Architecture
Frei Otto posthumously named 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate
German architect Frei Otto, who died on Monday aged 89, has been named the 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate. More about Frei Otto posthumously named 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate
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Design
"You're a design entrepreneur, not a designer"
Opinion: it's time for designers to start thinking more like businesspeople, says Bradford Shellhammer, creator of new design e-commerce site Bezar and co-founder of Fab. More about "You're a design entrepreneur, not a designer"
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Six of the best electric and hybrid car designs from the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
Geneva Motor Show 2015: car manufacturers are helping to change outdated perceptions of hybrid and electric vehicles by using the technologies in faster, sleeker cars, finds Dezeen's motoring correspondent Ross Bryant. More about Six of the best electric and hybrid car designs from the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
Architecture
Eva Jiřičná, Richard Meier and John Pawson recruited for village-like development near Prague
Eva Jiřičná, Richard Meier and John Pawson have been added to a growing list of architects creating designs for Oaks Prague, a major new housing and hotel scheme near the Czech capital (+ slideshow). More about Eva Jiřičná, Richard Meier and John Pawson recruited for village-like development near Prague
Design
Junya Watanabe folds textiles into mathematical patterns for Autumn Winter 2015
Voluminous origami-influenced garments and headdresses featured in Japanese fashion designer Junya Watanabe's catwalk show during Paris Fashion Week. More about Junya Watanabe folds textiles into mathematical patterns for Autumn Winter 2015
Comments
"Apple is putting form over function"
Comments update: Apple's newly launched MacBook computer and Will.i.am's comments on 3D-printing human bodies were the most discussed stories this week. More about "Apple is putting form over function"
Design
"Changing of the guard" as more senior staff step down at Royal College of Art
London's Royal College of Art has been hit by more senior staff changes, with Ab Rogers (above) stepping down as head of the Interior Design programme, Clare Johnston retiring as head of Textiles and Jeremy Myerson departing as head of research institute the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. More about "Changing of the guard" as more senior staff step down at Royal College of Art
Architecture
Heatherwick's textured-tower university building completes in Singapore
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed a university building in Singapore made up of 12 towers that resemble giant parsnips (+ slideshow). More about Heatherwick's textured-tower university building completes in Singapore
Furniture
Nendo's Tokyo Tribal furniture incorporates bamboo baskets
Japanese studio Nendo has turned woven bamboo baskets into backrests for chairs and storage compartments for tables in this furniture range (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's Tokyo Tribal furniture incorporates bamboo baskets
Design
Kathryn Fleming proposes engineering animals to thwart extinction
Design Indaba 2015: designer Kathryn Fleming has presented prototypes for new organisms that could be created using synthetic biology, including a cat-dog hybrid with reflective fur and a tightrope-walking herbivore. More about Kathryn Fleming proposes engineering animals to thwart extinction
Architecture
Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall honours a Korean independence activist
A grid of 12 regimented blocks forms this Seoul memorial centre designed by D Lim Architects to pay tribute to the life of Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (+ slideshow). More about Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall honours a Korean independence activist
Furniture
Stefan Borselius develops Tondo chair into sofa system for Fogia
Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a modular sofa system for Fogia, based on the Tondo chairs he designed for the Swedish furniture brand last year. More about Stefan Borselius develops Tondo chair into sofa system for Fogia
Architecture
Ole Scheeren combines an auction house and museum beside Beijing's Forbidden City
Ole Scheeren's architecture firm has unveiled a new headquarters for China's oldest art auction house, which is now under construction just two blocks away from Beijing's Forbidden City (+ slideshow). More about Ole Scheeren combines an auction house and museum beside Beijing's Forbidden City
Design
London gallery to re-launch as UK's first public institution of graphic design
Tiny Shoreditch gallery Kemistry is rebranding itself as the UK's first public institution dedicated to graphic design, and is staging a retrospective exhibition as part of its funding bid. More about London gallery to re-launch as UK's first public institution of graphic design
Design
Apple's thinnest and lightest MacBook comes in gold
Apple has revealed its latest laptop computer, which weighs only two pounds and comes in colours to match the tech giant's iPhone 6 (+ slideshow). More about Apple's thinnest and lightest MacBook comes in gold
Architecture
Foster + Partners wins Lusail Stadium job for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
Foster + Partners will design the stadium that will host the opening game and closing ceremony for the controversial 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar. More about Foster + Partners wins Lusail Stadium job for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
Architecture
Contaminar Arquitetos divides Texugueira House into a row of three blocks
This house in Portugal by Contaminar Arquitetos is made up of three volumes of different shapes and sizes, with narrow terraces slotted in between. More about Contaminar Arquitetos divides Texugueira House into a row of three blocks
Interiors
Aesop's first shop in Seoul features recycled pine and blackened-steel fittings
A slice of reclaimed pine, patterned by knots and cracks in the ageing wood, forms a counter top for Aesop's first South Korean flagship store by local studio Wise Architecture. More about Aesop's first shop in Seoul features recycled pine and blackened-steel fittings
Architecture
Old London shoe-polish factory transformed into charity offices by Architecture 00
Architecture 00 has transformed a former shoe-polish factory in London into offices, adding a zigzagging extension on the roof that mimics the gabled profile of the existing building (+ slideshow). More about Old London shoe-polish factory transformed into charity offices by Architecture 00
Furniture
Season chair by Piero Lissoni comprises two simple volumes
Italian designer Piero Lissoni has paired a round-edged cube seat with a vertical rectangular back to create this upholstered chair for furniture brand Viccarbe. More about Season chair by Piero Lissoni comprises two simple volumes