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Architecture

Architecture

Concert halls take centre stage on Dezeen's new Pinterest board

A concert hall in Poland featuring concrete and crushed brickwork impressed readers this week, so we've visited the Dezeen archives to create a Pinterest board full of awe-inspiring performance venues. Others include a spiky building shortlisted for last year's Mies van der Rohe Award and Herzog & de Meuron's part-completed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie.

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Design

Design

Zsofia Kollar weaves human hair to create golden perfumed textile

Hungarian designer Zsofia Kollar has used human hair to create a series of scented objects, including a wall hanging and a U-shaped necklace (+ slideshow). More about Zsofia Kollar weaves human hair to create golden perfumed textile

Architecture

Architecture

SANAA's reflective Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009 "merged into the landscape"

Movie: gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones describes the reflective aluminium Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, created by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA in 2009, as "strange and gorgeous" in this exclusive movie. More about SANAA's reflective Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009 "merged into the landscape"

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Design

Cobalt introduces "design-centric" small aircraft for luxury buyers

San Francisco company Cobalt has introduced a line of small planes targeted at design-minded luxury consumers. More about Cobalt introduces "design-centric" small aircraft for luxury buyers

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Design

Bouroullec brothers create the "Swiss watch" of roller blinds for Kvadrat

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have put their spin on the humble roller blind using textiles the duo created for Danish brand Kvadrat (+ movie). More about Bouroullec brothers create the "Swiss watch" of roller blinds for Kvadrat

Architecture

Architecture

Claesson Koivisto Rune unveils new business concept for entrepreneurial designers

Business news: Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has developed a new business model that allows designers to earn 75 per cent of the proceeds of their products, rather than the standard royalty of five per cent or less. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune unveils new business concept for entrepreneurial designers

Architecture

Architecture

RIBA's Creation from Catastrophe exhibition showcases the world's best disaster-relief projects

A new exhibition about radical projects to rebuild communities in the aftermath of disasters points to the "changing role of architects in society", says its curator (+ slideshow). More about RIBA's Creation from Catastrophe exhibition showcases the world's best disaster-relief projects

Architecture

Architecture

Winners chosen for Alvar Aalto museum extension but told to improve their design

A group of young Finnish architects have won a competition to integrate two museums by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto – but have been told their design needs "a lot of development". More about Winners chosen for Alvar Aalto museum extension but told to improve their design

Architecture

Architecture

British architecture is experiencing a "dull period" says Peter Cook

Lack of experimentation and a culture of narrow-mindedness in schools has led to a dull period in British architecture, according to Archigram founder Peter Cook. More about British architecture is experiencing a "dull period" says Peter Cook

Architecture

Architecture

Apple given New York preservation award for repurposing historic buildings

Apple may be better known for cutting-edge contemporary design, but a New York preservation group is honouring the company for sensitively reusing old buildings with its store designs (+ slideshow). More about Apple given New York preservation award for repurposing historic buildings