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Marie Claire, the premium fashion glossy, launched its new fashion magazine, Marie Claire Runway.

With over 160 pages in a super-size format, the new glossy fashion bi-annual captures all the show-stopping glamour of the international collections in an entertaining, engaging and exquisitely-designed package.

06 Feb 2012 2:28am GMT

The Australian International Design Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious design awards in the world, is now open for entries.

AIDA offers an independent, trusted and credible awards program to provide the best possible experience to companies looking to differentiate their innovative products and services.

06 Feb 2012 1:13am GMT

designjunction will take the London Design Festival 2012 by storm in September when it joins forces with The Tramshed into its new expansive venue in the centre of London, combining two major events.

designjunction, which last year attracted 6,500 visitors, will be an even more vibrant design destination bringing together a carefully curated selection of leading global brands and smaller cutting-edge enterprises.

06 Feb 2012 1:03am GMT

For the first time in its 60 year history Kartell has decided to pay homage to one of the most iconic pieces in its Museum and is reissuing the 4801 Armchair designed in 1965 by the Italian master of design, Joe Colombo.

An authentic symbol of design in the '60s, much sought-after in the auctions of modern historical pieces and on show in the most important world museums such as the MOMA in New York, the Victoria & Albert in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the 4801 armchair is also famous for being the only piece produced by Kartell made entirely of wood.

06 Feb 2012 12:39am GMT

The International Living Future Institute announced its keynote speaker lineup for its sixth annual Living Future unConference.

A sold-out event since 2009, this year's theme, "Women Reshaping the World," is rapidly gaining traction as the must-see program for green building practitioners and sustainability-focused thought leaders.

06 Feb 2012 12:23am GMT

Don't be fooled by the red brick facade of this year's Super Bowl Stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana was designed to harmonize with older architecture, but the design ...

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05 Feb 2012 8:00am GMT

London Transport Museum, in partnership with the Association of Illustrators (AOI), announced that submissions are now open for the 2012 Serco Prize for Illustration.

This year the theme is Secret London. Entrants are asked to create an illustration that explores a hidden side to the city.

04 Feb 2012 10:43pm GMT

The 2012 James Dyson Award, now in its eighth year, helps give young inventors a platform for their ideas by celebrating the best in student design: from a motion-sensing cycle jacket to a kitchen tap that doubles as a fire extinguisher; an irrigation device inspired by a desert beetle to a bazooka that fires a buoyancy aid.

The James Dyson Award supports students not only with monetary prizes but also by promoting and recognizing good quality entries.

04 Feb 2012 10:20pm GMT

A special thanks to our readers for responding to questions we've been pondering, and for sending photos!

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• What qualities make a great architect?
• A Cape Cod With No Dormers
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• Oheka Castle on Long Island, New York
• Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Georgia
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04 Feb 2012 8:30am GMT

Print/Out at The Museum of Modern Art examines the many roles that prints play in artistic practices today, embracing the versatile and global nature of contemporary art in the last two decades.

On view from February 19 to May 14, 2012, in The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, Print/Out brings together approximately 70 series or projects drawn from MoMA's extensive collection of more than 50,000 prints and illustrated books, while also including several important loans from private and public collections.

04 Feb 2012 1:33am GMT

Pixomondo recently collaborated with TBWAChiatDay Los Angeles to create an abstract dance-infused spot promoting the 2012 GRAMMY awards show featuring electronic musician and Best New Artist nominee Skrillex.

In the spirit of the 'We Are Music' campaign, the spot features a metallic liquid pulsating and swirling to Skrillex's beats, seemingly dancing to the music.

04 Feb 2012 12:37am GMT

Duravit's latest Esplanade collection, which combines classic style with modern functionality, was designed as a reinterpretation of 18th and 19th century bathroom furniture.

Designed by Sergei Tchoban, a Russian/German architect, Esplanade combines classically inspired soft forms with modern luxuries.

03 Feb 2012 5:48pm GMT

February 3 is the birthday of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Born at the cusp of Modernism in 1893, Aalto became famous for both his buildings and his furniture designs. Aalto's ...

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03 Feb 2012 9:00am GMT

Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, a major initiative to examine new architectural possibilities for American cities and suburbs in the context of the recent foreclosure crisis in the United States, culminates in an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art from February 15 through July 30, 2012.

Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream was jointly conceived and organized by Barry Bergdoll, MoMA's Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, and Reinhold Martin, Director of Columbia University's Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture.

03 Feb 2012 7:44am GMT

16th Annual IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Design Competition is now open for entries. The competition honors manufacturers and designers for excellence in innovation, function, and aesthetic advancements in the hospitality industry.

Entries are accepted in eight categories including applied finishes and materials, textiles, flooring, individual seating, group seating, case goods and freestanding furniture, lighting, and accessories or specialties.

02 Feb 2012 11:07pm GMT

Celebrated landscape architect Thomas Balsley, FASLA, founding principal of Thomas Balsley Associates (TBA), will lead off a distinguished panel of speakers at the Center for Architecture this weekend.

Following his widely read and talked about editorial in the New York Observer, the designer will talk about public space, protest, and the future of New York in the wake of 2011's Occupy Wall Street phenomenon.

02 Feb 2012 10:52pm GMT

yoo and Century Properties Group have teamed up for a new and exciting residential project in the Philippines.

yoo inspired by Starck will define the amenity spaces of the new building and provide interior design inspirations for the living spaces. The project will officially launch the second quarter of 2012.

02 Feb 2012 6:34pm GMT

The winner of the H&M Design Award 2012 was announced today as Stine Riis, a 28 year old graduate from the London College of Fashion.

She was revealed as the global winner at a special catwalk show at Stockholm's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, where Stine presented her winning collection.

01 Feb 2012 7:03pm GMT

Hybrid Design created and launched the new worldwide site for Nike and its subsidiaries.

The objective was to create a unified experience by consolidating all corporate and media pages into a single web portal.

01 Feb 2012 5:26pm GMT

I remember the first Super Bowl game in 1967. It wasn't called the Super Bowl back then. The LA Memorial Coliseum, site of the first Super Bowl, is a 1923 ...

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01 Feb 2012 10:30am GMT

This year, Frommer's World's 10 Most Beautiful Airport Terminals includes JFK Terminal 5 in New York City. For over fifty years, Arthur Frommer has published travel advice for destinations around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Seoul, New Zealand, Singapore, Marrakech, Madrid, Uraguay, and Bilbao. These ten locations have the most beautiful airport terminals, according to Frommer's.

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30 Jan 2012 9:00am GMT

While the land "Down Under" celebrated Australia Day, the real men (and women) at work have been tennis players! The two-week long Australian Open is being wrapped up today, January ...

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29 Jan 2012 9:30am GMT

Even before the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC, controversy brewed over an inaccurate quotation on one side of the memorial sculpture. The inscription ...

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28 Jan 2012 9:30am GMT

As I re-read The Great Gatsby, I've been taking a new look at the opulent architecture of America's Gilded Age. Also this week: monumental mistakes and a very funny house.

New and Updated Pages:

• Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina
• Great American Mansions
• Palm Springs Architecture
• Words on Monuments: Mistakes on Memorials & Statues
• The Pod House in New York State

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• What's the best American city for exploring architecture?
• What qualities make a great architect?

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27 Jan 2012 8:00am GMT

G'day! In Australia, January 26 is Australia Day, a national holiday celebrating Captain Arthur Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove. Over the next 200 years, Australia's first European settlement became the ...

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26 Jan 2012 9:00am GMT

Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should energy-efficient buildings look different? These are questions being asked-and hopefully being answered-at an architecture and energy symposium on January 27, 2012 in Philadelphia.

The "Architecture and Energy" workshop is part of a program funded by US Department of Energy (DOE) grants-part of the money you hear Congress reauthorizing occasionally.

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25 Jan 2012 9:00am GMT