Dezeenwire: Architectural Record reports that Yamasaki, the Troy, Michigan architectural firm that designed the World Trade Center in New York, has closed for business. Via http://archrecord.construction.com
The Venice architecture biennale has announced 'People meet in architecture' as the theme of this year's show, which is curated by Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA. More
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Benjamin Hubert, Kai Linke and Reinhard Dienes live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
Dezeenwire: architect Frank Gehry has withdrawn from a project designing a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem - New York Times
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Marco Dessi, Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi of Gam Fratesi
and gallerist Gabrielle Ammann live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Philippe Malouin, Eric Degenhardt and the [D3] Design Talents winners live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers James Irvine, Tomás Alonso and Tomoko Azumi live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
Dezeenwire: nonprofit design services firm architecture for humanity has launched an appeal to raise money for long-term reconstruction in earthquake-hit Haiti. For updates visit the architecture for humanity website or for updates on Twitter follow @archforhumanity or architecture for humanity CEO Cameron Sinclair @casinclair.
Dezeenwire: we've now announced the schedule for Dezeentalks in Cologne next week. See the schedule and find out more about the talks here.
Dezeenwire: Lady Gaga has beed named creative director of camera company Polaroid - Lady Gaga
Dezeenwire: IDEO founder Bill Moggridge has been named director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York - New York Times
Dezeenwire: traffic to Dezeen grew by just over 90% in 2009 compared to the previous year. Read on for more stats...
Dezeenwire: Huma Qureshi reviews the last decade of interior design - Guardian
Dezeenwire: the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, opens in Dubai today - BBC
Dezeenwire: designers Marc Koska and Studio Makkink & Bey have been awarded joint first place in our competition to find the person most deserving of applause for their work in design in 2009, organised in collaboration with Laikingland, makers of the Applause Machine.
Dezeen reader Michael Wigle won the competition with his nomination for Marc Koska. All three will receive an Applause Machine worth £225. See the competition and all the votes here.
Dezeenwire: Building Design's website presents a review of the most important architecture stories from 2009 - bdonline.co.uk.
Dezeenwire: Spanish architecture and design book publisher ACTAR has bought Swiss publisher Birkhäuser. More details from Actar below: More
Dezeenwire: US design magazine I.D. is to close in the New Year, reports UnBeige.
Dezeenwire: London practice Foreign Office Architects are to cease trading following the partners' divorce - BDonline
Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reviews the architecture of the past decade - The Guardian