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Pratt Institute interior design graduates focus on ethical and social responsibility

May 29, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

An elevator that facilitates awkwardness and an urban-farming capsule hotel are among the projects presented in this Virtual Design Festival school show by interior design graduates from New York’s Pratt Institute. The final thesis works were created by a mixture of students from the Bachelors and Masters courses in interior design from Pratt’s School of

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Pratt Institute interior design graduates focus on ethical and social responsibility

May 29, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

An elevator that facilitates awkwardness and an urban-farming capsule hotel are among the projects presented in this Virtual Design Festival school show by interior design graduates from New York’s Pratt Institute. The final thesis works were created by a mixture of students from the Bachelors and Masters courses in interior design from Pratt’s School of

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Simone de Gale Architects explores “rhythm, pattern and repetition” in the built environment

May 26, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
Simone de Gale Architects explores "rhythm, pattern and repetition"

VDF studio profiles: Simone de Gale Architects is a London-based practice that works not just in building and interior design, but has also developed new material technology for the military and secured a masterplan project in Tbilisi, Georgia. The studio was established in 2010 and has since taken on international projects in the US, the Caribbean

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American University in Dubai architecture graduates tackle social issues in the UAE

May 22, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
Projects from AUD architecture grads tackle social issues in the UAE

Fifteen architecture graduates from the American University in Dubai (AUD) present work addressing the living and working conditions of local labour workers and other pressing social concerns in this Virtual Design Festival school show. The projects represent the final outcome of the Architectural Design Studio X part of the BArch course at the AUD’s School

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This week’s VDF highlights include Archigram, Faye Toogood, Ben van Berkel and an exclusive piano performance by Rosey Chan

May 16, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
This week's VDF featured Archigram, Faye Toogood and UNStudio

In the fifth week of the Virtual Design Festival, we interviewed Standard Architecture and Sauerbruch Hutton, as well as launching an exclusive series of videos about Archigram. Virtual Design Festival is the world’s first digital design festival, with a full schedule of events running until 30 June. Monday 11 May VDF x Archigram: The debut instalment

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SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

March 31, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
SheltAir gridshells can be inflated in 8 hours to isolate coronavirus patients

German architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed SheltAir, domed bio-containment pods erected using inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate. SheltAir consists of a gridshell of plastic rods, which is assembled flat before being pushed up into its final, domed shape through a pneumatic formwork of inflatables. This blow-up cushion is made of PVC-coated

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Architecture and design events in March 2020 from Dezeen Events Guide

February 28, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
Dezeen Events Guide March

Melbourne Design Week, Homexpo Israel, DesignMarch in Reykjavik and the Collectible design fair in Brussels are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this March. Other events taking place include the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, Boston Design Week and the Cambio exhibition by design duo Formafantasma at London’s Serpentine Sackler Gallery. To mark

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15 architecture and design exhibitions in London for Dezeen Day attendees to enjoy

October 21, 2019 Jennifer Hahn 0
15 design and architecture exhibitions in London during Dezeen Day

Coming to London for our Dezeen Day conference and the Dezeen Awards party on 30 October? To help you make the most of your trip, here’s a guide to the best shows in town. Dezeen Day takes place at BFI Southbank in central London, part of the Southbank arts complex. Our partner hotel, The Hoxton

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“Surviving on Mars could teach us how to live more sustainably on earth”, says Design Museum’s Moving to Mars curator

October 17, 2019 Jennifer Hahn 0
Moving to Mars exhibition opens at Design Museum in London

The Moving to Mars exhibition, which opens tomorrow at London’s Design Museum, explores putting humans on the red planet as the final frontier for design. The show is structured into five parts: Imagining Mars, The Voyage, Survival, Mars Futures and Down to Earth. It explores themes including the role that design plays in keeping astronauts

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