One World Trade Center tops out
News: One World Trade Center in New York has become the world's third-tallest building after topping out at a height of 541 metres. More about One World Trade Center tops out
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Dezeen Music Project: call out for new tracks to play in New York
Calling all musicians! Dezeen Music Project is looking for original tracks to play at new design show INTRO NY in New York next week, where we're providing the sounds. If you’re a musician, composer, DJ or producer, we want to hear your best party music. More about Dezeen Music Project: call out for new tracks to play in New York
MoMA pulls back from plan to raze former folk art museum
News: the Museum of Modern Art in New York is to reconsider its decision to demolish the former American Folk Art Museum next door following an outcry from architects, conservationists and critics. More about MoMA pulls back from plan to raze former folk art museum
Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An exhibition charting punk's influence on high fashion has opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this week. More about Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
Staircases zigzag between balconies and terraces on the facade of the Campbell Sports Centre, a new athletics facility by Steven Holl Architects for Columbia University in New York (+ slideshow). More about Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
Nanjing Sifang Art Museum by Steven Holl Architects
Art galleries are held inside an illuminated glass tunnel and balanced high above the ground at this museum by Steven Holl, the centrepiece of an architecture complex in a forest near Nanjing, China. More about Nanjing Sifang Art Museum by Steven Holl Architects
Libeskind picked for Ohio Holocaust memorial
News: architect Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a Holocaust memorial in the state capital of Ohio, USA. More about Libeskind picked for Ohio Holocaust memorial
New York launches bike-share scheme
News: America's largest bicycle sharing scheme will begin this month in New York City, with 6000 bikes available to rent from docking stations in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. More about New York launches bike-share scheme
Google Doodle celebrates graphic designer Saul Bass
News: Google has honoured American graphic designer Saul Bass with an animated doodle based on his iconic Hollywood title sequences and movie posters. More about Google Doodle celebrates graphic designer Saul Bass
Golden State Warriors arena by Snøhetta and AECOM
Architects Snøhetta and AECOM have revealed their latest renderings of a new stadium for NBA basketball team the Golden State Warriors on the waterfront in San Francisco (+ slideshow). More about Golden State Warriors arena by Snøhetta and AECOM
Skyscraper for bees by University at Buffalo students
High-rise living is no longer just for people. A team of architecture students from the University at Buffalo has recently constructed a skyscraper for a colony of bees (+ slideshow). More about Skyscraper for bees by University at Buffalo students
SO-IL chosen for art museum at University of California
News: US firms SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson have won a competition to design an art museum at the University of California's Davis campus with plans that will unite indoor and outdoor spaces beneath a large steel roof. More about SO-IL chosen for art museum at University of California
3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
News: next month's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York will be the first major design fair to place 3D printing and digital fabrication at the core of its programme, with a four-day series of workshops introducing the hardware and software that could change the face of design, manufacturing and distribution (+ interview). More about 3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
Herman Miller acquires Maharam for £101 million
News: American furniture brand Herman Miller has agreed to acquire New York-based textile manufacturer Maharam in a deal worth about £101 million. More about Herman Miller acquires Maharam for £101 million
Henning Larsen Architects plans Microsoft headquarters outside Copenhagen
News: Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has designed a headquarters for software giant Microsoft as part of plans for a new university and business district north of Copenhagen, Denmark. More about Henning Larsen Architects plans Microsoft headquarters outside Copenhagen
AIA names top ten green projects of 2013
News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named its top ten sustainable projects of the year, including a university building made from timber, concrete and Corten steel in Minnesota (above) and a series of prefabricated houses in Tennessee. More about AIA names top ten green projects of 2013
“Milan is a breeding ground for people who copy our products”
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed in Milan earlier this month, leading designers and manufacturers discuss the phenomenon of copying and how they are responding. "It’s become an increasingly big problem for us," says Tom Dixon. "People can steal ideas and produce them almost faster than we can now." More about “Milan is a breeding ground for people who copy our products”
Parrish by Konstantin Grcic for Emeco
Milan 2013: a collection of furniture designed by Konstantin Grcic for Herzog & de Meuron's Parrish Art Museum in Long Island has gone into production with American brand Emeco. More about Parrish by Konstantin Grcic for Emeco
Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
Milan 2013: Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed three robotic bartenders in Milan last week (+ movie). More about Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
The Dome by Héctor Serrano at Coachella
Revellers at this year's Coachella festival in California can visit a silent disco inside a dome of colour-changing balls by Spanish designer Héctor Serrano (+ slideshow). More about The Dome by Héctor Serrano at Coachella