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This week, the Brexit crisis rumbled on
This week on Dezeen: experts spoke out about the damaging effects the Brexit vote could have on the UK's creative sector this week as political uncertainty continued to grip the nation.
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In response to the ongoing crisis, Dezeen contacted industry leaders for their insights and reactions to the EU referendum result. Rohan Silva – former advisor to David Cameron and co-founder of creative workspace Second Home – said architects and designers need to stop complaining and start fighting for better post-Brexit policies.
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Business strategist and financial expert Massimo Gray warned that the Brexit vote could be "almost terminal" for small architecture design firms, advising them to focus on creativity and brand values.
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Designer Nelly Ben Hayoun organised a demonstration in central London to express "anger at the whole referendum process", pointing out that Brexit threatens British students' eligibility to access the Erasmus exchange programme.
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Elsewhere, a leading intellectual property firm stated that UK design firms will likely have to pay more to protect their designs and a lawyer who advises design and fashion companies said creative businesses in the UK should consider relocating.
See Dezeen's coverage of the ongoing Brexit crisis »
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In other news this week, the first death caused by a self-driving car was reported, while Swedish furniture giant Ikea recalled one of its most popular designs after killing three children in two years.
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Filmmaker George Lucus confirmed the withdrawal of his controversial MAD-designed museum for Chicago in the same week that architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien won the long-running competition to design the Obama Presidential Library in the city.
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A transparent slide at the top of Los Angeles' tallest skyscraper opened to thrill-seeking visitors and the world's largest ferris wheel in New York reached an important construction milestone.
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In other US news, the American Institute of Architects announced the winners of this year's Small Projects Awards.
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Danish studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter revealed its designs for a tent-like climate research centre in Greenland and a Shakespearean-style wooden theatre opened in France.
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Björk partnered with Neri Oxman to create a 3D-printed mask based on the Icelandic musician's face, and lighting brand Plumen released pendants with miniature bunting for kids.
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Car brand BMW unveiled a self-driving MINI concept car designed that could change colour depending on the driver's mood and engineering firm Rolls-Royce showcased its ideas for an autonomous ship.
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Popular projects this week included a major new cultural complex in Athens by Renzo Piano, a giant broken camera-lens installation designed to honour a photojournalist killed in war and a remote timber-clad home in Canada.
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