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Could building with wood be the answer to high-density cities and the housing crisis?
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Timber Rising predicts a future in which wood will supersede concrete and steel.
19 Apr 18
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Robotic traffic officers direct cars on Kinshasa’s roads
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African Design
Solar-powered robotic traffic cops have been “hired” to regulate the disorderly traffic in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
18 Apr 18
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How this young photographer is creating a career while helping to correct mis-representation
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Images help us to not only interpret the world around us but also challenge deep-rooted and sometimes harmful conventions.
18 Apr 18
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This Solar Grill makes cooking easier in areas with no electricity
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The cooker stores solar energy for cooking at any time of the day.
18 Apr 18
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Iwo Borkowicz on finding housing solutions that serve both tourists and locals
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The young architect who was a Global Graduate at Design Indaba 2018 talks about his upcoming project in Tanzania.
18 Apr 18
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Vukuzenzele is a digital puzzle game helping to redesign informal settlements
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African Design
The game uses the concept of re-blocking to reimagine the layout of an informal settlement in order to create better access to basic services.
17 Apr 18
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Copenhagenize Design Co. is making moves to see more bicycles in urban areas
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“The bicycle is the most powerful tool in our urban toolboxes to fix our cities.”
17 Apr 18
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What will advertising look like 100 years from now?
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Creative Economy
We chat with former Vice Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of international consulting firm R/GA about carving success in this ever-changing industry.
16 Apr 18
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Ekene Ijeoma deconstructs the US national anthem as a comment on mass imprisonment
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In Deconstructed Anthems, he built a software that removes notes from the US national anthem at the same rate Americans have been imprisoned.
16 Apr 18
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See the novel ways these designers are innovating healthcare practices
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Product Design
From beautiful colostomy bags to a USB stick that’s also an HIV testing kit, these projects affirm that the future of healthcare is in safe hands.
16 Apr 18
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