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Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
Dezeenwire: the Neues Museum in Berlin by architect David Chipperfield has won the 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. More
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Peter Zumthor to design Serpentine Pavilion 2011
Dezeenwire: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been commissioned to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, according to publications including The Independent, confirming earlier rumours. Zumthor will be the 11th architect to design a temporary summer structure in front of the Serpentine Gallery.
Update: see images and text about the pavilion here.
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"Israel may build artificial island off Gaza Strip coast"
Dezeenwire: Israel is considering a plan to build an artificial island off the coast of the Gaza Strip to encourage tourism and act as a transit point for goods, according to The Guardian. Read the story
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Eduardo Souto de Moura wins Pritzker Prize
Dezeenwire: Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the 2011 Pritkzer Prize laureate, the prize organisers have confirmed after details of the winner were leaked ahead of schedule. Read the full announcement below: More
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AL_A win V&A Exhibition Road project
Dezeenwire: London firm AL_A have won a competition to design an extension to the Victoria and Albert museum in London. More -
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UK architects must pay minimum wage for student placements
Dezeenwire: UK architects will be required to pay statutory minimum wage to students on placements as of 1 July, according to new RIBA rules: More -
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“Growing confidence amongst practices” - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeenwire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey reports growing confidence among UK architects. More -
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After the Quake: Support Sendai - Architecture for Humanity
Dezeenwire: non-profit organization Architecture for Humanity are calling for help to support local Japanese professionals in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai last week. More -
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Earthquake movie filmed inside Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito
Dezeenwire: here's a movie filmed inside the Toyo Ito-designed Sendai Mediatheque during last Friday's earthquake in Japan. More -
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Barbican announce major OMA exhibition
Dezeen Wire:a major exhibition on the work of Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture is to open at the Barbican art gallery in London this October. More
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Carmody Groarke to design Frieze Art Fair 2011
Dezeenwire: the organisers of Frieze Art Fair have announced that Carmody Groarke will design this year's exhibition, to be held in London this October. More -
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"Fruit gets a second skin with Del Monte packaging" - Daily Mail
Dezeenwire: food company Del Monte have begun a trial packaging individual bananas in plastic wrappers. The company claim the packaging extends the shelf life of bananas by up to six days - Daily Mail -
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"Will architects exist in 2025?" - RIBA Building Futures
Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' think tank, Building Futures, have published a report predicting dramatic changes in architecture practice by the year 2025. More 
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Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower
Dezeenwire: the Kingkey Finance Tower by architects Farrells, the tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, topped out today. More details below. More-
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Foster + Partners win bid for West Kowloon Cultural District
Architects Foster + Partners' City Park proposal has been selected as the preferred option for the masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, beating designs by OMA and Rocco Design Architects. More
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Busnelli family regain total control of B&B Italia
Dezeenwire: Giorgio and Emanuele Busnelli, sons of the founder of design brand B&B Italia, have regained corporate control of the business after an eight year partnership with private equity fund Opera. More details below. More -
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BarberOsgerby to design Olympic Torch for London 2012 Olympic Games
Dezeenwire: London designers BarberOsgerby are to design the Torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games. More details below. More -
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Design Council and NHS join forces to tackle violence in A&E departments
Dezeenwire: the Design Council have launched a competition to design ways of tackling violence and aggression in National Health Service Accident & Emergency wards in the UK. More -
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Creative director of Issey Miyake to leave
Dezeenwire: the creative director of fashion brand Issey Miyake, Dai Fujiwara, is to step down next month. The new team will be announced in April. More details below. More -
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Star architects implore Mayor of London to save Design for London
Dezeen Wire: Dutch firm Maxwan have circulated an open letter signed by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Frank Gehry to Mayor of London Boris Johnson, appealing to save architectural advisory body to the mayor Design for London from closure due to spending cuts. Read the letter below. More