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Fruits of labour
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12 Dec 22
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Seeds of the Fig at Twee Jonge Gezellen farm features sculptures by 24 celebrated African artists.
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High rise
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12 Dec 22
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The winners of the 15th annual World Architecture Festival were announced recently in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Art Down Under
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12 Dec 22
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A new building overlooking Sydney Harbour was recently added to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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The Life Aquatic
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12 Dec 22
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Italian scuba diver and gardener Sergio Gamberini designed Nemo’s Garden, the world’s first underwater garden.
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Cool ideas
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5 Dec 22
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Designer Yael Issacharov has created an electricity-free airconditioning system made of terracotta tiles combined with a water flow.
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Timeless timber
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5 Dec 22
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Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been announced as the 22nd Serpentine Pavilion designer.
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Tickled pink
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5 Dec 22
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Design Indaba alum Morag Myerscough has transformed a courtyard at Sheffield Children's Hospital into a kaleidoscope of colour.
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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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Measurable impact | Robert Wong explores humanity’s possible futures at Google
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4 Feb 20
Chief creative officer of Google Creative Lab, Robert Wong spoke at Design Indaba 2020.
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The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
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Exploring the connection between aromas and our memory
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“It’s really important for us to make emotion that could differentiate smell in how something makes you feel when you smell it.”
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