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New images reveal Olympicopolis vision by Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell + Tuomey

Designs have been unveiled for the new £1.3 billion cultural quarter at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, featuring buildings by architecture firms Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell + Tuomey.

 
 

Competition: win a Staeckler trainer display system by PostlerFerguson

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with London design studio PostlerFerguson to offer readers the change to win four Staeckler trainer display and storage systems (+ slideshow).

 
 

Auction of Philip Johnson's The Four Seasons restaurant interior raises over $4.1 million

The auction of furniture and tableware from the iconic Philip Johnson-designed The Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan has brought in over four times the original estimate.

 
 

Kirkwood McCarthy adds zinc-clad garden wing to north London house

Kirkwood McCarthy has added a black zinc-clad wing to the rear of a  London house, creating a light-filled living space that sits between the garden and a new courtyard.

 
 

Büro North proposes ground-level traffic lights to prevent pedestrian accidents

Prompted by accidents involving players of Pokémon GO, Australian firm Büro North has devised a concept for in-ground traffic lights to prevent pedestrians using smartphones from walking out onto the road (+ movie).

 
 

Vo Trong Nghia uses bamboo ladders to build pavilion at Sydney's SCAF gallery

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia is continuing his bid to make bamboo "the green steel of the 21st century" with this gridded pavilion at the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in Sydney (+ slideshow).

 
 

LBR&A's Torre Reforma skyscraper becomes Mexico City's tallest building

LBR&A Arquitectos has completed a three-sided  skyscraper in the heart of Mexico City that rises 246 metres, making it the tallest tower in the sprawling metropolis (+ slideshow).

 
 

Studio Zung creates cedar-clad "modern barn" in the Hamptons

New York firm Studio Zung has reinterpreted the traditional wooden barns of Long Island to design this house in one of the high-end seaside communities of the Hamptons (+ slideshow).

 
 

Fredrik Wallner designs block-coloured bathroom furniture for Swoon

Swedish designer Fredrik Wallner has created more customisable bathroom furniture in block colours for Stockholm brand Swoon (+ slideshow).

 
 

Brexit could force UK firms to "become more European" and expand overseas

Brexit design summit: UK design businesses are considering opening offices in the EU to maintain close ties with overseas clients in the event of Brexit.

 
 

Rio 2016 Athletes Village remains unfinished ahead of Olympic Games

Rio 2016: more than half of the buildings set to house athletes during the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro are still not fully ready, with less than two weeks to go until the start of the games.

 
 

Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte designs portable desk divider Diplomate

Belgian designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a portable desk divider that allows users to actively isolate themselves from the noise around them (+ slideshow).

 
 

RIBA calls for national investment and freedom of movement to help architects tackle Brexit

RIBA Brexit

Brexit crisis: the Royal Institute of British Architects has drawn up a list of demands for the UK government, including freedom of movement and national investment, to help architects deliver economic growth when the country leaves the European Union.

 
 

Twisted staircase features in Casa Vota renovation by 51 Architecture

London studio 51 Architecture has combined  digital fabrication with boatbuilding techniques to create a sculptural timber staircase at the centre of a family home (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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