One World Trade Center welcomes first occupants
News: the first tenants have moved into offices in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's newly opened One World Trade Center in New York (+ slideshow). More about One World Trade Center welcomes first occupants
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MAD reveals concept design for George Lucas' Chicago art museum
News: Beijing firm MAD has unveiled the initial design for an art museum on Chicago's lakefront, which will house the collection of American film director George Lucas. More about MAD reveals concept design for George Lucas' Chicago art museum
Helmut Smits' The Real Thing turns Coca-Cola back into water
Dutch Design Week 2014: Netherlands-based multidisciplinary artist Helmut Smits has developed a device for "a world in which drinking water can be harder to come by than Coca-Cola". More about Helmut Smits' The Real Thing turns Coca-Cola back into water
Work starts on Calatrava-designed Greek Orthodox Church on World Trade Center site
News: work has begun on a Greek Orthodox Church designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to replace a building that was destroyed by the collapse of New York's World Trade Center buildings on 9/11. More about Work starts on Calatrava-designed Greek Orthodox Church on World Trade Center site
Libeskind's table for Marina Abramovic produced as limited-edition by Moroso
News: Italian design brand Moroso has produced a limited-edition set of the table designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for an installation by artist Marina Abramovic (+ slideshow). More about Libeskind's table for Marina Abramovic produced as limited-edition by Moroso
Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
Design agency Pentagram has used a simple grid of squares to create a new visual identity for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s research centre (+ movie). More about Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
Interactive soft toys let babies post to Facebook
Dutch Design Week 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Laura Cornet has created a set of toys that allow infants to upload their own photos, videos, locations and activities to social media before they're old enough to use a computer. More about Interactive soft toys let babies post to Facebook
Studio Gang joins rising tide of architects building in Miami
News: Chicago-based Studio Gang is following in the footsteps of OMA, Herzog & de Meuron and Zaha Hadid by becoming the latest architect to design a residential building for Miami (+ slideshow). More about Studio Gang joins rising tide of architects building in Miami
"98% of what gets built today is shit" says Frank Gehry
News: Frank Gehry has responded to criticism of his own architectural style by giving an audience of journalists the middle finger and saying that most architecture today has "no sense of design". More about "98% of what gets built today is shit" says Frank Gehry
Campaign adds opulent gold and marble to 3.1 Phillip Lim New York flagship store
An assortment of mint-toned marble display plinths and golden garment rails are scattered across a poured-concrete floor in fashion designer Phillip Lim's New York store, by Campaign. More about Campaign adds opulent gold and marble to 3.1 Phillip Lim New York flagship store
Will.i.am launches Puls smart "cuff" with special editions by Zaha Hadid
News: the Puls smartwatch by music producer Will.i.am is due to go on sale in the USA and UK later this year, featuring special edition designs created by architect Zaha Hadid. More about Will.i.am launches Puls smart "cuff" with special editions by Zaha Hadid
Google animates St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate Christopher Wren's birthday
News: today's Google Doodle celebrates what would have been the 382nd birthday of British architect Christopher Wren with an animation showing the rise of St Paul's Cathedral. More about Google animates St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate Christopher Wren's birthday
Clive Wilkinson creates 330-metre-long "super-table" for Barbarian Group offices
"Megalomaniacal ambition" inspired the design for this huge, glossy table by Clive Wilkinson Architects, which rises and falls in a loop around a New York office, framing wood-lined nooks and corridors beneath its surface (+ slideshow). More about Clive Wilkinson creates 330-metre-long "super-table" for Barbarian Group offices
OMA and Olin win competition to design garden bridge for Washington DC
News: Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA has teamed up with American landscape architecture studio Olin to create the winning design for the 11th Street Bridge Park – a raised garden spanning Washington DC's Anacostia River (+ slideshow). More about OMA and Olin win competition to design garden bridge for Washington DC
Google rolls out Material Design guidelines with Lollipop Android update
News: tech giant Google has released the latest version of its Android operating system called Lollipop – the first to use the company's "flat" design guidelines unveiled earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about Google rolls out Material Design guidelines with Lollipop Android update
The Broad gallery by Diller Scofidio + Renfro speeds towards completion in Los Angeles
News: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's new art gallery is nearing completion in downtown Los Angeles – a building that architect Elizabeth Diller says doesn't "try to compete" with Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall next door (+ slideshow). More about The Broad gallery by Diller Scofidio + Renfro speeds towards completion in Los Angeles
Marc Fornes creates pink "envelope of experiential tension" for Situation Room installation
Perforated pink aluminium panels form a sinuous structure that envelops visitors to this installation by French architect Marc Fornes, his studio The Very Many and sound artist Jana Winderen (+ slideshow). More about Marc Fornes creates pink "envelope of experiential tension" for Situation Room installation
Nike combines parts from existing trainers to create "SneakerBoot" mash-up
Sports brand Nike has combined elements from its previous running and basketball footwear designs to create a "SneakerBoot" with a pleated sole and a neoprene cover. More about Nike combines parts from existing trainers to create "SneakerBoot" mash-up
Tesla's "insane" self-driving Model SD could replace taxis
News: Tesla's newly launched Model SD electric car could be "summoned" by owners to pick them up autonomously using the car company's new Autopilot function, potentially eliminating the need for taxi services. More about Tesla's "insane" self-driving Model SD could replace taxis
Moshe Safdie on Marina Bay Sands: a single tower would have been "unbearable"
World Architecture Festival 2014: architect Moshe Safdie spoke to Dezeen about his two best-known projects: Singapore's Marina Bay Sands development, which hosted this year's WAF; and Montreal's Habitat 67 building which, he revealed, was modelled using pieces of Lego (+ interview + slideshow). More about Moshe Safdie on Marina Bay Sands: a single tower would have been "unbearable"