Rogers Stirk Harbour completes skyscraper trio on Sydney’s Barangaroo waterfront

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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its International Towers project, a trio of harbourside skyscrapers that form the centrepiece of Sydney’s new Barangaroo development. Read more

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S9 Architecture designs huge co-working building for Brooklyn Navy Yard

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New York studio S9 Architecture has conceived a 16-storey office building for a waterfront site that is intended to house 4,000 employees working for tech and creative startups. Read more

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Berlin Holocaust memorial wouldn’t be built today, says Peter Eisenman

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The memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin wouldn’t get built in today’s xenophobic social climate, according to its architect Peter Eisenman. Read more

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MINI and Jaguar Land Rover launch creative spaces as car brands deviate from vehicles

MINI and Jaguar Land Rover launch creative spaces

Both MINI and Jaguar Land Rover have set up independent design-led startup hubs, as car brands look to move beyond the automotive field. Read more

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MAD’s Fake Hills housing features topography-inspired roofline and massive hollows

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MAD has completed the first phase of its Fake Hills development – an apartment complex in Beihai, China, with an undulating roofline that accommodates tennis courts and swimming pools. Read more

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Competition: win a book illustrating the life of Frank Lloyd Wright

Free comp: This is Frank Lloyd Wright

Dezeen has teamed up with Laurence King Publishing to give away five copies of This is Frank Lloyd Wright, an illustrated biography of one of the world’s most iconic architects. Read more

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Gonzalez Hinz Zabala’s design for new Bauhaus Museum Dessau breaks ground

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Construction has begun on the new Bauhaus Museum Dessau by Barcelona architecture firm Gonzalez Hinz Zabala, which saw off competition from New York practice Young & Ayata to win the project. Read more

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Miami architecture finally addresses “visible and tangible impacts of sea-level rise”

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Architects and developers working in Miami are belatedly responding to climate change, amid a growing sense of alarm over how rising sea levels are affecting the city. Read more

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Snarkitecture designs gallery-like interior for Kith’s Miami flagship store

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Five hundred replica Air Jordan V sneakers line the walls of Kith’s new Miami outpost, designed by New York studio Snarkitecture. Read more

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“This design is too basic to be afforded any legal protection”

e15 claims bestselling IKEA bed is a copy of its design

Did IKEA copy the design of a bed by e15? Readers are debating whether the German brand is right to take the Swedish furniture giant to court in this week’s comments update. Read more

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