Amy Cortese on big architectural projects, including Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire and Foster + Partner's Russian Tower, put on ice due to the credit crunch. New York Times
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Alice Rawsthorn previews this year's Milan furniture fair (above quote from Tom Dixon) New York Times
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Architects including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Mueron attack Prince Charles' attempts to stop fellow architect Richard Rogers' redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London. Sunday Times
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Milan 09: Jun Hashimoto of Junio Design will present a chair made of stainless steel wire at SaloneSatellite in Milan next week. More about Web Chair by Junio Design
Milan 09: Aluminium furniture brand Emeco will show Tuyomyo, a one-of-a-kind bench by architect Frank Gehry, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More about Tuyomyo by Frank Gehry for Emeco
Milan 09: Swedish architects and designers TAF will present Soft Parcel, a furniture range wrapped in fabric like parcels, in Milan next week. More about Soft Parcel by TAF
Japanese designer Yurina Kira has designed a range of wooden brooches for manufacturers Time&Style. More about Brooches by Yurina Kira
Here's a selection of projects by architect Peter Zumthor, who was named 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate earlier this week (see our previous story). Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Key projects by Peter Zumthor
Milan 09: London designer Jorre van Ast of OKAYstudio will launch Nomad table for manufacturers Arco at the Milan Furniture Fair next week. More about Nomad table by Jorre van Ast
Milan 09: designer Denis Guidone will exhibit his clock 'Ora (il)Legale' next week at the Nava Design store in Milan. More about Ora (il)Legale by Denis Guidone
Milan 09: a group of 12 designers from Denmark will exhibit work as part of an exhibition called Shh… Craft is Golden! in Zona Tortona, Milan, next week. More about Shh… Craft is Golden! by Danish Crafts
Dublin architects FLK have completed a residence called A House in Dublin, Ireland. More about A House by FKL Architects
Milan 09: Munich-based designer Konstantin Grcic has designed Monza, a new chair for Italian brand Plank. More about Monza by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
Here (at last!) are a couple of images of Zaha Hadid's design for a temporary pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago. More about Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects
Milan 09: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot will exhibit a reflective, rotating lamp at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More about Revolving Chandelier by Bertjan Pot
Milan 09: Tokyo Fiber Senseware '09, an exhibition directed by Japanese designer Kenya Hara, will be on show at La Triennale di Milano in Milan next week. More about Tokyo Fiber Senseware ’09 in Milan
Milan 09: Finnish designer Sebastian Jansson will present a new collection at the Salone Satellite in Milan next week. More about Sebastian Jansson in Milan
Milan 09: Tokyo designer Shige Hasegawa will present a table and lamp called Hana (meaning 'flower' in Japanese) in Milan next week. More about Hana by Shige Hasegawa Design
Milan 09: Designer Claudio Colucci will present a combined speaker and lamp called Squeezophone 360 at Bar Blanco in Milan next week. More about Squeezophone 360 by Claudio Colucci
New York designer Ji Lee has launched a project to collect photographs of logos that show the former World Trade Center in a New York skyline. More about WTC Logo Preservation Project by Ji Lee