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ACTAR buys Birkhäuser
Dezeenwire: Spanish architecture and design book publisher ACTAR has bought Swiss publisher Birkhäuser. More details from Actar below: More about ACTAR buys Birkhäuser
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"I.D. magazine folds' - UnBeige
Dezeenwire: US design magazine I.D. is to close in the New Year, reports UnBeige.
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Foreign Office Architects to close as partners split - Building Design
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Review of the decade: Jonathan Glancey on architecture - The Guardian
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Chelsea Barracks masterplan designers announced – Building Design
Dezeenwire: architects Squire & Partners, Dixon Jones and landscape architects Kim Wilkie Associates are to design a new masterplan for the Chelsea Barracks redevelopment in London - BDonlineRelated: Dezeenwire - Prince’s meddling ‘unconstitutional’ – The Guardian.
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"Towering follies: the Dubai architecture you couldn't make up" - Guardian
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"Ban Muslim architecture?" - The Week
Dezeenwire: The Week reports on Switzerland's referendum banning the construction of minarets. Switzerland's vote to outlaw the construction of minarets is sparking charges of racism," the report says. The Week
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"What designers think of AOL's new logo" - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian's digital content blog shows technology giant AOL's new logo design and asks designers what they think of it - The Guardian
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Helsinki is named as World Design Capital 2012
Dezeenwire: the Finnish capital Helsinki was yesterday named as World Design Capital 2012. More about Helsinki is named as World Design Capital 2012
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Droog Townhouse by Atelier Bow-Wow
Dezeenwire: at Design Miami next month, products from Dutch design brand Droog will be presented in a specially-designed house by Japanese architects Atelier Bow Wow. See press release below. More about Droog Townhouse by Atelier Bow-Wow
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Design Museum Holon inauguration date announced
Dezeenwire: the Design Museum Holon have announced that the new building by Ron Arad Architects will be inaugurated on 31 January 2010. See press release below. More about Design Museum Holon inauguration date announced -
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"People prefer traditionally designed buildings" - YouGov
Dezeenwire: a YouGov survey published this week claims that the public prefer traditional to contemporary buildings. See press release from Robert Adam Architects below. More about "People prefer traditionally designed buildings" - YouGov -
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IM Pei to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Chinese-born American architect IM Pei is to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about IM Pei to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
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Konstantin Grcic to curate Design Real at the Serpentine Gallery
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Dezeenwire: designer Konstantin Grcic will curate an exhibition entitled Design Real at the Serpentine Gallery in London, opening 26 November 2009 - Serpentine Gallery -
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Mission One claims world speed record for electric motorcycle - Fuseproject
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Where have our feed images gone?!
Hello feed subscribers, sorry there are no images in our feeds at the moment - we're working on getting them back. We just installed the latest version of WordPress and it is playing havoc with our settings, templates and plugins, so if things are acting a bit funny, that's why. We're on the case..!
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New Amsterdam Pavilion by UNStudio opens
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Sir Paul Smith is Guest of Honour 2010 - Stockholm Furniture Fair
British fashion designer Paul Smith will be Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture Fair next year. More about Sir Paul Smith is Guest of Honour 2010 - Stockholm Furniture Fair
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The Font War: IKEA Fans Fume over Verdana - Time magazine
Dezeenwire: Time magazine reports on the backlash following IKEA's decision to drop its customised version of Futura for all its print and online collateral in favour of Verdana. Time
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Index Award winners
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. Winners include Chulha, a cooking stove for the developing world by Philips Design, and PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma - a book that documents all the uses of a pig. www.indexaward.dk
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