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This week Louis Vuitton overhauled its stores with life-like Yayoi Kusama animatronics and AL_A won planning permission for the world's first magnetised fusion power plant. Read on for more...

 

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AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant

AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant

Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA.

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Louis Vuitton overhauls stores with Yayoi Kusama polka-dots and life-like animatronics

Louis Vuitton overhauls stores with Yayoi Kusama polka-dots and life-like animatronics

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has transformed its stores across the world for the launch of its anticipated capsule collection with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.

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Ten high-profile US buildings being completed in 2023

Ten high-profile US buildings being completed in 2023

We round up 10 architecture projects set to be completed in the United States in 2023, including a cavernous Manhattan museum extension and Austin's tallest skyscraper.

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Seoul Design Award seeks innovative projects that facilitate "sustainable daily life"

Seoul Design Award seeks innovative projects that facilitate "sustainable daily life"

Promotion: Seoul Design Award is seeking entrants who have designed projects that solve everyday problems in sustainable ways for its annual design prize.

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Becoming all-electric a "natural evolution" says Harley-Davidson CEO

Becoming all-electric a "natural evolution" says Harley-Davidson CEO

American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is transitioning to become an all-electric brand in a process that will take decades, explains its CEO Jochen Zeitz in this interview.

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Lenovo unveils folding laptop with two full-sized screens

Lenovo unveils folding laptop with two full-sized screens

Chinese technology brand Lenovo has developed what it claims is the "world's first" full-sized OLED double-screen laptop, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week.

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MVRDV reveals plans for Wuhan Library with "stepped terraces of books"

MVRDV reveals plans for Wuhan Library with "stepped terraces of books"

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled designs for a 140,000 square metre library in Wuhan, China, with a sweeping form that takes cues from the topography of its surroundings.

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PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects

PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects

A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives.

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"Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"

"Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"

Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.

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TCL unveils AR glasses that overlay the world with digital info

TCL unveils AR glasses that overlay the world with digital info

Chinese electronics brand TCL has launched a pair of augmented-reality glasses at CES 2023 called RayNeo X2, with features including language translation and GPS navigation.

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Artificial intelligence and the circular economy will dictate design in 2023

Artificial intelligence and the circular economy will dictate design in 2023

Designers including Philippe Starck and Titi Ogufere share their predictions for 2023's major design trends, from the continued rise of AI to how inflation could impact the industry.

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"Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"

"Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"

Incessant squabbling between advocates of classical and modernist architecture is an unhelpful distraction in the face of the climate emergency, which requires us to escape both, writes Barnabas Calder.

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Carlo Ratti proposes "world's largest urban solar farm" in Rome for World Expo 2030

Carlo Ratti proposes "world's largest urban solar farm" in Rome for World Expo 2030

A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett.

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Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters

Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters

Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy".

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Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70

Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70

Nelda Rodger, the co-founder and editorial director of architecture and design magazine Azure, has passed away after a long illness.

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