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Olly Wainwright

@ollywainwright

Architecture and design critic of the @Guardian [email protected]

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linkhttp://www.theguardian.com/profile/oliver-wainwright calendar_today29-03-2009 23:40:08

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How Disney took over the world – inside a fascinating new exhibition at arc en rêve in Bordeaux (with some field notes from my adventures in the California desert...) theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Communism as collectible: the irascible and infuriating Enzo Mari explodes into the Design Museum theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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‘This is our beautiful castle’: the stunning new buildings expressing Māori pride theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Behold the astonishing 'ad hoc baroque' work of Belgian outsider architect Marcel Raymaekers – built almost entirely using salvaged components theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Olly Wainwright I quite liked the raw unfinished version -- although I had no idea the curves were for the church.

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I'm looking to speak to current students and staff at LCF to see how you find working in your new building – please get in touch, DM or [email protected]

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From cuddly OxyContin-shaped plushies to Hello Kitty shrines, a new exhibition at Somerset House explores how cuteness is being weaponised as a sugary tranquilliser 🦄🌈 theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Here's my take on Herzog & de Meuron's M+ museum in Hong Kong, a colossal tanker of art with twice the gallery area of Tate Modern. But good luck finding your way there... theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies announced as the architect of this year's Serpentine Pavilion 🇰🇷🎉theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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Chuffed to be shortlisted for Critic of the Year in the Press Awards, alongside such stellar company thepressawards.com/finalists/oliv…

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Chipperfield on working in China: “Over the last 18 years, at regular intervals, I have said, ‘Why do I have an office in Shanghai?’ It’s a pointless exercise in some sense.' theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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A quick lesson in housing finance:

Social tenants' rents aren't subsidised by your taxes. In fact, they cover the cost of maintaining the home, a chunk of the cost of building new ones and contribute to capital repairs to properties they don't live in

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Your regular reminder that 81% of new social housing lettings go to white British tenants and 90% go to UK nationals. At a dangerous political moment, please don't let the right establish one of their favourite narratives (lies): that immigrants get all the council housing.

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📢 2024 preview time! (Is anything actually opening next year, or are we all assuming the world will have ended by then?)

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