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Hello Dezeen feed readers, you've probably noticed that we've been tinkering with our feed lately. Our main feed is now called Dezeenfeed and we are also testing a new feed service called Dezeenwire, consisting of links to key design-related news and features from the best writers and sites around the world.
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Dezeenwire: the winners of the National Design Awards 2009, organised by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to honour the best American design, have been announced. National Design Awards 2009
Dezeenwire: an aluminum Lockheed Lounge chair by designer Marc Newson sold today at Phillips de Pury in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art. Bloomberg
Dezeenwire: Norwegian architects Snøhetta have won the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, for their Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo. See our story on the building here. See our story on the award shortlist here.
Dezeenwire: Frank Gehry walks off Miami Beach New World Symphony Orchestra project; Jonathan Glancey writes on other famous architect-client rows including Sydney Opera House. The Guardian
UK architecture weekly Building Design is to become a paid-for title after being free to architects for 40 years. "The web, and particularly the blogging community, have changed things," explains editor Amanda Baillieu. "The old business model is over... the web is disrupting not just BD’s but all print titles’ business models by providing content for free." Building Design
Amy Cortese on big architectural projects, including Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire and Foster + Partner's Russian Tower, put on ice due to the credit crunch. New York Times
Architects including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Mueron attack Prince Charles' attempts to stop fellow architect Richard Rogers' redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London. Sunday Times