Highlights
Highlights
Microsoft unveils dual-screen folding Android smartphone
Microsoft has revealed the design of the Surface Duo, a dual-screen Android folding phone, which can be opened down the middle like a book. More
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Dezeen Day
Dezeen Day
Rachel Armstrong to speak about living architecture at Dezeen Day
Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture at Newcastle University, will speak about cities of the future at Dezeen Day on 30 October. More
Design
Design
Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black to leave the Design Museum
Design Museum co-directors Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black are leaving their posts at the London museum. A successor has been lined up and is expected to be named on Monday, Dezeen understands. More
Architecture
Architecture
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Libeskind and MVRDV compete to build museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Studio Libeskind and MVRDV are among six teams that have revealed their competing proposals for a museum and memorial dedicated to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. More
Architecture
Architecture
Dezeen Weekly features Banksy's unusual solution to a trade mark dispute
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Banksy's pop-up-shop installation, opened in response to a trade mark dispute, and Zaha Hadid Architects Beijing airport terminal. Sign up to Dezeen Weekly here ›
Design
Design
Job Smeets claims he is "under house arrest" following theft of £5 million gold toilet
Designer Job Smeets has issued a spoof video claiming police will not let him leave his home after the disappearance of a solid-gold artwork by his friend Maurizio Cattelan. More
Dezeen Day
Dezeen Day
Only one day left to buy Dezeen Day tickets at the reduced early-bird rate
Discounted early-bird tickets for Dezeen Day, our new design and architecture conference, are on sale until midnight UK time, Friday 4 October. More
Architecture
Architecture
BIG reveals penthouses in Toronto's plant-covered King complex
BIG has revealed the design details of eight penthouses that will top its "boxilated" Toronto housing complex complete with private greenhouses, tea rooms and Nordic-inspired details. More
Architecture
Architecture
SCI-Arc awards Frank Gehry honorary masters degree in architecture
Los Angeles university SCI-Arc has granted Frank Gehry an honorary masters degree in recognition of his "unparalleled" impact on architecture. More
Architecture
Architecture
Emerging London studio Gruff Architects wins award for best architect's website
UNStudio, Zaha Hadid Architects, White Arkitekter and Gruff Architects, were named among the winners of the Archiboo Web Awards 2019, which spotlight the best websites belonging to architects and architecture companies. More
Design
Design
Banksy launches range of branded merchandise to maintain custody of his name
Graffiti artist Banksy has launched his own merchandise line, with items on sale for as little as £10, to protect his brand against a greeting-card company that is trying to "seize legal custody" of his name. More
Architecture
Architecture
Grafton Architects wins 2020 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, are the first all-woman pair to be awarded the 2020 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. More
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Brooklyn Museum to stage Studio 54 exhibit exploring club's "groundbreaking aesthetics"
Brooklyn Museum has revealed its plans to stage a major showcase focused on the history and influence of legendary New York nightclub Studio 54 next year. More
Design
Design
Amazon adds wearables to voice-controlled Alexa collection
A ring, glasses and earbuds are among Amazon’s latest voice-controlled devices to offer "even more ways to add Alexa to your daily life". More
Comments
Comments
"We live in a finite world with finite resources"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Phineas Harper's claims that the pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown. More
Design
Design
EU recognises "right to repair" in push to make appliances last longer
The European Commission has ratified "right to repair" regulations, which will require manufacturers to design longer-lasting products and make spare parts readily available in a push to reduce waste. More
Design
Design
Insects "offer hints for the future of humankind" says Taku Satoh
Architects and designers should look to the insect world to find solutions for the survival of our own species, says Japanese graphic designer Taku Satoh. More
Architecture
Architecture
Architects mock UK housing minister for revealing that "3D architects" are doing it "on a computer"
British architects and critics have ridiculed UK housing minister Esther McVey, who gave a speech announcing that architects are using computers as a "new way" to design buildings. More
Architecture
Architecture
RIBA members call for Boris Johnson to be stripped of honorary fellowship
Members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, including a past president, have signed a letter calling for UK prime minister Boris Johnson's honorary fellowship to be taken away. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, the world's tallest residential skyscraper topped out and MIT created the blackest black
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the world's blackest black material engineered by MIT, and the record-breaking Central Park Tower topped out in New York. More