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This week, Alejandro Aravena was named Pritzker laureate and tributes were paid to David Bowie
This week on Dezeen: the death of legendary musician and creative force David Bowie, and the announcement of this year's Pritzker Prize winner dominated headlines this week.
![David Bowie illustration by Helen Green](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/David-Bowie_Helen-Green-illustration_dezeen_sqa.gif)
Illustrators and graphic designers created tributes to David Bowie and posted images interpreting his iconic style, while Dezeen editors selected their favourite design moments from the musician's career.
![Gareth Hoskins](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Gareth-Hoskins_dezeen_sq.jpg)
Respects were also paid to Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins, who died aged 48 following a short illness.
![Alejandro Aravena](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Alejandro-Aravena_portrait_sq.jpg)
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena was named as the 2016 recipient of the Pritzker Prize, and spoke exclusively to Dezeen about the failure of universities.
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![Zaha Hadid](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Zaha-Hadid_Japanese-stadium-designs_sq.jpg)
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics refused to pay Zaha Hadid for her scrapped stadium, then Kengo Kuma denied plagiarising the design when drafting its replacement.
![Windhover-Contemplative-Center-Aidlin-Darling-Design-Stanford_dezeen_sqa](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Windhover-Contemplative-Center-Aidlin-Darling-Design-Stanford_dezeen_sqa.jpg)
Eighteen of this year's best US architecture projects were awarded by the American Institute of Architects and Henning Larsen got the go-ahead for a ring-shaped extension to a Danish hospital.
![432 Park Avenue New York by Raphael Viñoly](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/432-Park-Avenue-New-York-Raphael-Vinoly_dezeen_sq.jpg)
Instagram users captured dramatic images of 432 Park Avenue, the super-tall tower in Manhattan by Rafael Viñoly Architects, and a shoe-shaped church was built in Taiwan to encourage female visitors.
![The Heygate Estate, south London](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Heygate-Estate_London_Simon-Kennedy_dezeen_sq.jpg)
UK prime minister David Cameron revealed plans to bulldoze post-war housing estates in Britain, describing them as "brutal" and a "gift to criminals and drug dealers". The director of a prominent heritage organisation urged Cameron to reconsider.
![Renzo Piano London Street skyscraper](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2015/10/31-London-Street-skyscraper-by-Renzo-Piano_dezeen_sq11.jpg)
In other news, Terry Farrell attacked Renzo Piano's plans for a 72-storey skyscraper in London before unveiling his own rival scheme.
![160 Leroy Residence by Herzog and de Meuron](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/160-Leroy-Residence-Hero-Herzog-De-Meuron-NYC_dezeen_sq4.jpg)
New images were published Herzog & de Meuron's latest Manhattan condo building, and the Swiss firm launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects.
![Casa Wabi Bosco Studio House by Tadao Ando](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Casa-Wabi_Bosco-Studio-House_Tadao-Ando_Puerto-Escondido_Oaxaca_Mexico_dezeen_sq.jpg)
Japanese architect Tadao Ando completed a house and art centre for a picturesque site on the Mexican seafront and the second-tallest building in the world was completed in Shanghai.
![McDonalds 2016 rebrand](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Mcdonalds-2016-Global-Packaging-Rebrand_dezeen_sqc.jpg)
In design news, McDonald's rolled out simplified packaging and American auto brand VLF Automotive unveiled its Force 1 supercar amid a legal battle with British manufacturer Aston Martin.
![Janet Echelman 1.8 installation for Lumiere London](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Janet-Echelman-installation_Lumiere-London_night_dezeen_sq1.jpg)
Popular projects this week on Dezeen included Janet Echelman's billowing installation above London's busy Oxford Circus junction, Mae Architects' renovation of an unloved housing estate and a concrete Portuguese house overlooking a valley.
![Hillington Square by Mae Architects](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/01/Hillington-Square_Mae-Architects_dezeen_sq.jpg)
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