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Join the dots
Yayoi Kusama’s immersive exhibition features inflatable artworks on a grand scale.
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Way of the worm
Architects took inspiration from worms tunnelling underground for the design of the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre.
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Water park
A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain.
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Interdisciplinary architectural design practice Neri&Hu use research as a design tool
The Shanghai-based Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu spoke at Design Indaba 2020.
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Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu
Interior Designer
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architects
Founding Partners of Neri&Hu and Design Republic.
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Meet the A' Design Awards and Competition winners
These are just some of the winners across nearly 100 different design categories.
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Pixeland is China’s pixel-inspired park
Created for the people of Mianyang, China, this multifunctional public space looks at how digital pixels can be used as functional art.
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Curtain-like exterior gives this new building a sense of always being in motion
The Shanghai Bund Financial Center is a collaboration between Foster & Partners and Heatherwick Studio.
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Introducing MobyMart, the autonomous grocery store on wheels
“It is the store that comes to you, instead of you coming to the store.”
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Watch artist Red Hong Yi create an intricate portrait from 20 000 sunflower seeds
“The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.”
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Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste
A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste.
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Dignified chaos
The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale.
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Han Feng
Fashion Designer
Han Feng is one of the most sought-after fashion designers in the world, for her clothing and accessories, as well as costume and exhibition designs.
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