This week on Dezeen, insurance company Lloyd's of London revealed it would overhaul the iconic Underwriting Room at the heart of its high-tech Lloyd's building in London designed by Richard Rogers.
The company will carry out the "once in a generation" overhaul of the central space to better accommodate its flexible working practices, following the coronavirus pandemic. However, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is not currently involved in the redesign of the Underwriting Room and has declined to comment on the plans.
Students to sue The Glasgow School of Art for "underprovided education" during pandemic
Also in the UK, students at The Glasgow School of Art are planning to sue the school over its alleged failure to provide adequate education during the coronavirus pandemic. The student group, which calls itself Art School Racket, has hired law firm Harper Macleod and launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a legal challenge against the art university.
Minecraft library provides gamers with "a safe haven for press freedom"
In technology news, non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and creative advertising agency DDB have teamed up to build a virtual library called The Uncensored Library inside video game Minecraft.
The virtual library, which holds articles that are banned in countries including Russia and Egypt, was created so that gamers in countries with stringent press censorship rules are able to access the material.
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