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Big Time

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Film & Animation

Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG and master of promotion, is the subject of a new documentary, titled BIG TIME. >

17 Jan 18
Neri Oxman

Architect, designer and inventor. >

16 Jan 18
Winy Maas on the importance of remarkable buildings in future cities

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

"Remarkable buildings can help us navigate ourselves through this kind of monstrous, and endless mediocrity that most cities are." >

16 Jan 18
Tshepo Sealetsa

This young designer aims to take the interior design and architecture world by storm. >

11 Jan 18
Paloma Strelitz brings humanity to the practise of urban design

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The co-founder of the Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective on creating spaces that enable upliftment. >

11 Jan 18
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >

6 Jan 18
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

4 Jan 18
Yemi Kacoutie on immersing herself in the world of building design

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

"Architects don’t just design buildings, they also influence the impact these buildings have on the humans who occupy them." >

20 Dec 17
The #ArchForArch adds more public art at Constitution Hill

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

On the 21st anniversary of our Constitution, an Arch for Arch is installed at Constitution Hill. >

15 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 6: Bringing the Arch for Arch to life

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In our final episode, we learn what it took to pull off this momentous challenge. >

9 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 5: Bishop Margaret Vertue on Desmond Tutu and the true role of the church in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The anglican priest shares with us her thoughts on the Arch’s legacy in the 5th episode of our series on the Arch for Arch project. >

8 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 4: Albie Sachs on the remarkable legacy of Desmond Tutu

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the fourth episode of our video series, the former judge examines his relationship with the Arch. >

7 Dec 17
Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing. >

4 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 3: The value of our South African Constitution

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The third episode takes us to Constitution Hill, the site of the highest court in South Africa. >

3 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa. >

2 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 1: Is democracy a design project?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

Design Indaba and Liberty partnered on the series to tell the story of the man behind the Arch For Arch monument in Cape Town. >

1 Dec 17
Peter Veenstra

Landscape architect and partner in LOLA landscape architects. >

29 Nov 17
Aidan Bennetts

This designer is a multitalented force between the worlds of decor, interior design, retail and broadcasting. >

21 Nov 17
Marcus Engman talks about the role furniture will play in the home of the future

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

IKEA's Head of Design says design should be more inclusive and serve the needs of more people instead of a few. >

10 Nov 17
A new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems. >

1 Nov 17
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design

Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes. >

30 Oct 17
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >

28 Oct 17
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >

24 Oct 17
Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards. >

17 Oct 17

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