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"Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters

World Architecture Festival 2012: Australian architect John Wardle tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how small projects can be "a good grounding for research and testing of ideas" in this movie we filmed about his award-winning Shearer's Quarters at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More about "Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters

Amy Frearson | 17 October 2012
Design

Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold

Istanbul Design Biennial: this project by Antwerp design studio Unfold explores how 3D-printed objects created from identical digital files can be as varied and unique as hand-made objects (+ movie + slideshow). More about Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold

Emilie Chalcraft | 17 October 2012
Promotion

35% off Architectural Inventions by Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb

Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can get a 35% discount on a new book of speculative architectural drawings and designs, curated by artists Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb and published by Laurence King. More about 35% off Architectural Inventions by Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb

Dan Howarth | 17 October 2012
Architecture

First photographs of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid unveiled

News: Michigan State University has unveiled the first photographs of its Zaha Hadid-designed museum of contemporary art, which opens to the public next month. More about First photographs of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid unveiled

Amy Frearson | 17 October 2012
Furniture

Stuck Chair by Oato

Product news: the backrest of this chair by Dutch designers Oato seems to be simply wedged between its criss-crossing legs. More about Stuck Chair by Oato

Laura Gouk | 17 October 2012
Architecture

High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos

A faceted wrapping of aluminium looms over the platforms at this high-speed railway station in northern Spain by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos

Amy Frearson | 17 October 2012
Architecture

Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99

A grid of red sandstone panels dominates every side of this university library in Katowice, Poland, by architects HS99 (+ slideshow). More about Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99

Amy Frearson | 16 October 2012
Architecture

"There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site

World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the future of books in the digital age in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month, where a bookstore he designed in Japan won the prize in the shopping centres category. More about "There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site

Amy Frearson | 16 October 2012
Architecture

Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes

The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. More about Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes

Amy Frearson | 16 October 2012
Architecture

Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio

The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More about Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio

Amy Frearson | 16 October 2012
Design

Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati

Visitors to the Adhocracy show at the Istanbul Design Biennial are confronted with a plotter taking the text of the Open Source Architecture Manifesto from a Wikipedia page and writing it onto a wall. (+ slideshow) More about Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati

Marcus Fairs | 16 October 2012
Furniture

Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik

Product news: Valencia-based Estudio Sputnik has launched its first collection, which includes a stool and table inspired by a Russian satellite (+ slideshow). More about Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik

Emilie Chalcraft | 16 October 2012
Design

Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann

Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More about Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann

Emilie Chalcraft | 16 October 2012
Architecture

Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

Towering steel mushrooms create a layered canopy over the roof of this glazed office block in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (+ slideshow). More about Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

Amy Frearson | 15 October 2012
Design

"It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima

News: new technologies are causing a "cultural revolution" that will transform the way objects are made and the way they look, according to the curator of Adhocracy, a new exhibition exploring the impact of digital networks and open-source thinking on the design world (+ interview transcript). More about "It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima

Marcus Fairs | 15 October 2012
Architecture

Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory

"The social challenge of designing a laboratory is almost as demanding as the technical challenge," Stanton Williams' Alan Stanton told Dezeen at the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize award ceremony this weekend, where his firm picked up the big prize for their design of the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge, England (+ audio). More about Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory

Amy Frearson | 15 October 2012
Furniture

Fishline Chair by Nendo

Product news: rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. More about Fishline Chair by Nendo

Rose Etherington | 15 October 2012
Interview

Movie: Chris Wilkinson on Gardens by the Bay

World Architecture Festival 2012: "No one's ever seen anything like it before," director of Wilkinson Eyre Architects Chris Wilkinson tells Dezeen in this movie we filmed overlooking the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More about Movie: Chris Wilkinson on Gardens by the Bay

Amy Frearson | 15 October 2012
Design

Apple pays up for using Swiss rail operator's clock design – Bloomberg

News: Apple has agreed to pay Swiss railway operator SBB an undisclosed amount for copying its trademark station clock design (above) in the new iPad, reports Bloomberg. More about Apple pays up for using Swiss rail operator's clock design – Bloomberg

Emilie Chalcraft | 15 October 2012
Interiors

Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects

Garments and accessories are sparingly displayed in a three-dimensional grid of white steel cubes at this boutique in Osaka by NI&Co. Architects (+ slideshow). More about Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects

Dan Howarth | 15 October 2012