Es Devlin's expo pavilion | Grimshaw wins Gold Medal | Harry Potter wand kit

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [Architecture]( [Interiors]( [Design]( [Technology]( [News]( [Jobs]( [Es Devlin to design interactive Poem Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020]( [Es Devlin to design UK pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020]( British set designer [Es Devlin]( has been chosen to create the UK Pavilion at the [Dubai Expo 2020](, with a performative structure that will use [artificial intelligence]( to write poems. [More ›]( [Nicholas Grimshaw to receive "well overdue" 2019 RIBA Royal Gold Medal]( [2019 RIBA Royal Gold Medal]( The [Royal Institute of British Architects]( has announced [Nicholas Grimshaw]( as the recipient of the 2019 [Royal Gold Medal]( for a lifetime of landmark projects. [More ›]( [Michael Kors buys Versace in bid to rival the big European luxury conglomerates]( [Michael Kors buys Versace in bid to rival the big European luxury conglomerates]( American fashion brand Michael Kors Holdings has acquired Versace, one of the last independent European fashion houses. [More ›]( [The rising use of recycled plastic in design is "bullshit" says Jan Boelen]( [Jan Boelen at the Istanbul Design Biennial]( Designers should stop using [recycled plastic]( and instead use [bioplastics]( made from natural materials such as algae if they want to reduce pollution, according to [Istanbul Design Biennial]( curator Jan Boelen. [More ›]( [Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan]( Art director Robert Vattilana used expanses of pale marble, gauzy curtains and an array of curious ornaments to create a "dreamy" atmosphere inside fashion [boutique]( Forte Forte, in Milan. [More ›]( [Graphic designer Anthon Beeke dies aged 78]( [Graphic designer Anthon Beeke dies aged 78]( Dutch [graphic designer]( Anthon Beeke, the creator of the 1969 Naked Ladies typeface, has passed away aged 78 following a stroke. [More ›]( [Five of the best architectural assistant roles available this week]( Our selection of the five best architectural assistant roles available on [Dezeen Jobs]( includes positions with Australian architecture firm [Hassell]( and London-based architecture studio [Haworth Tompkins](. [More ›]( [Kirkby Design and Tom Dixon launch fabrics digitally printed with photos of foil and hair]( Nottinghamshire-based textile brand Kirkby Design has partnered with British designer [Tom Dixon]( to transform photographs of textured materials such as foil and hair into digitally printed [textiles](. [More ›]( [Steel-framed "winter gardens" form the facade of Nightingale 1 housing development]( [Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture]( Breathe Architecture has completed an [apartment building]( in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, with metal-framed winter gardens arranged along its street facing facade. [More ›]( [NASA Glenn Research Center by Ten Arquitectos begins construction in Ohio]( [NASA Glenn Research Center by Ten Arquitectos]( A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for an office building at [NASA]('s field centre in [Cleveland](, designed by Mexican firm [Ten Arquitectos](, to coincide with the space agency's 60th anniversary. [More ›]( [Nike's "tallest" airbag cushion boosts Air Max 720 shoe]( [Nike Air Max 720]( [Nike]( has revealed a sneaker with a bulbous heel, and a bold "retro future" design that the sports brand's team attributes to the current political climate. [More ›]( [Cracked beam forces closure of Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco]( [San Francisco's new transportation hub]( has closed less than two months after opening, following the discovery of a major crack in one of its steel beams. [More ›]( [Kano's Harry Potter wand kit lets you code spells]( [Kano's Harry Potter wand kit lets you code spells]( Tech company [Kano]( has created a coding kit for the Harry Potter universe, with a wand that users can programme to cast spells when they wave their hand. [More ›]( [Kano battles "throwaway culture of electronics" by teaching kids how to take apart their tech]( Slimmer, lighter devices are the goal for most technology companies, but not [Kano](. In this interview, the designers behind the pioneering STEM toy company make their case for tech products that can be easily disassembled. [More ›]( [Amin Taha ordered to demolish his RIBA Award-winning home and office 15 Clerkenwell Close]( Architect [Amin Taha]( has been served a demolition order for his stone-framed 15 Clerkenwell Close housing block in London, which is [shortlisted for a Dezeen Award](, and has already [won an RIBA Award](. [More ›]( [Pablo Escobar's former Medellín home to be torn down]( [Monaco Building, Pablo Escobar's former home in Medellin]( The concrete Mónaco building in the [Colombian]( city of Medellín, once home to infamous drug baron Pablo Escobar, is set to be demolished to make way for a public space. [More ›]( [Villeroy and Boch to explore hotel interiors of the future in smart design conference]( [Villeroy & Boch promotion]( Dezeen promotion: interior designers the Sundukovy Sisters and Dezeen's [Marcus Fairs]( are on the programme of the Villeroy and Boch Smart Design and Wellbeing 2018 conference taking place in Barcelona. [More ›]( [Assemble's Granby Workshop releases "extremely vibrant" Encaustic Tiles]( [Assemble’s Granby workshop releases "extremely vibrant" tile collection]( [Granby Workshop](, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective [Assemble](, has launched a range of brightly coloured [tiles](. [More ›]( [Robert Gurney renovates 200-year-old brick townhouse in Washington DC]( [Renovation on Cox's Row by Robert Gurney Architect]( American architect [Robert Gurney]( sought to open up views, and balance old and new, while [renovating]( a four-storey historic dwelling in the Georgetown area of the US capital. [More ›]( ["Goldsmiths CCA is an art gallery not a squat, and it is unseemly for it to pretend to be one"]( Assemble's approach to [transforming a public bathhouse into an art centre]( is refreshing, says [Owen Hatherley](, but the results feels a little too much like a celebration of poverty. 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