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Meet the makers
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22 Jan 24
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Design Indaba Emerging Creative Jessie Zinn highlights South African fashion icons in a new video series.
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Architectural anticipation
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15 Jan 24
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Take a look at five of the most-anticipated buildings set for completion in 2024.
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Sight walks
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15 Jan 24
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‘Sidewalks to See’ helps the visually impaired to navigate city streets.
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Lights up
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15 Jan 24
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Light installations play among natural vistas in Abu Dhabi.
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The worm turns
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9 Jan 24
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Edel Rodriguez illustrates his own life for the first time.
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Peachy keen
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9 Jan 24
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Peach Fuzz is the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2024.
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Spiritual sanctuary
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9 Jan 24
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A modern mosque is inspired by traditional architecture
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Great Yes, Great No
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13 Dec 23
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New William Kentridge drawings and sculptures on show in Cape Town
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Design in motion
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13 Dec 23
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A wearable sleeve helps those with neuromuscular diagnoses gain mobility.
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Best of the best
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13 Dec 23
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The 2023 World Architecture Festival winners have been announced.
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City in a city
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4 Dec 23
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This redesigned Tokyo district is a modern urban village.
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Not just another brick in the wall
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4 Dec 23
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Striking murals across Cape Town ask viewers to consider the ocean.
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Lasting impressions
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4 Dec 23
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Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS takes home the top prize at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023.
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Outside the box
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28 Nov 23
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Tadao Ando’s first Australian structure, MP10, is topped with a giant aluminium disc.
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Eye of the beholder
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28 Nov 23
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Zeitz MOCAA ushers in the summer season with two new lens-based exhibitions.
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Defining tomorrow
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28 Nov 23
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The 2023 James Dyson Award winners have been announced.
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Down to earth
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24 Nov 23
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An immersive exhibition five metres underground opens in the Western Cape
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Tied together
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24 Nov 23
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From headscarves to stadium seats, Crafted Liberation is a cry for gender equality in Iran.
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Caring home
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23 Nov 23
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A daycare centre in Japan plays a unique community role.
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Bodily exchange
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16 Nov 23
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This store makes consumers rethink the concept of ‘product’.
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Pyramid scheme
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16 Nov 23
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The third annual Art D'Égypte exhibition sets contemporary art against the pyramids.
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Talent show
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16 Nov 23
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Lukhanyo Mdingi has won a prestigious international fashion prize.
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Sci-fi scenes
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6 Nov 23
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Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest building is a futuristic centre of innovation and gathering.
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Fire bug
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6 Nov 23
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A repurposed smartphone becomes a wildfire detection system.
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#DI Alumnus Snøhetta takes Green Building One Step further by Developing Sustainable Concrete
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14 Jun 21
Norwegian studio Snøhetta’s pioneering new forms of concrete will change the urban landscape for the better.
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#DI Speaker Sir David Adjaye Showcases his Sculpture alongside Painting by Adam Pendleton
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14 Jun 21
Pace Gallery’s dynamic two-person show explores identity and language.
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#DI Speaker Bjarke Ingels’ O-Tower Combines Architectural Prowess and Cutting-Edge Sustainability
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14 Jun 21
This future landmark by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) embodies design elegance and innovative technology.
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