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This week Lego scrapped plans to make bricks from recycled plastic and a portable charger that hacks London's Santander bikes so homeless people can charge their phones was exhibited at Central Saint Martins. Read on for more...

 

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Cliffside hotel on Italy's Amalfi Coast incorporates medieval stone defences

Cliffside hotel on Italy's Amalfi Coast incorporates medieval stone defences

A 1960s Italian hotel and the historic coastal bulwarks below have been restored by architect Bonaventura Gambardella and interior designer Nikita Bettoni.

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MyPowerbank hacks London's Santander bikes so homeless people can charge their phones

MyPowerbank hacks London's Santander bikes so homeless people can charge their phones

Central Saint Martins graduate Luke Talbot has created a portable charger that can be hooked up to rental bikes to allow people experiencing homelessness to charge their phones for free.

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Parley for the Oceans to recycle Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped

Parley for the Oceans to recycle Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped

L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's last work, is being recycled by Parley for the Oceans, which will turn it into tents and sun shades for use during the 2024 Olympics and other events in Paris.

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Lualdi expands international reach with new London showroom

Lualdi expands international reach with new London showroom

Promotion Italian door designer Lualdi has opened a flagship London showroom, which aims to promote its international reach.

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Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles

Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles

Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint.

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Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake

Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month's devastating earthquake.

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OMA reveals geometric Dhaka skyscraper as first Bangladesh project

OMA reveals geometric Dhaka skyscraper as first Bangladesh project

Dutch studio OMA has unveiled visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower, its first project in Bangladesh, which "expresses the aspirations of a dynamic nation".

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Conservation groups call for Charles Correa's under-threat modernist stadium to be saved

Conservation groups call for Charles Correa's under-threat modernist stadium to be saved

Conservation groups including the Twentieth Century Society and World Monuments Fund have called for the 1960s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, to be saved from demolition.

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"I'm filled with dread" over climate change says Liam Young

"I'm filled with dread" over climate change says Liam Young

Future-gazing architect and filmmaker Liam Young explains why he believes humans will fail to avert climate catastrophe in this interview with Dezeen.

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New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program

New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program

Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City.

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Flos appoints Barbara Corti to new CCO role

Flos appoints Barbara Corti to new CCO role

Italian lighting brand Flos has promoted Barbara Corti from chief marketing officer to become its first-ever chief creative officer, leading its creative and design team.

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"People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs"

"People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs"

Designers and brands must get thinking now about the simple, immediate changes that can make their products more accessible to people living with disabilities, writes Luc Speisser.

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