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The sound of silence
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Architecture & Interiors
Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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17 Apr 22
Outer peace
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Urban & Landscape Design
Design Indaba Alumnus Shigeru Ban designs a wellness retreat on Japan’s Awaji Island
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10 Apr 22
Art for art’s sake
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Urban & Landscape Design
A reimagining of one of the world’s foremost performing arts schools has healing potential for creatives and audiences alike
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10 Apr 22
Hip-hop architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architect Sekou Cooke draws inspiration from hip-hop culture for his designs
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28 Mar 22
Electric avenue
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A sculpture that harnesses the magic of light and electricity finds a home at Dior
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28 Mar 22
Changing the paradigm
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Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
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22 Mar 22
Designing with empathy
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
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20 Mar 22
Paper towns
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One architectural drawing a day for 365 days has culminated in the exhibition RSA 365
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27 Feb 22
Rays of sunshine
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Creative Economy
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Atelier Nomadic’s luxury bamboo treehouses are inspired by Mobula Rays
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20 Feb 22
An Architect’s Agenda
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David Adjaye’s first design for Ghana’s visionary healthcare initiative to be built in 2022
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14 Feb 22
Flipping the script
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Pandemic lockdowns inspired Mina Kasirifar’s multifunctional sensory furniture for kids
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6 Feb 22
Setting down roots
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Craft
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Product Design
DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas
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6 Feb 22
Light my wire
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African Design
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Craft
A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants.
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6 Feb 22
Upward mobility
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Creative Economy
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Urban & Landscape Design
Stefano Boeri Architectti brings urban forestry to social housing in Eindhoven
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31 Jan 22
Animals crossing
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African Design
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Craft
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Ardmore launches its ravishing Jabula Ceramic Collection
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30 Jan 22
Make it snappy
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Interaction Design
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Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change.
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21 Jan 22
Block party
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Architecture & Interiors
iheartblob’s Fungible/Non-fungible Pavilion paves the way for us to all become architects
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14 Jan 22
Celebrating the Arch
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Urban & Landscape Design
Few South Africans have left as profound a legacy as Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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10 Jan 22
The house that LEGO built
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Room Copenhagen launches a playful, sustainable homeware line for grown-ups
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10 Jan 22
Holding sway
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Parametric design turns an urban office block into an object of wonder
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10 Jan 22
Rain on me
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Design Thinking
Tactus Design Workshop’s self-sustainable home of the future
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30 Dec 21
Bicycle parking garage scoops major design award
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Urban & Landscape Design
An 8 000m² “space-age airport for cyclists” boosts The Hague’s transport hub
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6 Dec 21
Adrift in wonder – discover Expo 2020 Dubai’s eco-friendly Italian Pavilion
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Architecture & Interiors
Construction materials include coffee grounds, orange peels and spirulina algae
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29 Nov 21
Bjarne Mastenbroek’s new book explores earth-bound architecture
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Dig it! Building Bound to the Ground sees buildings as an extension of the planet’s crust
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23 Nov 21
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