Architecture
Moshe Safdie to receive the 2015 AIA Gold Medal
News: the American Institute of Architects has named Moshe Safdie as the 2015 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal. More about Moshe Safdie to receive the 2015 AIA Gold Medal
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Architecture
3XN reveals "dynamic, undulating" design for Swiss Olympic headquarters
News: Danish firm 3XN has shown the first images of its design for the new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. More about 3XN reveals "dynamic, undulating" design for Swiss Olympic headquarters
Architecture
IKEA's refugee housing is "unusually sensitive and intelligent" says Alice Rawsthorn
News: IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelters, which have now been tested in Ethiopia and Iraq, have been described by design critic Alice Rawsthorn as being part of "one of the most important design developments of the past decade" (+ slideshow). More about IKEA's refugee housing is "unusually sensitive and intelligent" says Alice Rawsthorn
Promotion
KriskaDECOR creates colourful and imaginative chain curtains
Dezeen promotion: a new short film, entitled As Far As Your Imagination Can Reach, shows how artists and designers are using metallic chain curtains by Spanish brand KriskaDECOR to create endless patterns and images (+ movie). More about KriskaDECOR creates colourful and imaginative chain curtains
Architecture
Hiroyuki Ito completes Tokyo housing block with staggered concrete silhouette
This apartment block in Tokyo by Hiroyuki Ito Architects features concrete walls that step back and forth, and a series of terraces screened by the facade (+ slideshow). More about Hiroyuki Ito completes Tokyo housing block with staggered concrete silhouette
Architecture
"The vast majority of the built environment is of an unspeakable ugliness"
Opinion: the legacy of the Modernist movement is a "God complex" among contemporary architects that is turning architecture into its own worst enemy, says OMA partner Reinier de Graaf in his first column for Dezeen. More about "The vast majority of the built environment is of an unspeakable ugliness"
Architecture
OMA's Stockholm skyscrapers move towards construction
News: apartments for OMA's twin towers in Stockholm have gone on sale, with construction set to begin in the spring. More about OMA's Stockholm skyscrapers move towards construction
Architecture
Kilo pitches giant camel-hair tent outside Jean Nouvel's Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris
Architecture studio Kilo has pitched a traditional Moroccan camel and goat wool tent in front of the patterned glass and metal facade of Jean Nouvel's Institut du Monde Arabe building in Paris. More about Kilo pitches giant camel-hair tent outside Jean Nouvel's Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Jam Chair by Archirivolto
Moving on to J, the next design in our festive alphabetical countdown is the Jam Chair created by Italian studio Archirivolto for Calligaris. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Jam Chair by Archirivolto
Architecture
Max Dudler adds sandstone entrance building to Hambach Castle grounds
Castle specialist Max Dudler has completed his latest German fortress project – a new entrance building for the historic Hambach Castle on the edge of the Palatine Forest (+ slideshow). More about Max Dudler adds sandstone entrance building to Hambach Castle grounds
Comments
"How about a reasoned discussion?"
Comments update: Zaha Hadid generated a heated string of comments – and a pleading request for a reasoned debate – after hitting back at criticism of her Tokyo Olympic Stadium. More about "How about a reasoned discussion?"
Architecture
James Corner Field Operations to replace San Francisco highway with public park
News: landscape architecture studio James Corner Field Operations, who collaborated on New York's High Line, has been selected to create a huge public park bordering the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. More about James Corner Field Operations to replace San Francisco highway with public park
Architecture
Baseball stadium for Mexico's "red devils" to feature a three-pronged roof
News: Chicago firm JAHN and Mexican office ADG have teamed up to design a new stadium for Mexican baseball team Los Diablos Rojos del Mexico with a pointed roof modelled on a devil's trident. More about Baseball stadium for Mexico's "red devils" to feature a three-pronged roof
Promotion
Tokyo Designers Week 2014 exhibition receives more than 100,000 visitors
Dezeen promotion: Japanese showcase Tokyo Genius Expo welcomed over 100,000 guests through its doors last month, as part of the country's biggest design event. More about Tokyo Designers Week 2014 exhibition receives more than 100,000 visitors
Design
MoMA acquires "4D-printed" dress
News: New York's MoMA has acquired a "4D-printed" dress that automatically changes shape, and the technology used to create it, a month after the museum added five DIY electronics products to its permanent collection. More about MoMA acquires "4D-printed" dress
Design
Federico Babina creates "a Las Vegas of architecture" with famous quotes
"Less is more" and "form follows beauty" are some of the famous architect quotes reimagined as roadside advertisements in this set of illustrations by Italian graphic designer Federico Babina. More about Federico Babina creates "a Las Vegas of architecture" with famous quotes
Architecture
Wooden logs form the concave facades of Studio Gang's Michigan college building
Logs are set into the concave walls of this Michigan college campus building, designed by Studio Gang to accommodate human rights and social justice studies (+ slideshow). More about Wooden logs form the concave facades of Studio Gang's Michigan college building
Interiors
Espasso showcases Brazilian furniture design at Miami's The Shore Club
Design Miami 2014: design gallery Espasso is displaying Modern and contemporary furniture by Brazilian architects including Oscar Niemeyer and Sergio Rodrigues at The Shore Club hotel in Miami Beach (+ slideshow). More about Espasso showcases Brazilian furniture design at Miami's The Shore Club
Architecture
British architects kick out their own resolution against Israel
News: after a change of leadership and criticism from leading architects, the Royal Institute of British Architects has overturned its own motion calling for a suspension of Israel from architecture's international membership body. More about British architects kick out their own resolution against Israel
Design
Comic Spurs typeface is Comic Sans with added irony
Two designers from different sides of the globe have used a fictional design company to launch a new version of Comic Sans, with added spurs to lend it a "vintage, Mid-Western American aesthetic". More about Comic Spurs typeface is Comic Sans with added irony
