Competition: we're giving away five pairs of tickets for a lecture by industrial designer Patricia Moore at D&AD in London on Wednesday 12 October. More about Competition: five pairs of tickets to D&AD Patricia Moore lecture to be won
Dezeen Platform: in this interview we filmed at Dezeen Space, designer Jólan van der Wiel explains how his series of stools are shaped by magnets and gravity. Watch the movie »
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British designers BarberOsgerby present seven sculptural pieces based on boats, planes and satellites at Haunch of Venison gallery in London. More about Ascent by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby at Haunch of Venison
Coinciding with the OMA retrospective opening at the Barbican in London this week, here are some photos of the Maggie’s Centre for cancer care that the firm just completed in Glasgow. More about Maggie's Gartnavel by OMA
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Kieran Long has written a damning summary of the Olympic Park Legacy Company's plans to regenerate the Olympic site following the games in 2012. In an article in the London Evening Standard Long states: "It seems the OPLC has no idea what the Olympic Park could be, apart from a leisure landscape for visitors and a recreation space for families."
Subsequently on Twitter he commented "OPLC 'not happy with the tone of my piece' in today's Evening Standard," before inviting readers to make up their own minds.
Read all of our stories on the London Olympics here.
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An exhibition documenting the working processes of international architecture practice OMA opens at the Barbican Art Gallery in London tomorrow. Update: watch Rem Koolhaas give us a private tour of the show on Dezeen Screen. More about OMA/Progress at the Barbican
Dezeen Platform: in this movie we filmed at Dezeen Space, designer Jan Rose talks about his furniture that's knitted from steel wire and boiled leather. Watch the movie »
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Dezeen Wire: an exhibition of work by Rotterdam architects OMA opens at the Barbican Art Gallery in London tomorrow and Dezeen were at this morning's preview. More about OMA/Progress exhibition opens at the Barbican tomorrow
V-shaped concrete columns illuminated by blue lights give a tennis centre in Beijing the appearance of a spaceship ready for launch. More about Diamond Arena by Atelier 11
Dezeen Platform: today at Dezeen Platform, Portuguese designer Manuel Netto presents a lamp that can only be turned on by moving the bulb. More about Dezeen Platform: Manuel Netto
Dezeen Wire: we've compiled reactions to Elle Decoration editor Michelle Ogundehin's article slamming replica furniture from Twitter below: More about "Arco-gate" reactions on Twitter
Dezeen Wire: editor of Elle Decoration Michelle Ogundehin has published a second article on the magazine's blog condemning copies of classic furniture, following her scathing attack when it emerged that the UK prime minister's wife purchased a reproduction Arco floor lamp for her home. In the article, Ogundehin clarifies her position and adds comments from licensed manufacturers and retailers including Vitra, Fritz Hansen, Skandium and Aram.
Read the original article here, the new update here and reactions to the debate in our Dezeen Wire story here.
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Beijing Design Week 2011: golden plates and cutlery become slowly submerged underwater when this table is set. More about Water Table Object by Heng Zhi
Here are some images by photographer Nelson Garrido of a restored architecture school building in Porto by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. More about Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza
Vienna Design Week 2011: Berlin designer Uli Budde unwrapped the facets of a brilliant-cut diamond to create the shape of this gold pendent, currently on show at Vienna Design Week. More about Unfold by Uli Budde and A.E. Köchert
Swedish office Uglycute have completed a restaurant in Stockholm that features a bar made of hardboard panels edged in brass. More about Bar Central by Uglycute
Dezeen Screen: in this interview we filmed at Dezeen Space, Munich industrial designer Florian Schmid talks about his stools made of canvas that's impregnated with concrete. Watch the movie »
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Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has criticised the state of housing in Britain, claiming that only good design can ensure the current housing shortage is resolved successfully and sustainably. More about RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"
Dezeen Wire: architect Richard Meier will receive the 2011 President’s Award from the AIA New York Chapter for his architectural contribution to New York City. More about Richard Meier to receive AIA President's Award
Architects MVRDV of Rotterdam and COBE of Copenhagen and Berlin have won a competition to design a rock-music museum at a former concrete factory in Roskilde, Denmark. More about ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE