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Practical science
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5 Dec 22
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The VIZIUM Science and Innovation Centre in Latvia was designed by Audrius Ambrasas Architects as a merging of landscape and architecture.
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My, oh, Miami!
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28 Nov 22
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The 18th edition of Design Miami is taking place between 30 November and 4 December 2022.
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Fashion forward
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28 Nov 22
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Ten local designers and brands were awarded for their sustainability practices at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022.
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Necessity is the mother of invention
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28 Nov 22
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Tomasz Raczyński, Dominik Baraniecki and Piotr Walter win the 2022 James Dyson Award for SmartHEAL.
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Power up
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28 Nov 22
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Lift 109, the latest revamped feature of Battersea Power Station, opened to the public earlier in November.
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Carbon neutral
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21 Nov 22
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A short film about carbon-absorbing buildings premiered at the UN’s Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt.
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Tracking changes
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21 Nov 22
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The world-famous train known as the Orient Express is getting a nostalgia-inspired makeover.
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The language of precarity
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21 Nov 22
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Raw Nerves, running until 14 January 2023, is the latest exhibition at Hannah Barry Gallery in London.
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Arabian dreams
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21 Nov 22
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The largest creative festival in the Middle East took place between 8 – 13 November 2022.
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African consciousness illuminated
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14 Nov 22
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A dynamic new exhibition probes the way black culture wishes to represent itself.
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Pointed Polish giant
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14 Nov 22
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A new landmark is drawing pedestrians’ gazes in Poland’s capital city.
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Cable me home
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14 Nov 22
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Future city transport looks personalised, clean and intelligent.
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Land on Water
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7 Nov 22
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As interest in building on water grows, MAST has come up with a flatpack modular system that will allow for floating homes.
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Filling in the gaps
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7 Nov 22
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Studio DRIFT employs drones to vividly reimagine history’s architectural masterpieces.
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Telling stories through colour
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3 Nov 22
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Design Indaba partners with Google to showcase the continent's creatives through "Colours of Africa".
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Read all about it
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31 Oct 22
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The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the New Library at Magdalene College as the 26th Stirling Prize winner.
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Pretty ugly
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31 Oct 22
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Georgina Gratrix’s new exhibition converses with Irma Stern’s artworks at the iconic painter’s former home.
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Head above water
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24 Oct 22
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October.
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Parking off
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24 Oct 22
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Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet.
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Modern classics
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24 Oct 22
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Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection.
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Come home again
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17 Oct 22
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British designer Es Devlin created a cathedral-like structure illustrated with pencil drawings of London’s 243 endangered flora and fauna species.
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Tulip fever
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17 Oct 22
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The biggest design event in Northern Europe is taking place in Eindhoven between 22 and 30 October 2022.
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Babe in arms
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17 Oct 22
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Ogilvy Africa, RotoTanks and the Ministry of Health Kenya partnered on a project aimed at educating young mothers to prevent malnutrition.
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Creative business
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10 Oct 22
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Multidisciplinary artist Nene Mahlangu is the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative programme curator.
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Pavilions on a pedestal
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Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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A virtual leap for the lab
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17 Apr 22
Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
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Art across time
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17 Apr 22
Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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