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South Bank University students rethink London’s architecture

June 29, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Projects from London South Bank University’s architecture students, presented here as part of their VDF school show, work to improve the social fabric of the capital’s neighbourhoods and envision new purposes for the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy. The 19 concepts presented below were created by students across the school, spanning graduates and undergraduates, part- and

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This week’s VDF highlights include Rem Koolhaas, Carmé Pinos, Erwan Bouroullec, Serpentine Galleries and Kvadrat

June 27, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Week 11 of Virtual Design Festival featured interviews with MPavilion architects Carme Pinós and Rem Koolhaas, a live stream with Piet Hein Eek and takeovers from the Design Museum and the Serpentine Gallery. Virtual Design Festival, the world’s first online design festival, runs until 10 July. For the full schedule of upcoming events, visit dezeen.com/vdf/schedule. Monday

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Falmouth University students design interiors for most vulnerable members of society

June 26, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Falmouth University grads design interiors for most vulnerable

Interior design graduates from Falmouth University present projects that aim to create safe spaces for refugees, young mothers and recovering addicts in this VDF school show. The conceptual designs were created as part of the students’ three-year undergraduate degree, which encourages students to “reimagine the future of interior design”. Elsewhere at the Virtual Design Festival,

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Prostoria nestles timber pavilion amongst leafy trees in Croatian forest

June 26, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Revisiting Analogue pavilion by Prostoria

Dezeen promotion: as part of its Revisiting Analogue project, furniture brand Prostoria has constructed a house-like pavilion with “transparent walls” in a forest near its factory in Croatia. The pavilion comprises a series of blocky timber “islands” dressed with furnishings by Prostoria. Pieces have been arranged into living room-style setups, making each island appear as

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11 architecture and interior projects by students at Aalto University

June 26, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Vertical farm and restaurant by Elli Hirvonen

A home for an artist, ceramic furniture and a masterplan that condenses all human activity within a city are among the broad range of student projects Aalto University is exhibiting in this VDF school show. The 11 featured projects were completed by students across the different studios of the BA and MA Architecture and MA Interior

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Falmouth University architecture graduates present cultural centres for Isles of Scilly

June 26, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Architecture students from Falmouth University’s School of Architecture, Design and Interiors present proposals for cultural community centres on the Isles of Scilly archipelago in this VDF school show. The 11 featured projects were completed by students in their final year of the BA(Hons) Architecture course as part of the studio named A Centre for Life

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Canterbury School of Architecture students imagine interiors for fictional embassies

June 25, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

The Embassy of Waterland by Nilofur Benjamin

Eight interior architecture and design students from Canterbury School of Architecture present their visions of fictional embassies in dystopian futures in this VDF school show. The futuristic proposals were conjured up by students in their final year of studies on the BA Interior Architecture and Design course at the school, which forms part of the

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10 interior design projects by University of Huddersfield graduates that offer a “glimpse at the future”

June 24, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

The University of Huddersfield’s School of Art, Design and Architecture presents the work of 10 of its award-winning interior design graduates in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. All 10 featured projects were completed by students in their final year of study on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course, during which students are invited to

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Back to our Spaces by Arper reimagines airport and office designs after pandemic

June 24, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: these visuals by Italian brand Arper show how its modular furniture and room dividers could be used to promote social distancing in offices and airports amid the coronavirus crisis. The Back to our Spaces project is intended to show how Arper designs can be used to modify public spaces, as lockdown measures ease

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Arts University Bournemouth graduates challenge contemporary architecture industry

June 23, 2020 Dezeen staff 0

From the role of the architect to the use of materials, this VDF school show of work from Arts University Bournemouth graduates questions how the industry should function in order to contribute to the greater social and environmental good. The 12 proposals showcased below represent students’ thesis work from the Master of Architecture course, which

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