Design
Design
McLaren's super-fast 650S Le Mans references iconic 1995 race winner
News: British manufacturer McLaren has launched a limited-edition coupé designed to reference the iconic car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1995. More
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Design
Design
Jaguar's cars could "tap drivers on the shoulder" to prevent cyclist deaths
News: British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a concept for an in-car warning system it says could reduce the number of cyclists killed on the roads, using a headrest that "taps" the driver (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Mayor pulls plug on Sou Fujimoto's Taiwan Tower over safety and cost concerns
News: Taichung mayor Lin Chia-lung has temporarily halted development of Sou Fujimoto's tree-inspired 300-metre tower for the city, which he says is "problematic" in terms of structure and safety. More
Design
Design
Google in talks with Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen to realise driverless cars
News: Google is holding discussions with some of the world's biggest automotive manufacturers in an attempt to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020. More
Architecture
Architecture
Work resumes on Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue tower after complaint of falling debris
News: construction of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York – the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere – was temporarily halted following a complaint about falling construction material. More
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture for Humanity co-founders "deeply saddened" as charity's head office closes
News: non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity has closed its San Francisco headquarters and laid off its staff after apparently being unable to continue funding humanitarian projects. More
Technology
Technology
Google pulls sales of Glass to focus on development
News: Google is suspending sales of its controversial Glass augmented reality headsets in order to "graduate" the product, which is being given its own research division. More
Architecture
Architecture
Houston's Museum of Fine Arts unveils campus redesign by Steven Holl
News: Steven Holl has been appointed to rework the campus of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and will add new buildings to offer a "complementary contrast" to structures by Mies van der Rohe and Rafael Moneo. More
Architecture
Architecture
Snøhetta commissioned for Le Monde headquarters in Paris
News: architecture firm Snøhetta has been named winner in a competition to design the new Paris headquarters for French newspaper Le Monde. More
Architecture
Architecture
Chilean chapel will become Gaudí's first project outside Spain
News: a chapel originally designed by Antoni Gaudí for the Sagrada Família in Barcelona is set to be constructed in Chile, 90 years after the Catalan architect's death. More
Design
Design
Nendo named Designer of the Year for Maison&Objet 2015
News: Japanese design studio Nendo has been awarded the Designer of the Year title for this year's Maison&Objet and will create a "chocolate lounge" at the Paris trade fair. More
Design
Design
Google takes next step towards Project Ara modular phone launch
News: Google has unveiled a new prototype of its modular smartphone with swappable components, which the project's design head Gadi Amit says will allow users to "be the designer of their own phone" (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Jean Nouvel boycotts opening of his Paris concert hall
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has issued a statement saying he will not attend the opening of his Philharmonie de Paris this evening, claiming it is "not finished" and defending his firm against allegations regarding cost overruns. More
Architecture
Architecture
Norman Foster narrates drone tour of New York's Hearst skyscraper
News: a decade after the final beam was placed atop the Norman Foster-designed Hearst Tower in New York, the architect has returned to the building to mark its anniversary with a film captured using a drone (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Century-old architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell files for bankruptcy
News: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects – the firm behind the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower and the Statue of Liberty restoration – has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it is owed $2 million dollars by a Russian client. More
Architecture
Architecture
Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater skyscraper
News: Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building has lost its third steel bolt in three months, developer British Land has revealed. More
Design
Design
Ford launches first new GT supercar design in a decade
News: American car manufacturer Ford has unveiled its new GT concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, signalling the company's return to designing race-ready supercars (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Completion in sight for Herzog & de Meuron's £617-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall
News: Herzog & de Meuron's severely delayed concert hall for the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie finally has an opening date set for 2017, but its price tag is now more than 10 times the original estimate. More
Architecture
Architecture
Creative industries in the UK generate £8.8 million per hour
News: the creative industries are now worth £76.9 billion per year to the UK, with the design sector enjoying the biggest growth. More
Architecture
Architecture
Skyscraper surge makes 2014 the "tallest year ever"
News: a chart-busting 97 skyscrapers over 200 metres tall were completed in 2014 – and a record-breaking 58 of them are in China, according to the latest industry review. More