Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens
News: this year's Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban has completed work on a new art gallery in American ski resort Aspen (+ slideshow). More about Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens
-
Foster + Partners unveils skyscraper duo for San Francisco's Transbay area
News: these new images by Foster + Partners reveal a pair of skyscrapers proposed by the firm for San Francisco's rapidly developing Transbay area. More about Foster + Partners unveils skyscraper duo for San Francisco's Transbay area
Dash Marshall converts pencil factory into Makeshift Society Brooklyn workspace
Architecture firm Dash Marshall has converted a former pencil factory into a shared workspace for Brooklyn's creative entrepreneurs (+ slideshow). More about Dash Marshall converts pencil factory into Makeshift Society Brooklyn workspace
George Lucas hires MAD and Studio Gang for Chicago art museum
News: American film director George Lucas has appointed Beijing firm MAD and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects to design his proposed art museum on Chicago's lakefront. More about George Lucas hires MAD and Studio Gang for Chicago art museum
Google's design guidelines spell the end of days for skeumorphism
Feature: the visual language of glossy glass, brushed metal and soft fabric that informed the first wave of interface design for smartphones and apps might be dead, but not all designers are convinced about its replacement, reports Alex Wiltshire. More about Google's design guidelines spell the end of days for skeumorphism
Reacting to the critics would have "ruined" Glasgow School of Art building says Steven Holl
Steven Holl responds to the critics that blasted his controversial extension to Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art, saying that adhering to their comments would have "ruined the design", in this series of movies about the building. More about Reacting to the critics would have "ruined" Glasgow School of Art building says Steven Holl
Bestor Architecture uses primary colours in Beats by Dre headquarters
Los Angeles studio Bestor Architecture has completed a colourful new headquarters for Beats by Dre, following Apple's $3 billion acquisition of the headphones company (+ slideshow). More about Bestor Architecture uses primary colours in Beats by Dre headquarters
Herman Miller to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach
News: American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller has announced plans to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach as part of its ongoing efforts to become "a premier lifestyle brand". More about Herman Miller to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach
Google adds London to its growing list of 3D-mapped cities
Google Maps has now added London to an impressive roster of 3D-mapped cities that also includes Paris, Rome, New York and Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More about Google adds London to its growing list of 3D-mapped cities
New York's Museum of Modern Art names new head of architecture and design
News: modern architecture professor Martino Stierli has been announced as MoMA's chief curator of architecture and design, the latest in a spate of appointments at New York institutions. More about New York's Museum of Modern Art names new head of architecture and design
Steven Holl awarded Praemium Imperiale arts prize
News: Steven Holl has been named as the architecture laureate for the 2014 Praemium Imperiale arts prize from the Japan Art Association. More about Steven Holl awarded Praemium Imperiale arts prize
SOFTlab installs colourful funneled canopy in Melissa shoe shop
American design studio SOFTlab attached 20,000 translucent flowers to a flexible plastic mesh to create this installation for the Brazilian jelly-shoe brand Melissa's New York flagship store (+ movie). More about SOFTlab installs colourful funneled canopy in Melissa shoe shop
Frank Gehry reveals "under the radar" refurb for Philadelphia Museum of Art
News: Frank Gehry has unveiled his masterplan to overhaul and expand the Philadelphia Museum of Art by adding underground galleries that won't disturb the architecture of the existing Beaux Arts building (+ slideshow). More about Frank Gehry reveals "under the radar" refurb for Philadelphia Museum of Art
Big U storm defences "will secretly protect Manhattan from flooding" says Bjarke Ingels
Movie: Bjarke Ingels explains how the $335 million allocated to BIG's scheme to upgrade Manhattan's storm defences will be used to create a flood barrier disguised as a park in our second exclusive video interview with the Danish architect. More about Big U storm defences "will secretly protect Manhattan from flooding" says Bjarke Ingels
Nendo designs Winnie-the-Pooh glassware for Walt Disney Japan
Japanese studio Nendo – whose designers continue to prove they will try their hand at anything – has launched a Winnie-the-Pooh glassware set. More about Nendo designs Winnie-the-Pooh glassware for Walt Disney Japan
Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf transform Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts
New buildings and spaces by Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf feature at the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, which reopened to the public this week after a 10-year renovation. More about Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf transform Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts
Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland's FIFA World Cup 2014 kit
The Dutch team will take to the field for the second World Cup 2014 semi-final match today in a Nike kit featuring a bespoke typeface by graphic design legend Wim Crouwel. More about Wim Crouwel designs typeface for Holland's FIFA World Cup 2014 kit
Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots
Nike has followed up its knitted running, soccer and basketball shoes with designs for American football boots made using the same Flyknit technology (+ slideshow). More about Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots
Bjarke Ingels' "BIG Maze" opens at Washington's National Building Museum
News: visitors to the National Building Museum in Washington DC can now get lost inside a concave wooden maze installed by Danish architecture firm BIG (+ slideshow). More about Bjarke Ingels' "BIG Maze" opens at Washington's National Building Museum
Michael Graves' kettle for Alessi was "a best-seller for 15 years"
Movie: Alberto Alessi discusses the popularity of Michael Graves' kettle with a bird-shaped whistle in the penultimate movie from our series of exclusive video interviews with the president of the Italian design brand. More about Michael Graves' kettle for Alessi was "a best-seller for 15 years"