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The largest ever Bauhaus retrospective,“Bauhaus. A Conceptual Model” has opened at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, 90 years after the institution’s founding.  Spiegel Online

Heinz Edelmann, the graphic designer and illustrator who created the comically hallucinogenic animated Beatles film “Yellow Submarine,” has died at the age of 75.  NYT

2G N.50 Sou Fujimoto is now available and would make a worthy addition to your library.

Prada’s Transformer underwent it’s final flip this week from the rectangular plane of the  movie theatre to the cruciform plane for contemporary art.  via IHT

The 2009 Stirling Prize shortlist includes some unexpected choices. bdonline

“Moscow’s skyline and architectural heritage are on the verge of being destroyed forever because of low-quality renovations and thoughtless demolition, according to a report released yesterday by a group of Russian and international activists.  Of particular concern are Constructivist buildings, seen internationally as some of the most important architecture that Russia has given the world.…