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Architecture

Postmodern architecture: No 1 Poultry, London, by James Stirling

Pomo summer: the last project in our Postmodernism season is by one of Britain's greatest architects. With its distinctive stripy facade, rounded clock tower and colourful courtyard, No 1 Poultry was James Stirling's last completed building, but is currently the focus of a preservations battle involving some of the world's best-known architects (+ slideshow). More about Postmodern architecture: No 1 Poultry, London, by James Stirling

Architecture

Architecture

Shingled community centres by Sophus Søbye Arkitekter face into Copenhagen parkland

Canadian cedar shingles and slats cover the gables of this community centre and scout hut, which sit behind a concrete wall on the edge of Copenhagen's Søndermarken park (+ slideshow). More about Shingled community centres by Sophus Søbye Arkitekter face into Copenhagen parkland

Architecture

Architecture

Zanderroth Architekten designs cb19 apartments without internal walls to create flexible layouts

The apartments in this new Berlin co-housing project by Zanderroth Architekten were designed without the need for load-bearing walls inside, giving the owners flexibility to decide on their own layouts (+ slideshow). More about Zanderroth Architekten designs cb19 apartments without internal walls to create flexible layouts

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Architecture

Nikolay Polissky's SELPO pavilion is covered in thousands of wood offcuts

Russian artist Nikolay Polissky has transformed a dilapidated building in the village of Zvizzhi into a pavilion covered in pieces of timber, which he described as "a sculpture you can walk through" (+ slideshow). More about Nikolay Polissky's SELPO pavilion is covered in thousands of wood offcuts

Design

Design

Dubai Design Week to showcase student work from RCA, ÉCAL and more in Global Grad Show

The inaugural Dubai Design Week will feature projects from 10 international design schools including London's Royal College of Art and Swiss college ÉCAL for its future-themed Global Grad Show (+ slideshow). More about Dubai Design Week to showcase student work from RCA, ÉCAL and more in Global Grad Show

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Architecture

SOM adds glass skyscraper to growing Chinese tech district

American firm SOM has completed a new tower in Nanchang, China, which features an exterior diagrid system that helps to shade the glass building. More about SOM adds glass skyscraper to growing Chinese tech district

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Design

Adrian Frutiger, type designer and creator of London's street-sign font, dies aged 87

Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, designer of typefaces including Univers, Avenir and the eponymous Frutiger, has died. More about Adrian Frutiger, type designer and creator of London's street-sign font, dies aged 87

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Design

Today we like: design using bacteria

Designer Ori Elisar has developed a bacterial ink and grown typographical symbols in a petri dish. Here are more stories featuring microbes, including a lamp powered by glowing octopus bacteria (pictured), clothes grown from single-cell organisms and cheese made from the sweat and tears of celebrities.

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Design

Aalto University students reimagine coffee machines and household appliances

Students from the Collaborative and Industrial Design program at Helsinki's Aalto University have created five new concepts for coffee machines and other household products, aiming to "simplify and clarify" existing models (+ slideshow). More about Aalto University students reimagine coffee machines and household appliances

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Design

Ori Elisar grows typography in a lab using bacteria-filled petri dishes

Jerusalem designer Ori Elisar has used a bacteria-based ink to grow a Hebrew alphabet in the lab for his Living Language type experiment. More about Ori Elisar grows typography in a lab using bacteria-filled petri dishes