Design
Design
Kate Moss' left breast used to shape Champagne glass
News: a London restaurant has created a Champagne coupe from a mould of British model Kate Moss' breast. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
News: the Turkish government has approved an order to demolish a series of new skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu area of Istanbul to protect the historic views of key buildings including the Hagia Sofia. More
Architecture
Architecture
Sou Fujimoto bus shelter closed to prevent "possible accidents"
News: a spindly bus stop created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto in Krumbach, Austria, has been unexpectedly closed to the public because it doesn't "follow the Austrian regulations for building safety". More
Architecture
Architecture
"Lego proportions are the golden ratio of architecture," says Bjarke Ingels
News: construction has begun on the Lego visitor centre in Billund, Denmark, designed by architect Bjarke Ingels, who told Dezeen that Lego bricks provide the ultimate tool for testing architectural ideas (+ interview). More
Architecture
Architecture
Moscow's Shukhov Tower saved from demolition
News: a preservation order has been placed on Moscow's iconic Shukhov Radio Tower preventing its demolition, following a high-profile appeal by architects including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Elizabeth Diller. More
Architecture
Architecture
Gillespie Kidd & Coia architect Andy MacMillan dies aged 85
News: Scottish post-war architect Andy MacMillan, best known for designing St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, has died. More
Architecture
Architecture
Early Frank Gehry office to reopen as a Whole Foods supermarket
News: an office building designed by Frank Gehry in the 1970s will this week reopen as a Whole Foods Market, following an extensive renovation that involved removing one of the floors. More
Architecture
Architecture
Fish-inspired skyscraper by RMJM wins Chinese tower contest
News: architecture firm RMJM has won a competition to design a landmark tower for Doumen, China, with plans for a 93-metre-high structure covered in scales (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Donald Trump to add golden Trump Tower to Mumbai skyline
News: property tycoon Donald Trump is to build his latest Trump Tower in Mumbai – a golden skyscraper designed by Singapore firm WOHA. More
Design
Design
Royal College of Art graduate "technically" guilty of plagiarism
News: a former Royal College of Art student has been found "technically" guilty of plagiarism and misconduct after a company complained that his graduate design project was similar to its own services. More
Hotels
Hotels
Snowflake-shaped hotel to float off the coast of Norway
News: a Dutch firm specialising in floating structures has unveiled plans for a hotel shaped like a snowflake with a glass roof so that guests can watch the Northern Lights while bobbing off the coast of Tromso in Norway. More
Architecture
Architecture
Vo Trong Nghia's chequerboard university building gets going in Vietnam
News: construction is now underway on a building designed by Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects for a technical university near Hanoi, featuring a chequerboard facade of concrete slabs and tree-filled balconies (+ slideshow). More
News
News
Lego targets architects with monochrome building set
News: Danish toy company Lego has launched Lego Architecture Studio – a new set of building blocks aimed at the architecture and design community. More
Architecture
Architecture
Desmond Tutu calls for suspension of Israel from international architecture body
News: social rights activist and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has used his closing message at the International World Union of Architects Congress to call for the suspension of the Israeli architects association. More
Architecture
Architecture
First photographs of Grayson Perry and FAT's house for Alain de Botton
News: structural work has completed on A House for Essex, the holiday home designed by British artist Grayson Perry and London architecture firm FAT for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project. More
Interiors
Interiors
Zaha Hadid reveals interiors for ME Dubai Hotel
News: architect Zaha Hadid has designed the interior for a hotel inside her Opus development in Dubai, which will feature sculptural balconies and her installation for this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens
News: this year's Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban has completed work on a new art gallery in American ski resort Aspen (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Junya Ishigami and Tracey Emin design new public art for Sydney
News: pieces by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, British artist Tracey Emin and Australian artist Hany Armanious will be the first three artworks installed as part of Sydney's AUS$9 million City Centre Public Art Plan. More
Graphics
Graphics
Milton Glaser designs It's Not Warming, It's Dying campaign to tackle climate change
News: Milton Glaser, the graphic designer behind the ubiquitous I heart NY logo, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of climate change. More
Residential
Residential
David Chipperfield and Karakusevic Carson granted permission for Hackney towers
News: London architecture firms Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield have been granted planning permission for two hexagonal towers on an estate in the city's borough of Hackney (+ slideshow). More