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"The rise of the designer-maker" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk analyses the motives of designers who "make stuff themselves" and consumers' nostalgia for craftsmanship - The Guardian
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"9/11 Ground Zero: why has its rebirth turned sour?" - The Observer
Dezeen Wire: as the September 11 Memorial nears completion in New York, architecture critic Rowan Moore examines the political and professional infighting that continues to dominate the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre site - The Observer 
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Can Habitat be saved? - Guardian
Dezeen Wire: with 30 Habitat stores in the hands of administrators, the Guardian's Andy Beckett asks how this iconic British design retailer can be saved - Guardian
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Olympic gold medals fail to impress
Dezeen Wire: the London 2012 Olympic medal design unveiled yesterday "fails to impress branding experts," reports Sam Jones for the Guardian. More
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Aerial photos of London 2012 Olympic Games venues - The Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph shows 22 new aerial photos of the London 2012 Olympic Games venues - see the gallery here.See all our stories about the London 2012 Olympic Games here.
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Rowan Moore slates the Museum of Liverpool - The Observer
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore has written a scathing review of the recently opened Museum of Liverpool for The Observer. Read the full article here. Update 15/08/11: see the complete set of images in our later story. -
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Designers pay tribute to Design Week editor
Dezeen Wire: in this movie designers pay tribute to Design Week editor Lynda Relph-Knight, following the magazine's final printed publication last month - see our earlier story. More -
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"Little overall change in confidence levels" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: the latest Future Trends Survey by the Royal Institute of British Architects reports little change confidence levels among UK architects in the last two months. More -
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Palestinians to establish a national brand - Financial Times
Dezeen Wire: a group of Palestinian business leaders are working on a Palestinian national brand and will launch the first campaigns later this year. The move coincides with an appeal for the UN to admit Palestine as a full member state - Financial Times -
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Creative Britain in Reverse? by Seymourpowell
Dezeen Wire: as the UK government reviews design technology's status as a compulsory school subject, industrial designers Seymourpowell have released a movie featuring Paul Smith, James Dyson and others talking about the importance of design education. More
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"Koolhaas, Delirious in Beijing" - New York Times
Dezeen Wire: Nicolai Ouroussoff, outgoing architecture critic at the New York Times, reviews the Central China Television building in Beijing by Rem Koolhaas of OMA: "The forms are a reworking of classical perspective; the irregular structure is an attack on Modernist ideas about structural purity".
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"For sale: futurologist JG Ballard's old home. In need of modernisation" - Independent
Dezeen Wire: the semi-detached suburban house that was home to writer JG Ballard for 49 years is for sale, the Independent reports. Ballard lived in the house in Shepperton, London until his death in 2009. The property is valued at around £320,000. The Independent
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Call for entries to Ventura Berlin at Qubique
Dezeen Wire: Organisation in Design, the Dutch company behind Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan, are taking their concept to Berlin during new trade fair Qubique from 26 to 29 October. More -
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"Good Design: it all adds up" - RIBA report on benefits of good architecture
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has published a report promoting the social and economic benefits of well-designed buildings. More -
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Ricardo Legorreta and Anish Kapoor awarded Praemium Imperiale
Dezeen Wire: Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and British sculptor Anish Kapoor are among the five laureates of this year's Praemium Imperiale arts prize, awarded by the Japan Art Association. More 
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Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Dezeen Wire: Swedish textile designer Fanny Aronsen has died of cancer aged 55. More-
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"New York Times names Michael Kimmelman to be new architecture critic" - Chicago Tribune
Dezeen Wire: The New York Times is set to name its art critic and columnist Michael Kimmelman as its new architecture critic, following the departure last month of Nicolai Ouroussoff - Chicago Tribune.
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"Government's Made by Britain initiative takes the biscuit"- Management Today
Dezeen Wire: the UK government has set MPs a homework project over the summer to highlight British design and manufacturing icons. Examples put forward so far include toilet rolls, fish fingers and custard cream biscuits - Management Today 
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2011 Foster + Partners prize awarded to AA School student for Haiti proposals
Dezeen Wire: AA student Aditya Aachi has been awarded the 2011 Foster + Partners Prize for a sanitation infrastructure concept in Haiti, which was severely damaged by an earthquake in 2010. More
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World's longest sea bridge opens in China
Dezeen Wire: the world's longest sea bridge has opened in eastern China, spanning 22.6 miles across Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay - Xinhua Net