venice Architecture Beinnale were announced at a ceremony on Saturday. The Kingdom of Bahrain was awarded for the best National Participation, while Junya Ishigami + Associates received the Golden Lion for best project in the Exhibition People meet in Architecture. See press release below. More about Golden Lion award winners announced at Venice Architecture Biennale
Dezeenwire: the Mayor of London has published a guide containing 90 standards for new housing in London - London Evening Standard
The new London Housing Design Guide can be downloaded here.
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Dezeenwire: European architects are becoming more enthusiastic about using prefabricated elements according to a report by Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision. See press release below. More about “European architects positive about possibilities of prefab” – Arch-Vision
Dezeenwire: the Strata tower in south London by BFLS architects has won The Carbuncle Cup, awarded annually by Building Design magazine to the ugliest building completed in the UK during the past 12 months - Building Design
Also on Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey's review of the Strata tower
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Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have published a trends survey indicating that a significant downturn in overall levels of business for British architects is expected. See press release below. More about “Double-dip recession is almost certain” - RIBA
Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick interviews London architects Muf, curators of the British pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale that opens later this month - Independent
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews humanitarian architect Nathaniel Corum, who designed the cabin of the Plastiki boat made of plastic bottles (see our earlier story) - New York Times