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Tobias Wong 1974-2010
Dezeenwire: New York designer Tobias Wong has died aged 35 - Core77
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Shock of the Nouvel - Independent
Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick on Jean Nouvel's design for the Serpentine Pavilion in London, due to open in July - IndependentSee also:
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art announce shortlist for expansion design
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Dezeenwire: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have announced Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Foster + Partners and Snøhetta as the finalists in a competition to design an expansion to the museum - SFMoMA -
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Centre Pompidou Metz by Shigeru Ban opens
Dezeenwire: the Centre Pompidou Metz by Shigeru Ban and French architect Jean de Gastines opens today in Lorraine, France - GuardianMore information about the building in our earlier story.
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Constantin Boym appointed at Virginia Commonwealth University
Dezeenwire: designer Constantin Boym of Boym Partners has been appointed as director of graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. See statement from Constantin and Laurene Boym below. More about Constantin Boym appointed at Virginia Commonwealth University -
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Design TV series to air next week
Dezeenwire: a television series about design, called The Genius of Design, will be broadcast on BBC 2 in the UK starting Friday 7 May. See press release below. More about Design TV series to air next week 
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Ambra Medda to leave Design Miami/
Design Miami/ director Ambra Medda will leave the organisation in June, five years after co-founding the limited-edition design fair. More about Ambra Medda to leave Design Miami/
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"Erupting beauty at furniture show" - Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times
Dezeenwire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn reviews last week's furniture fair in Milan - link.
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Archigram Archival Project launched
Dezeenwire: an online archive of work by architects Archigram has been launched by the University of Westminster in London. More details in the press release below. More about Archigram Archival Project launched -
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Are you stuck in Milan?
Dezeenwire: we're trying to help people who are stuck in Milan to get home. Follow Marcus on Twitter for updates: www.twitter.com/marcusfairs Please also tweet Marcus your experiences, tips and requests for help and we'll do our best to assist. Safe travels everyone.
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Designers of the Future Award winners announced
Dezeenwire: Design Miami/Basel have announced designers Beta Tank, Graham Hudson, rAndom International, Zigelbaum & Coelho as winners of this year's Designers of the Future Award. See press release below: More about Designers of the Future Award winners announced -
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"Furniture designers are shifting focus" - Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times
Dezeenwire: design writer Alice Rawsthorn's latest column in The New York Times previews this week's furniture fair in Milan. Read the article. Related: see all our coverage of Milan 2010.
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Konstantin Grcic appointed design consultant to FC Bayern München
Dezeenwire: German magazine Form reports that industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has been appointed design consultant to German football club Bayern München - www.form.de Update 06/04/10: this was an April Fool joke and we fell for it! Hats off to Form magazine!
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Snøhetta and KARO* awarded 2010European Prize for Urban Public Space
Dezeenwire: Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta and Open-Air-Library by KARO* with Architektur+Netzwerk have been jointly awarded the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space.Related:
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SANAA win Pritzker Prize
Dezeenwire: Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize's website has announced.
Related stories: See all our stories about SANAA in our special category | Peter Zumthor wins Pritzker Prize (April 2009)
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Neville Brody is new head of communication design at Royal College of Art
Dezeenwire: graphic designer Neville Brody has been appointed head of the department of communication art & design at the Royal College of Art in London. See below for more info. More about Neville Brody is new head of communication design at Royal College of Art
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MoMA acquires @
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Citizen Architect world premiere at SXSW
Dezeenwire: Citizen Architect, a 60-minute documentary about late architect Samuel Mockbee of pioneering American undergraduate programme Rural Studio, premieres at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas on Wednesday 17 March. www.citizenarchitectfilm.com
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"Brad the builder" - The Observer
Dezeenwire: Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore reports on Make It Right, actor Brad Pitt's project to rebuilt a district of New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina - The Observer
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"Dyson could clean up with career in politics" - Sunday Times
Dezeenwire: in an interview with the Sunday Times, engineer and inventor James Dyson reveals he is to stand down as chairman of Dyson and talks about the Ingenious Britain report commissioned by the Conservative Party, in which Dyson sets out ways to make Britain a leading high-tech exporter - Sunday Times
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