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New Amsterdam Pavilion by UNStudio opens
Dezeenwire: the New Amsterdam Pavilion by dutch designers UNStudio opens today in Battery Park, New York. Related: see our previous story about the project.
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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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Prince of Wales tried to remove Nouvel - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian reports that Prince Charles tried to persuade property developers to drop Jean Nouvel as architect of a £500 million office and shopping centre next to St Paul's cathedral in London. The Guardian More about Prince of Wales tried to remove Nouvel - The Guardian
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Finch to succeed Sorrell as Cabe chairman - Building Design
Dezeenwire: Building Design magazine reports that former Architectural Review editor Paul Finch has been appointed chair of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). BDonline
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Will Alsop quits practice - Building Design
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Stirling prize leaves me feeling cold - The Guardian
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Julius Shulman 1910-2009
Dezeenwire: The Los Angeles Times reports the death of celebrated architectural photographer Julius Shulman at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, aged 98.
"Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century Modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, died Wednesday night," writes Claudia Luther. LA Times
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Honoring the Heady Days of 'Design-Art' - New York Times
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Zaha Hadid's billowing Bach pavilion in Manchester - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian presents a video of Zaha Hadid's Bach Chamber Music Hall in Manchester including an interview with the architect - The Guardian Related: see Dezeen's story about the project
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Design
Bono’s laser jacket by Moritz Waldemeyer
Dezeenwire: U2's latest tour, 360°, kicked off at Camp Nou in Barcelona last night with singer Bono wearing a leather jacket containing 240 lasers and designed by Moritz Waldemeyer. More info and a video on Waldemeyer's blog.
See also our earlier stories on Waldemeyer's digital costume collaborations with OK Go and Hussein Chalayan.
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Architecture
A rock and a hard place: the New Acropolis Museum, Athens - Hugh Pearman
Dezeenwire: Sunday Times architecture critic Hugh Pearman has posted his review of Bernard Tschumi's new Acropolis Museum in Athens on his website - www.hughpearman.com
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Sears Tower to install wind turbines - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Sears Tower in Chicago is to undergo a $350 million green refit to "reduce the tower's electricity use by 80% and save 24 million gallons of water a year". The Guardian
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IKEA exhibition showcases 50 years of functional furnishing - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian has published a slideshow of images showing an exhibition of IKEA furniture from the 1950s to today, which has opened at the Liljevalchs Konsthall museum in Stockholm. The Guardian
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Greece urges return of sculptures - BBC
Dezeenwire: the New Acropolis Museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects has opened in Athens, with the Greek president Karolos Papoulias calling on Britain to return sculptures from the Parthenon held at the British Museum. BBC News Related: New Acropolis Museum by Bernard Tschumi (Dezeen)
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Droog Design founder Gijs Bakker resigns
Dezeenwire: Gijs Bakker, the co-founder of Droog Design, has resigned following a dispute over the company's direction. More about Droog Design founder Gijs Bakker resigns
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Tord Boontje appointed Professor and Head of Design Products at the Royal College of Art
Dezeenwire: the Royal College of Art has confirmed the appointment of Dutch Designer Tord Boontje as head of the Design Products course, replacing Ron Arad. More about Tord Boontje appointed Professor and Head of Design Products at the Royal College of Art
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Martino Gamper interview on ft.com
Dezeenwire: the Financial Times' website features an interview with London-based designer Martino Gamper by Nicole Swengley. ft.com
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