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Global design firm Fentress Architects recently announced the winning designs for the 2011 Fentress Global Challenge, an international competition launched last fall for architecture and engineering students to present their visions for the Airport of the Future. Expert jury members narrowed the 200 submittals to 16 finalists, and then to the top three with two honorable mentions.
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The Interior Design Department at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has announced Diller Scofidio + Renfro as this year’s recipient of the Lawrence Israel Prize. Endowed by architect Lawrence J. Israel, the prize has been given annually since 1998 to an individual or firm whose ideas and work enrich FIT Interior Design students’ course of study.
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The Israeli designer will present a whole new collection for Molteni&C at the Salone del Mobile 2012
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Named after order and competence, Discipline seeks to create a new generation of furniture and accessories to lend emotion to real life
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I spent the weekend in FabLab (aka woodshop) to make a prototype for a metal lamp (inspired by a flower bud) with my group members (Phil, Ali, and Jess).
It began with the conversion of our Rhino/Grasshopper files into a software called Mastercam:
Then we used the CNC router with 1/4" and 1/8" drill bits to cut the design into 1/16" aluminum sheets:
Then we mapped each of the bending angles and noted the pressures used for the bending press:
After that, we cut a jig to bend inner tabs at 110 degrees by hand:
Learned how to use the metal bra
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Michael Lee Architects and Edward Architecture are also finalists in RIBA competition
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A new exhibition at the Architectural Association offers an opportunity to revisit Lina Bo Bardi's masterful work in Brazil
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At the Walker Art Center, the new exhibition Lifelike is imbued with emotion and a quiet fragility, probing a quieter, more personal side of the quotidian
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The Belgian designer explores the potential of steel reinforcement bars in this new table for Cappellini
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The RIBA has announced the first of three training events throughout 2012 aimed at future leaders of the architecture profession.
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A high-performance, energy-efficient chiller with sound attenuation options.
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Fringe combines bold colours and dramatic design for a versatile and striking new range of floorcoverings.
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The Ximula system provides flexible and functional storage for architect Caroline Pidcock's latest project.
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Global innovators Schock create hard-wearing, long-lasting sinkware to withstand the demands of the modern kitchen.
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The rich culture of Cuba is the inspiration behind this new design from Ivan Woods.
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The flip table's core functionality revolves around its full steel frame, available with either a silver or white powder coat finish.
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The ARDEX Group aims to be one of the world's leading solution providers of high quality specialty building materials.
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Cape Town – Over R147 billion invested over 15 years is needed to alleviate the massive backlog and improve conditions for student housing, revealed a report released by the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande today.
Releasing the ministerial committee’s report on the review of the provision of student housing in Parliament, Nzimande said inadequate student housing had been a contributing factor to the country’s high university failure rate.
He said the student bed shortage stood at about 195 800 in 2010 and was expected to rise to 207 800 next year.
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part of an imaging system called 'pureview', the nokia smartphone combines a 41-megapixel camera and carl zeiss lens to provide lossless digital zoom and high-resolution images and video. read more
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At the Hong Kong & Shenzen biennale, the architecture studio advocates for a reconstruction of architectural imaginaries that have been forgotten, destroyed, overlooked or dismissed
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Urban Splash co-founder Tom Bloxham delivers his ten top tips on how to get the most out of MIPIM…
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The French architect's study for a student residence reuses wooden pallets, creating a new skin for an old building
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Harrison and Starr houses turned down by heritage minister
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Architecture minister John Penrose has given Grade II listings to the childhood homes of Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney but has rejected calls to protect the former homes of George Harrison and Ringo Starr
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Major structural work completed
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Slight dip in January - but index remains in the black
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Students seeking $10,000 to build exhibition centre
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Sustainable development to be top of agenda
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Campaigners against plans to demolish parts of John Bancroft’s last surviving work, Elliott School in Putney, south London, have pledged to protest against a crucial council vote later this week
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These days we came across a beautiful collection of chairs and we couldn’t help not making an article about them. They caught our attention due to their original appearance with an intriguing design. The collection is designed by Japanese craftsman and designer Kin ichi Ogata who as an art lover, decided forty years ago to start its studio and to mesh structure with beauty through hand-made pieces for all everyday needs.
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Writer Brad Goldfarb has learned a thing or two from living with Alfredo Paredes, an interior-design force at Ralph Lauren. The couple's East Village duplex is a testament to their creative synergy
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 We’re a little slow off the mark – this short documentary was put up on Vimeo about four months ago (hat-tip to the Auckland Architecture Association for pointing it out. Still, it’s well worth a gander if you have a spare 15 on any given day.
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Nike Japan will host a running event - “RUN TOGETHER” - on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of East Japan Great Earthquake. The event invites runners around Japan to unite through sport and cover 32,000 kilometers - equal to the perimeter of Japan.
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Find out what's new at Architectural Digest from Editor in Chief Margaret Russell.
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 Designed by global sports specialists, Populous, construction of the new temporary Christchurch stadium is on schedule for completion in late March. The stadium is expected to have a life of between three and five years and stadium architects, Populous, are using fabric and graphics to embrace its temporary nature and give it a special identity.
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Designed by Italian designer Gianluca Rossi, Corradi’s retractable roof system lets you get the most out of outdoor spaces.
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Combining compact construction and high performance LED technology, these new downlights by TRILUX pack a punch.
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Emerging outfit Zuber Architecture has completed this £550,000 replacement for a 1960s home in Highgate, north London
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To follow up with some news from our design fellows on the ground, after Cameroon, Mozambique, Botswana, here are some updates from Alma who relocated at the beginning of February to Tanzania.
The Football for Hope program aims to build 20 centers around Africa by 2013. Up to now we have 19 centers allocated and started, so there is only one to go!
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On Saturday, March 10 (the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Japan), archiPicnic will be presenting “Ippo x 365 – Reflections on the Japanese Front”. This event will feature visual presentations by designers / architects who have been involved in the first year of recovery effort on the frontlines in Japan.
This event will be a response to the “Global PechaKucha Night- Inspire Japan” event that archiPicnic successfully hosted last year.
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Our office in Cape Town is slowly emptying as our Design Fellows are moving to their project sites. January and February have seen Elisa moving to Botswana, Alma to Tanzania and Themba is leaving this week for Mokopane in Limpopo region of South Africa.
The Football for Hope program is moving forward with two new projects in Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania. Welcome to Oliver Kienzi and Ana Ramos our design fellows for these projects!
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The world of film is helping an increasing number of developers and landlords weather the economic crisis by opening the doors of vacant buildings in London and turning their offices into film sets.
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Johannesburg - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk today told delegates at the Meetings Africa expo that South Africa was fast becoming one of the world's favourite destinations for big events, meetings, conferences and exhibitions.
According to Van Schalkwyk, the country has already secured over 200 international conferences over the next five years, which are estimated to attract 300 000 delegates and provide an economic boost of more than R1.6 billion.
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Pretoria - South Africa's plan to build nuclear plants is not a quick fix solution to the country's energy crisis but rather a step closer to cleaner energy.
Unpacking the country's plan for a diversified energy mix during government's Infrastructure Development Cluster briefing on Tuesday, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said her department had commenced with policies and strategies to bring life to the plan.
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Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal government has taken a bold step to implement broad-based black economic empowerment - at least 50 percent of all goods and services bought by all provincial departments must now be locally produced and supplied by BBBEE-compliant suppliers.
The government of KZN, through its Department of Economic Development and Tourism, signed a pledge to buy local products and make use of local services on Tuesday morning.
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Johannesburg - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has urged Gauteng motorists to register for the e-tolling system and get their e-tags ahead of the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme (GFIP).
"Registering for e-tolling is the right thing to do. We want all motorists in the province to register for their e-tolling accounts so that they can get their e-tags," said Vadi during a post-State of the Province Address media briefing at the Gauteng Legislature on Tuesday.
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A collection of upholstery, drapery, and wall fabrics that are manufactured in the United States.
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The Japanese architect's latest project is a fluid, cavernous space, diagonally weaving 2,000 wood poles to create a striking effect
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The debate and roundtable that closed the Milanese installment of the exhibition curated by Elias Redstone offers a chance to comment on the world of the Internet and paper magazines
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Henley Halebrown Rorrison, HÛT, Moxon and AStudio are among those heading for Cannes
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These temporary quarters demonstrate the potential of architectural research based on complex interpretation and packed with technical efficiency
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A selection of recent works of additive manufacturing, from industrial design to architecture, on view at Material ConneXion
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The Chinese architect, for whom "a lost tradition means a lost future," combines traditional materials with advanced building techniques in his practice, where past and present converge
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The Globus is a sophisticated mobile workstation designed by Michiel van der Kley for Artifort in in cooperation with Gispen.
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Living Divani's latest collaboration with the Asian designer for the Salone del Mobile is a set of three trestle tables in natural wood
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New town would be largest in UK since Milton Keynes
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US architects have reported a third consecutive month of improved demand, giving further impetus to belief of a recovery in the country
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