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9 January: This week’s most read

Opinion
09.01.15

Smart cities Rio

Smart cities, architectural photography and Apple’s Jonathan Ive were some of the things Icon readers read about most this week

1. Can we outsmart the smart city?

Adam Greenfield looked at the perils of turning our cities onto autopilot for our Data issue.

2. Constructing Worlds

The Barbican’s photo exhibition ends on Sunday. Isabel Stevens reviewed the show for our latest issue.

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3. Industrial Facility’s Coke bottle chair

The British design studio’s latest furniture range for Brazilian brand TOG

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4. Rem Koolhaas in the country

The OMA founder’s picture essay from our Countryside issue about the significance of rural architecture remains popular among readers.

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5. Jonathan Ive

The Apple founder’s words of wisdom on design education, carelessness and the Apple Watch

DM25IveLive 2 image courtesy of the Design Museum photographer Andy Tyler

  

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