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News: fruit may no longer come with sticky labels thanks to an EU ruling approving the use of chemicals applied with a laser to brand fresh produce. More
News: fruit may no longer come with sticky labels thanks to an EU ruling approving the use of chemicals applied with a laser to brand fresh produce. More
News: Thomas Heatherwick has denied any knowledge of a design presented to the London Olympic committee in 2007 by an American firm, which bears a strong resemblance to his cauldron used at the climax of last summer's Olympic opening ceremony. More
News: urban improvements such as cycle paths, parks and public transport could transform Brooklyn and help turn New York City into the USA's leading location for technology firms, according to plans unveiled this week. More
News: British architect Colin Stansfield Smith, a pioneer of UK school design, has died at the age of 80. More
News: Scandinavian firm CF Møller has revealed proposals that could see the world's tallest timber-framed building constructed in Stockholm. More
News: Dutch firm OMA has won a competition to design a pair of skyscrapers in Stockholm, Sweden, with a proposal featuring staggered facades. More
News: Burj Khalifa architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) has added another skyscraper to the Dubai skyline with the completion of the twisted Cayan Tower. More
News: Italian architecture and design magazine Domus has appointed architect and theorist Nicola Di Battista as its new editor, and announced a new editorial strategy. More
News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) on the Queen's 2013 Birthday Honours list for services to the design industry. More
News: a proposal by Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA for a bridge that could accommodate different types of traffic as well as pedestrians and events has been selected by local authorities in Bordeaux, France, as one of two final competing designs. More
News: Italian furniture brand Kartell has announced that it will launch 50 flagship stores across China in the next five years. More
News: the Pritzker Prize jury has rejected a petition for architect Denise Scott Brown to retroactively receive recognition for the award that her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, won in 1991. More
News: Finnish studio ALA Architects has won the international competition to design a new public library in Helsinki with plans that involve a mass of twisted timber (+ slideshow). More
A bandage pack containing a bone marrow donor registry kit has won a White Pencil at the D&AD Awards (+ movie). More
News: Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a proposal for a garden to span the River Thames on a new pedestrian bridge (+ slideshow). More
News: Japanese studio SANAA has presented designs for a new campus for Israel's leading design school within Jerusalem's historic Russian Compound. More
News: architect David Adjaye has unveiled his design for a facility to house master silk weavers in Varanasi, India. More
News: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has announced 52 winners of this year's RIBA Awards, including a faceted auditorium in Alicante, a shimmering seaside gallery and a museum that mimics volcanic formations. More
News: London is set to offer a rival to New York's acclaimed High Line park with these competition-winning proposals for a landscaped promenade linking gardens and railways arches along the River Thames. More
News: IKEA has announced that it is to produce miniature versions of some of its most popular products for children to play with. More