Archigram Archival Project launched


Dezeenwire:
an online archive of work by architects Archigram has been launched by the University of Westminster in London. More details in the press release below. (more…)

Are you stuck in Milan?

Dezeenwire: we’re trying to help people who are stuck in Milan to get home. Follow Marcus on Twitter for updates: www.twitter.com/marcusfairs Please also tweet Marcus your experiences, tips and requests for help and we’ll do our best to assist. Safe travels everyone.

Designers of the Future Award winners announced


Dezeenwire:
Design Miami/Basel have announced designers Beta Tank, Graham Hudson, rAndom International, Zigelbaum & Coelho as winners of this year’s Designers of the Future Award. See press release below: (more…)

“Furniture designers are shifting focus” – Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times

Dezeenwire: design writer Alice Rawsthorn’s latest column in The New York Times previews this week’s furniture fair in Milan. Read the article. Related: see all our coverage of Milan 2010.

Konstantin Grcic appointed design consultant to FC Bayern München

Dezeenwire: German magazine Form reports that industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has been appointed design consultant to German football club Bayern München – www.form.de Update 06/04/10: this was an April Fool joke and we fell for it! Hats off to Form magazine!

Related: see all our stories about Konstantin Grcic in our special category.

Snøhetta and KARO* awarded 2010European Prize for Urban Public Space


Dezeenwire:
Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta and Open-Air-Library by KARO* with Architektur+Netzwerk have been jointly awarded the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space.

Related:

See our story about the Open-Air-Library by KARO*
See our story about Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta

More details in the press release below. (more…)

SANAA win Pritzker Prize

Dezeenwire: Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize’s website has announced.

Related stories: See all our stories about SANAA in our special category | Peter Zumthor wins Pritzker Prize (April 2009)

Neville Brody is new head of communication design at Royal College of Art

Dezeenwire: graphic designer Neville Brody has been appointed head of the department of communication art & design at the Royal College of Art in London. See below for more info. (more…)

MoMA acquires @


Dezeenwire:
the Museum of Modern Art in New York has taken the @ symbol into its collection – MoMA

Citizen Architect world premiere at SXSW

Dezeenwire: Citizen Architect, a 60-minute documentary about late architect Samuel Mockbee of pioneering American undergraduate programme Rural Studio, premieres at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas on Wednesday 17 March. www.citizenarchitectfilm.com