May 14, 2012
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Highlights
May 14, 2012
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May 12, 2012
Welcome break from glassiness
The Asia Society’s new Hong Kong outpost is an understated gem that eschews anything too showy
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FT MAGAZINE
May 12, 2012
‘I designed the recycling symbol’
It took US engineer Gary Anderson a ‘day or two’ to come up with the logo for a competition
- First Person ‘I walked 8,000 miles for peace – with no money’
- First Person ‘I played checkers with the Birdman of Alcatraz’
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May 5, 2012
Utopia for the better-off
But what did it really achieve? Edwin Heathcote questions the Bauhaus’s legacy
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Apr 29, 2012
Architect who thrives on neglect
Rem Koolhaas’s design for Dasha Zhukova’s new Moscow art gallery makes a virtue of the site’s history
From
TRAVEL
Apr 28, 2012
Postcard from ... Las Vegas
The Smith Center is an attempt to create a genuinely public place for residents rather than visiting gamblers
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UK
Apr 26, 2012
BT to sell off iconic red phone boxes
Public get chance to invest in piece of British design history
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UK
Apr 24, 2012
Olympic torch named Design of the Year
Barber Osgerby’s creation melds functional and symbolic roles
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MANAGEMENT
Apr 18, 2012
Design space: A safer high chair
BabyBjörn used the tray to keep the child secure
- Design space Easy-to-adjust Pilates machine
- Design space An alternative to plywood
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MANAGEMENT
Apr 15, 2012
Blueprint for a better society
The architect Lord Rogers wants us to rethink the way we do business, writes Emma Jacobs
Mar 17, 2012
German architect, Beijing practice
Still only 40, Ole Scheeren is making waves with an extraordinary trio of structures in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, writes Edwin Heathcote
Mar 9, 2012
Frieze Art Fair’s debut in New York
Our mission was to make it fun, say the architects behind a 1,500ft-long tent that will weave its way through a riverside park with views of Manhattan
Feb 24, 2012
Gold standard?
In the second of three architectural reports on London 2012, Edwin Heathcote explores the Olympic Village
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MANAGEMENT
Feb 12, 2012
The house that students built
A blog asking how to design a $300 house for the poor was the catalyst for a business competition
Feb 7, 2012
Ai Weiwei and Herzog to design London pavilion
Serpentine attracts Beijing ‘Bird’s Nest’ partnership
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HOUSE & HOME
Jan 27, 2012
Architecture: Bamboo as prime material
Eco-friendly and strong as steel, it is used to build everything from homes to bridges and schools
Jan 24, 2012
From Commonwealth Institute to Design Museum
New museum site could do for design what Tate Modern did for contemporary art, Edwin Heathcote reports
Jan 11, 2012
Market, homes for elderly and hospital vie for design award
Designs of the Year contest features strong architecture entries
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Dec 22, 2011
Skyscrapers: why they strive for the highest
Neither 9/11 nor the financial crisis has blunted the urge to build tall
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