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Waste not, want not
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8 Jul 24
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A café built from waste material to open at the V&A Waterfront this July.
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Small but mighty
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3 Jul 24
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Marina Tabassum’s moveable house joins the Vitra Campus.
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Surface level
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2 Jul 24
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Es Devlin’s Art Basel installation explores sustainable energy and movement.
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The cat walk
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1 Jul 24
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South African ceramicist Hylton Nel’s cat sculptures inspired the latest Dior runway.
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Tall order
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26 Jun 24
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Forward-thinking skyscraper designs double as sustainable energy storage systems.
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Graphic content
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25 Jun 24
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Paula Scher: Works celebrates the career of the iconic graphic designer.
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Into the ecosphere
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24 Jun 24
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A trilogy of element-inspired exhibition rooms use art to explore the concept of worldmaking.
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Second skin
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19 Jun 24
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A conceptual garment provides an alternative form of sun protection.
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Built to win
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18 Jun 24
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The winners of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2024 have been announced.
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Waste to wear
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17 Jun 24
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Discarded glass beer bottles were transformed into wearables and homeware.
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Sounds of nature
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12 Jun 24
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The multi-level artificial island was inspired by soundwaves.
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Get the picture
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11 Jun 24
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Zanele Muholi’s expansive photographic career on display in a new exhibition.
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Star quality
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10 Jun 24
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The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion opened to the public on 7 June 2024.
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Change for all
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5 Jun 24
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Eleven climate-focused projects have won the ‘Redesign Everything Challenge’.
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Filter fresh
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4 Jun 24
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Filter Caps transform a bottle cap into a complete water filtration station.
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All’s fair
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3 Jun 24
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Exceptional artist talent convened in Johannesburg for the RMB Latitudes Art Fair.
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The art of speed
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29 May 24
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The 20th BMW Art Car has been unveiled.
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Happy by nature
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28 May 24
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A new exhibition explores the relationship between humans and nature.
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Shore thing
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21 May 24
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3D-printed seawalls support ecosystems while protecting marine infrastructure.
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State of the world
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20 May 24
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Artworks in Dutch wax consider the colonial legacies of Europe and Africa.
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Pavilion proud
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20 May 24
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Five standout national pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale.
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Culture club
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16 May 24
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Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons.
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Art of noise
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16 May 24
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A new exhibition celebrates the designs that shape our experience of music.
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Designer daycare
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16 May 24
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A new building by Kéré Architecture captures the playful spirit of children.
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From the Archives
antenna 2021 design graduate Rosana Escobar redefines the value of materials with her project, Unravelling the Coffee Bag
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Tracing a global product back to its local context and raw state
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antenna 2021 graduate Anandita Ayesha Rangarajan’s Hate, Spaces, Ghettos project uses architecture as a means of political and social critique
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2 Nov 21
Commenting on ghettoisation and spatial segregation in cities
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Kimia Amir-Moazami tackles food wastage with Vorkoster
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1 Nov 21
Kimia Amir-Moazami tackles food wastage with Vorkoster
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Kim Kuhl’s Nessi project focuses on saving urban greenery
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1 Nov 21
Tackling pavement drought with a simple irrigation system
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