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Architects vote to find Britain's worst building of the year

Dezeen Wire: British architecture magazine Building Design has invited the public to nominate the worst buildings constructed in the UK in the last year for the seventh annual Carbuncle Cup award.

Already on the list is restored tea clipper the Cutty Sark, which was widely criticised when it was completed back in April, but the favourite is the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the 115 metre-high bright red sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. More about Architects vote to find Britain's worst building of the year

Architecture

Architecture

Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre by META-Project

Beijing architects META-Project have completed an exhibition centre at the beach of a former fishing village in China that is now developing into a summer holiday destination (+ slideshow). More about Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre by META-Project

Design

Design

Animal: The Other Side of Evolution by Ana Rajcevic

London College of Fashion graduate Ana Rajcevic has created a series of tusks, horns and spines for the human body. More about Animal: The Other Side of Evolution by Ana Rajcevic

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News

Dirk Sijmons to curate International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam

Dezeen Wire: Dutch landscape architect Dirk Sijmons has been appointed curator of the sixth International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. More about Dirk Sijmons to curate International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam

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Architecture

Special feature: Spanish public architecture

Slideshow: Spain's economy may be in tatters but that hasn't stopped it opening a raft of impressive public buildings in towns, cities and even remote villages over the past year. Amid bailouts and claims that extravagant architectural projects have helped cause the problems, here's a celebration of more modest projects from Spain such as museums, town halls, markets, auditoriums, bridges and even railway control centres featured on Dezeen recently. More about Special feature: Spanish public architecture

Architecture

Architecture

Ant House by mA-style architects

Japanese studio mA-style architects has completed a metal-clad house with a smaller wooden house inside (+ slideshow). More about Ant House by mA-style architects

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News

British Council announces International Architecture and Design Showcase 2012

Dezeen Wire: the British Council has announced the International Architecture and Design Showcase 2012, a season of exhibitions, installations, lectures and films at 50 international embassies and British cultural institutions across London to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics.

It will begin with the London Festival of Architecture on 23 June and end with the London Design Festival on 23 September.

Dezeen and writer/curator Beatrice Galilee will host Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August featuring Hackney design-themed talks, walks and workshops at Hackney House in Shoreditch. Read more about the day here and see our showcase of design and architecture from the borough here.

See all our stories about London 2012 » More about British Council announces International Architecture and Design Showcase 2012

Architecture

Architecture

Olympic Shooting Venue by Magma Architecture

The shooting galleries for the London 2012 Olympic games are covered in spots that look the suckers of an octopus' tentacles. More about Olympic Shooting Venue by Magma Architecture

Design

Design

Movie: Clerkenwell Design Week 2012

Movie: in this montage of highlights that Dezeen made for Clerkenwell Design Week, designers including Ross Lovegrove, BarberOsgerby and the Jaguar design team introduce their projects at the event. More about Movie: Clerkenwell Design Week 2012

Architecture

Architecture

The Stratford Shoal by Studio Egret West

Architects and urban designers Studio Egret West have designed a shimmering wall of titanium fish to hide an ugly east-London shopping centre from Olympic visitors. More about The Stratford Shoal by Studio Egret West