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Edifice awardsUnimpressed by your everyday surroundings? Architizer’s A+ Awards 2015 book recognises the most impressive spaces of the year, including Abiro’s Planica ski jump in Slovenia.
He really is backReboot-cum-sequel Terminator Genisys confuses the series even further -- time travel! cyborgs! -- but you’ll want to see it for Arnie, through the magic of special effects, fighting his own 80s incarnation. Out on July 3
The ex-xx starBritish producer Jamie xx -- he of The xx -- releases his first solo album, a catholic mix that includes collaborations with Four Tet and Young Thug, and spoken-word samples from TV show Top Boy. Out now.
Impossible furnitureThis chair could not have existed without 3D-printing. The foam-rubber structure -- built by Alvin Huang with a Stratasys machine -- shifts from soft in some areas to hard in others.
Finally, robot butlersAdapted from the Swedish series Real Humans, Channel 4’s new drama is set in a world full of robot servants or “Synths”. The actors consulted robotics experts to nail down their uncanny behaviour. Humans starts on Channel 4 in June.
This is a photoJulian Opie takes photographs and then digitally alters them, picking and choosing individual segments until he is left with thick-lined, modern prints. See them at the Alan Cristea Gallery in London from June 5 to July 18.
Paper gamingThe stunning "world of paper" title Tearaway Unfolded comes to PS4. Using a DualShock 4 touchpad, players control the action by making gusts of wind with a finger-flick. Out soon.
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