How to re-use, re-cycle or re-porpuse an oil platform? Create a single axonometric drawing![SUMMARY]The participants are asked to repurpose an oil platform by following the requirements of the brief and one axonometric projection to represent it, with absolute freedom of interpretation, technique and level
FIU Department of Architecture Lecture SeriesSpring 2023 Jacob van Rijs, founder and principal of MVRDV. “For us at MVRDV, architecture is about people. A good design is one that allows people to feel happy, to be comfortable, to achieve their goals, and to
By associating user interaction with nano-technology, Bina Baitel studio created ‘Recto Verso’.Recto-Verso is a reversible lamp that uses OLED technology, organic light-emitting diodes made of carbon and hydrogen-base materials in the form of extremely fine light-weight plaques.OLED is an organic light-emitting diode in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound which
The Boston-based practice hosts an online studio visit.The League’s FF – Distance Edition events are informal online studio visits offering a behind-the-scenes look at leading design practices. This season’s events feature practices navigating the legacies and possibilities of American infrastructure, from ecological systems and transit hubs to community facilities and social networks.Leers Weinzapfel Associates was founded
Student Ideas Competition for the National Capital RegionRepairing the Urban Fabric to Create a More Vibrant Capital Core Area Urban planning and design have the potential to dramatically transform our collective surroundings, influencing and enabling the way we use public spaces. The Urban Design Challenge is a competition that invites students from across the country
Dutch company Vanmoof has created its first hyperbike, which promises faster speeds and longer distances between charges than your standard electric bike.The launch of VanMoof’s pedal-assisted V is a challenge to lawmakers around the world. “When we first started imagining what the V could become, we very soon agreed it’s about a whole new approach
The Seattle-based architecture, urban design, and interiors practice opens its studio for a virtual visit.The League’s FF – Distance Edition events are informal online studio visits offering a behind-the-scenes look at leading design practices. This season’s events feature practices navigating the legacies and possibilities of American infrastructure, from ecological systems and transit hubs to community
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting.Plusminus is a versatile lighting system that takes the concept of the light rail to a new level.This system is made with a conductive textile ribbon at its core that allows for free placement of the luminaires and the creation of unique light solutions on
Novecento Two-in-One Lighting System is the new design competition by Novecento and Desall. Creative talents are invited to submit proposals for a versatile and modern LED lamp that can be installed both as a flush ceiling light and a pendant light. The lamp should
Introduction: Health studies document the increase in stress and greater prevalence of some mental disorders in the cities. The constant interaction of urban life is leading to psychological problems. Research shows that even a brief interaction with nature has mental healing benefits. Natural features in the cities are a necessity, features that enhance human health.
Members of the London-based collective visit New York to present their recent projects.Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art. Assemble is a collective working across disciplines including architecture, research, design, and public art. Founded in London in 2010 to undertake a single self-built project
Beautifully accommodating style as well as endless storage needs, Portugal-based Teixeira Design Studio skillfully fabricates “Embrace” – an alluring sideboard boasting unique joints, soft curves and overlapping layers. Widely known for brilliantly crafting truly one-of-a-kind innovative objects that harmoniously blends with any interior, offers smooth functionality and is a feast to the eyes – “design is
Design Concrete 2023Design Concrete 2023 is a national student competition which encourages architecture students to explore the benefits of designing sustainably with concrete.The competition is open to students studying at schools of architecture, landscape architecture and the built environment in the UK, and is free to enter.The 2023 project is to design a sustainable concrete
An interdisciplinary team from The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, The University of Tasmania and The Australian National University have collaborated on a new exhibition exploring the significant relationship between mass migration and the modernisation of Australia post-WWII.The objects
Anastassiya Leonova, designer of the M-Lamp series, is the founder and creative director of Filo, a Kazakhstan-based design studio.Design is a life style existing in objects which surround us. Designer is the soul creator for these objects.M-Lamp is a play about three forms. Each one of these narrating its story. A story about its owner.The lamps
The Tartu City Government and the Estonian Association of Architects have announced the international architecture competition for the Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre. The purpose of the single-stage architecture competition is to find the best architectural design for the building and outdoor space of the Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre.Participants are invited to design a joint building for
The biggest trade show of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa has created an avenue to expand the frontiers of the Nigerian Water and Hvac environment with an enlightened Workshop and also had strong supported presence of various Engineering bodies. Significant demand
Download our DWalking guide (pdf, mobile-friendly) with all the info for visiting.The inspiration behind this partition comes from the Japanese traditional Kumiki technique: “Jigoku-Gumi” a method of assembling grooved wood in a staggered manner without using nails or adhesives.It is called “Jigoku(Hell)-Gumi(Assembling)” because it is difficult to remove once assembled.Nishihara thought of a partition made of
DesignTO’s eighth annual symposium brings seven multidisciplinary experts together to design responses to the problem of waste and waste management in the context of the global climate crisis. Speakers include Lauren Goodman, Norwin Anne, Noora Khezri (Mad arkitekter), JP King, Mitchell May and Stephanie Mah (Giaimo), and Kirsty Robertson (Centre for Sustainable Curating at Western
The ceiling’s highest points, creating the illusion that natural light is pouring into the ‘cave’.Located on the first floor of a building surrounded by skyscrapers in Central Beijing, White Cave is a retail and gallery space that not only sells clothes but various designer pieces such as furniture and paintings.As such, 123 Architects conceived the
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2023 is now open for entries! International Photography Awards (IPA) 2023: The International Photography Awards (IPA) recently has announced the launch of its 20th anniversary edition, inviting any living photographer, 18 years of age or older, from any country to participate. photography architecture photography fine art photography nature photography competitions About
