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Twenty-five women architects and designers you should know

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked our current and former Dezeen Awards judges to nominate a woman in architecture and design who should have greater recognition. Read more

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Richard Rogers’ Channel 4 headquarters among top 10 at-risk UK buildings

The Museum of London and the Channel 4 headquarters by Richard Rogers are among the UK’s top 10 under-threat buildings, according to architectural charity Twentieth Century Society. Read more

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Mass timber should « always start with forest health » says timber industry expert Arnie Didier

Increasing use of mass timber in architecture is driving good forest management practices in the United States, says Forest Business Network co-founder Arnie Didier in this interview as part of our Timber Revolution series. Read more

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« When you run out of ideas… wrap it! » says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Clouds AO’s wrapped cultural hub in Japan and Reinier de Graaf’s call for architects to stop using vacuous buzzwords. Read more

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« Many cities do not work for women »

This International Women’s Day, Arup‘s Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. Read more

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Wilson « reinvents the basketball » with airless 3D-printed lattice design

Sports equipment manufacturer Wilson has launched a prototype 3D-printed airless basketball that, unlike traditional balls, does not need to be inflated. Read more

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7UP rebrands with fresh look that is « all about being uplifting »

Beverage company PepsiCo has unveiled new branding for soft drink 7Up, which aims to reinforce the uplifting nature of the brand. Read more

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Cover Series For Jon Ronson Books

With good use of white space, playing with form and counter-form, and creative use of typography, these covers by Ala Uddin are almost textbook examples of various design techniques. The London-based designer keeps some mystery in the covers and forces the potential reader to get closer to get a first clue, brilliant. The post Cover …

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Genuine Connection is Ease

“The truth is — genuine connection is ease. It is peace. When you find it you will know. You will feel seen, you will feel like you are being mirrored back to yourself, like you are discovering the shadow of your own heart in another human being. Slowly, through loving the right people, you will …

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Everyone’s Upstairs Neighbors

This is funny.

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