Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reports from the opening of Westfield Stratford City, describing it as "a hermetic citadel of commercial seduction" - The Guardian
See a previous story on Westfield Stratford City by Rowan Moore of The Observer here.
More about Westfield Stratford City: "Uplifting or a vision of hell?"
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen and designjunction invite you to a party at designjunction, Victoria House Basement, 37 – 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA from 7.30pm on Friday 23 September. The evening will include www.pechakucha.com organised by Modus, with designers Shin Azumi, Luke Pearson, Dominic Wilcox, Dezeen's Marcus Fairs and more. See you there!
Read more about designjunction here and more about the London Design Festival here.
More about Pecha Kucha at designjunction
Competition: we've teamed up with Brownbook magazine to give away five copies of their latest issue plus five copies of their recently published book Evolving Spaces. More about Competition: five books and magazines from Brownbook to be won
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen and east London venue Concrete have teamed up to host Change the Record, a live performance by designer Paul Cocksedge on Tuesday 20 September. More about Dezeen and Paul Cocksedge present Change the Record at Concrete
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has released a report stating that house builders are failing to meet minimum space requirements for new homes. The Case for Space report claims that customers are not being provided with necessary information about the size of space they are purchasing. The report is part of the RIBA's HomeWise campaign that demands better information from estate agents and house builders and provides an online resource for house buyers. More about RIBA report highlights "shameful shoe box homes"
Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office tend to design houses with unconventional windows. Here's their latest one in Kyoto. More about Keyhole House by EASTERN Design Office
London Design Festival 2011: visitors to Outline Editions gallery in London next week will be able to stamp out Noma Bar's graphic artworks by feeding sheets of rubber and paper into the maws of a giant hole-punch shaped like a dog. More about Cut it Out by Noma Bar at Outline Editions
Dezeen Wire: British pop-art pioneer Richard Hamilton has died aged 89 - The Guardian
Designer Arik Levy presents a pebble-shaped device for opening water bottles at Maison&Objet in Paris this week. More about Water=Life by Arik Levy
Dezeen Wire: the practical trend of adapting and reusing existing buildings is the focus of an article by Giovanna Dunmall in The Economist.
Dunmall points to an office building by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and the redevelopment of The Royal Shakespeare Company headquarters by Bennetts Associates Architects, both of which were nominated for this year's Stirling Prize. Read the full story here.
More about Economist article focuses on retrofitted buildings
Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk of The Guardian is the latest critic to write about the kitsch revival of postmodernism, which he says remains popular with consumers - The Guardian
A retrospective about the postmodern movement opens at the Victoria & Albert museum on 24 September. See recent articles on postmodernism by Alice Rawsthorn for The New York Times and Rowan Moore in The Observer.
Read all our Dezeen Wire stories about Justin McGuirk
More about "Has postmodernist design eaten itself?" - The Guardian
London Design Festival 2011: New Zealand furniture brand Resident have launched their inaugural collection at designjunction during the London Design Festival. More about Furniture by Resident at designjunction
One half of an extension to a house in north London is surrounded by frameless glass, whilst the other half is encased in slatted timber. More about Duncan Terrace by DOSarchitects
Following our recent feature about buildings clad in weathered steel, here's an archive in Essen, Germany, that is clad in Corten. More about Haus der Essener Geschichte by Scheidt Kasprusch
Dezeen promotion: Creative Industries BootCamp is an intensive five-day workshop for creative graduates and start-up companies, taking place at Central Saint Martins college in London this October. More about Creative Industries BootCamp at Central Saint Martins
London studio Edward Cullinan Architects have completed a concrete and steel bunker to store the British Film Institute's entire film collection. More about BFI Master Film Store by Edward Cullinan
Dezeen Wire: the first issue of new design magazine CLOG is out now and features an interview with architect Bjarke Ingels, plus critical analysis of his Copenhagen firm BIG with over 40 contributions. The magazine is published three times a year and explores architectural issues in depth with insight from practicing professionals.
Dezeen Wire: ahead of the opening of Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the Victoria & Albert Museum next week, design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes the hype and controversy that surrounded the movement and its influence on subsequent designers - The New York Times
See a previous article discussing the definition of postmodernism by The Observer's architecture critic Rowan Moore here.
More about "Postmodern, but not especially proud of it" -The New York Times
Russian architects Arch Group have completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. More about Sleepbox 01 by Arch Group
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Alex de Rijke of dRMM has been appointed as dean of the School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art in London. More about Alex de Rijke appointed dean of RCA School of Architecture