World Architecture Festival 2012: Zaha Hadid's MAXXI National Museum of the XXI Century Arts is the focus of our next movie about the World Architecture Festival, as programme director Paul Finch explains why the jury unanimously voted for it to win the festival’s World Building of the Year award in 2010. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: MAXXI by Zaha Hadid
We just sent the latest issue of our Dezeen Mail newsletter, which leads with the completion of London's Olympic venues and, in particular, our readers' horrified reaction to Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture (above). One commenter described as an "evil scientist's lair".
Also included in this issue are all the latest jobs, competitions (including how to win a £520 bike), music tracks plus the usual round-up of the best stories and comments from the past week. Read Dezeen Mail issue 101 »
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Dezeen Wire: architects Piers Gough and Amanda Levete plus architectural historian Charles Jencks have given their verdict on the architecture of the Olympic site in an article for British newspaper The Guardian.
While the Olympic stadium and handball arena are severely criticised by the group, all three praise the velodrome and aquatics centre.
Read the full story here and see our special feature rounding up all the permanent structures for the London 2012 games here.
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All the rooms of this renovated Tokyo house by Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design are connected to a wooden box at its centre. More about Switch Box in House by Naf Architect & Design
Skyscrapers in Seoul: a pair of 450 metre-high towers with glass scales by Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture are the latest of fifteen skyscrapers commissioned for the Yongsan International Business District in Seoul, South Korea, following recently released designs by BIG and MVRDV. More about Dancing Dragons by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Italian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that's more domestic than medical. More about No Country For Old Men by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Designed in Hackney: next up in our series of stories about Hackney fashion design is the A-Lu-Ha collection by Lu Flux, combining vintage patchwork with Hawaiian details. More about Designed in Hackney: A-Lu-Ha by Lu Flux
World Architecture Festival 2012: in the next movie from our series running up to this year's World Architecture Festival, programme director Paul Finch tells us how the jury were "bowled over" by the hand-constructed Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects, winner of the festival's World Building of the Year award in 2009. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects
Promotion: entries are now being accepted for the Wood Awards 2012. More about Call for entries to the Wood Awards 2012
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that architect Stephen Hodder of Manchester firm Hodder+Partners will be the organisation's next president, after running for the position unopposed. More about Stephen Hodder to be next RIBA president
The China Central Television Headquarters in Beijing by architects OMA are now complete. More about CCTV Headquarters by OMA
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Patchy timber shields the glazed upper storeys of this extension to a historic town hall in southern Spain by architects Viar Estudio. More about Baeza Town Hall by Viar Estudio
Designed in Hackney: today's colourful fashion focus is the neon bright Resort 2012 collection by Christopher Kane. More about Designed in Hackney: Resort 2012 by Christopher Kane
Architects Carmody Groarke and graphic designers A Practice For Everyday Life used Bauhaus-style colours and typography for the design of an exhibition about the celebrated art school at the Barbican gallery in London. More about Bauhaus: art as life by Carmody Groarke and A Practice For Everyday Life
World Architecture Festival 2012: in our second movie celebrating this year's World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, WAF programme director Paul Finch explains why the super-jury headed by architect Robert Stern selected the Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects as World Building of the Year 2008 in the festival's inaugural year. More about World Architecture Festival 2012: Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects
Competition: we've teamed up with Architectural Design (AD) to give away five copies of Narrative Architecture by Nigel Coates, the latest title from the AD Primers series. More about Competition: five copies of Narrative Architecture by Nigel Coates to be won
Movie: this timelapse movie by architectural photographer Paul Raftery and director Dan Lowe shows the final stages of construction for London skyscraper The Shard, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More about Movie: The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Slideshow feature: this week marks the completion of the gigantic red ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. The tower is the last of the permanent structures to be completed for this summer's games, so here's a roundup of them all including sports venues by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Populous. More about Slideshow feature: London 2012 architecture
London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. More about Upper Class Suite by Pengelly Design and Virgin Atlantic