Zaha Hadid gains planning permission for Serpentine Sackler Gallery
Dezeen Wire: plans by Zaha Hadid Architects to extend London's Serpentine Gallery have been approved by Westminster Council. More
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W Hotels Designers of the Future at Design Miami/Basel 2011
Design Miami/Basel 2011: here are some images of installations at Design Miami/Basel by this year’s W Hotels Designers of the Future award winners Studio Juju, Asif Khan and mischer'traxler. More
Competition: five copies of Rafael Viñoly Architects to be won
Competition: we have teamed up with Rafael Viñoly Architects to give away five copies of their new monograph, written by Rafael Viñoly and critic Philip Jodidio. More
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D&AD award winners announced
Dezeen Wire: the winners of the D&AD awards were announced at a ceremony in London last night.Winners include the iPad and Plumen 001 light bulb in the consumer product design category, Thomas Heatherwick's Seed Cathedral at Shanghai Expo 2010 and Studio East by Carmody Groarke in the spatial design section, and Puma's Clever Little Bag in the packaging category.
Moritzburg Museum Extension by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us these images of an extension to a museum inside a ruined castle in Halle, Germany, by Spanish studio Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. More
Iris by Fredrikson Stallard for Swarovski Crystal Palace
Design Miami/Basel 2011: London designers Fredrikson Stallard present a series of crystal lamps resembling the human eye at Design Miami/Basel this week.
Sky is the Limit by Didier Faustino
Two shipping containers provide a sea-facing observation deck atop this tower in South Korea by Portuguese artist Didier Faustino. More
Rotary Mechanical Smartphone by Richard Clarkson
Designer Richard Clarkson has created a conceptual smartphone with a rotary dial. More
Dezeen Mail #75
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SafetyNet by Dan Watson
Royal College of Art student Dan Watson has designed a trawling net that filters young and endangered fish from the catch. More
Emmental Stairs by Biljana Jovanovic
With its circular perforations, this staircase in a Budapest house by Croatian architect Biljana Jovanovic resembles a wedge of Swiss cheese. More
Summer Theatre by Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid
This temporary outdoor stage in Estonia by local studio Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid is made entirely from timber batons. More
Catalytic Clothing by Helen Storey and Tony Ryan
This movie by Adam Mufti features supermodel Erin O'Connor wearing a dress that incorporates a catalytic converter. More
Steor Spring Collection by Minorpoet
Swings serve as shelves in this Tokyo shop by Japanese designer Hiroaki Matsuyama of Minorpoet. More
Inside awards: Red Bull offices by Linda Morey Smith
In this Dezeen movie London interior designer Linda Morey Smith, one of the judges of the Inside awards, talks about designing the headquarters of drinks brand Red Bull. More
Bandit by Sebastian Bergne
Here's a ruler by London designer Sebastian Bergne that's specially adapted for shooting rubber bands. More
ECA/OAI Office Building by Personeni Raffaele Schärer Architects
A spiralling staircase is visible behind the gridded exterior of this office block in Vevey, Switzerland, by Swiss firm Personeni Raffaele Schärer Architects. More
O’ Mighty Green by STAR Strategies + Architecture
Rotterdam studio STAR Strategies + Architecture have photoshopped green walls over images of iconic buildings to poke fun at the way architects believe cladding a building in plants makes it sustainable. More
Sra Pou Vocational School by Rudanko + Kankkunen
This school in Cambodia by Finish architects Rudanko + Kankkunen was built by the local community from hand-dried blocks of the surrounding soil. More
London 2012 Basketball Arena by Sinclair Knight Merz
The latest completed venue for the London 2012 Olympics is the Basketball Arena, a PVC tent designed by Sinclair Knight Merz with Wilkinson Eyre and KSS. More