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Dezeen wins independent publishing award for "elegantly made and truly engaging video"
Dezeen has won the Best Use of Video category at the Professional Publishers Association's annual awards for independent publishers. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Thomas Heatherwick to redesign home of New York Philharmonic orchestra
London-based Heatherwick Studio and Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt have been selected to replace Foster + Partners on the overhaul of Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, home to one of New York's leading orchestras. More
Architecture
Architecture
Perkins Eastman proposes turning New York's Broadway into one long park
Perkins Eastman Architects' Green Line concept would see New York's iconic Broadway converted into a linear park running from Columbus Circle to Union Square. More
Design
Design
Synthetic biology is turning into industrial design, says Daisy Ginsberg
Advances in genetic technology mean that creating synthetic animals has become just another branch of industrial design, according to Daisy Ginsberg. More
Architecture
Architecture
Santiago Calatrava unveils three bridge designs for Huashan, China
Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has unveiled designs for three new multi-modal bridges for the growing Chinese city of Huashan (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Copyright legislation will destroy design publishing says Charlotte Fiell
A new copyright law in the UK will "wipe out" design book publishing and cripple design education, according to author and publisher Charlotte Fiell. More
Architecture
Architecture
OMA completes pixellated Timmerhuis complex in Rotterdam
OMA has merged a municipal office block from the 1950s with a pixellated steel and glass structure to create a new mixed-use building in Rotterdam's city centre (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Floating architecture will offer "an improved way of living"
Rising sea levels and a shortage of development sites are leading to a surge of interest in floating buildings, with proposals ranging from mass housing on London's canals to entire amphibious cities in China (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
LA's Petersen Automotive Museum reopens with KPF-designed metal-ribbon facade
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles reopened this week following an extensive renovation, featuring a new wavy steel and aluminium facade designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Apple extends iPhone 6 battery life with slip-on rechargeable case
Apple has unveiled its own Smart Battery Case that slides onto the back of the iPhone 6 or 6s to provide additional power. More
Architecture
Architecture
Studio Egret West reveals designs for future London Underground stations
Studio Egret West has unveiled a "revolutionary new design vision" for London Underground stations of the future (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
"Architects are going crazy with the idea of a new relationship to water" says Tracy Metz
Architects and urban designers are finally responding to the threat of rising sea levels by welcoming water into cities, says urbanism expert Tracy Metz. More
Architecture
Architecture
International Prize for world's best new building launched by RIBA
RIBA International Prize: the Royal Institute of British Architects is launching its International Prize for the best new building in the world, with the inaugural 2016 ceremony to take place in London. More
Architecture
Architecture
Flower-like ice rinks proposed for London's River Thames
Architecture office NBBJ has unveiled a concept for a series of natural ice rinks on London's River Thames that emerge from below the water's surface. More
Architecture
Architecture
Assemble wins 2015 Turner Prize for Liverpool housing regeneration project
London collective Assemble has become the first architecture or design studio to receive the prestigious Turner Prize for art (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Eric Parry Architects unveils tallest tower in City of London
Eric Parry Architects has unveiled designs for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey tower that will be the tallest building in London's financial district. More
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News
This week, designers flocked to Miami and Herzog & de Meuron unveiled Chelsea FC's new stadium
This week on Dezeen: we've been reporting from Design Miami 2015 this week, where Zaha Hadid's clamshell-like dining pavilion and Porky Hefer's killer-whale-shaped chair are on show, while back in London Herzog & de Meuron unveiled its stadium design for Chelsea FC (pictured). More
Architecture
Architecture
OMA's Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Faena Forum takes shape in Miami Beach
Construction is well underway on OMA's drum-shaped Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach, which was influenced by the Guggenheim Museum in New York according to the project's lead architect. More
Design
Design
US designers create Christmas decorations to raise funds for Detroit museum
Design Miami 2015: a miniature terrarium and a cluster of small balloons coated in blue resin are among the bespoke Christmas tree ornaments by US designers that are being sold to raise money for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. More
Design
Design
Pantone reveals first two-tone colour of the year with Rose Quartz and Serenity
Colour company Pantone has unveiled a mix of pastel pink and blue shades as its Colour of the Year 2016. More