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Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards
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“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..."
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9 May 18
Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements
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Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems.
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8 May 18
This shelter is a response to forced immigration
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An eco-friendly modular shelter for displaced immigrants created by design firm DMOA.
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7 May 18
Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
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Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.
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4 May 18
This children's home enables residents to be part of the construction process
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Langbos makes use of a simplified building process that ensures that anyone can build, eliminating heavy, expensive equipment and hard labour.
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26 Apr 18
6 designers who use waste as inspiration for new products
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Food Design
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From upcycling found objects into furniture, to jewellery made of e-waste and more.
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20 Apr 18
Could building with wood be the answer to high-density cities and the housing crisis?
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Architecture & Interiors
Timber Rising predicts a future in which wood will supersede concrete and steel.
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19 Apr 18
How Angelika Nyboe Andersen moved from fashion to building some of Zambia's greenest buildings
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“Fashion has sort of given me a good foundation for construction. It has surprisingly all come together.”
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19 Apr 18
Iwo Borkowicz on finding housing solutions that serve both tourists and locals
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The young architect who was a Global Graduate at Design Indaba 2018 talks about his upcoming project in Tanzania.
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18 Apr 18
5 projects that are looking into the possible future of humans on Mars
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To celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight here's a look at some projects that are looking into space exploration.
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12 Apr 18
This film explores the legacy of colonial architecture in the Congo
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Film & Animation
The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa.
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11 Apr 18
Three unique factors that are important to building a modern city
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Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers.
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9 Apr 18
This centre offers a safe haven for Rwandan women who’ve escaped the unthinkable
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Inspired by Rwandan architecture, the Women’s Opportunity Centre is home to about 300 women.
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7 Apr 18
Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think
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Architecture & Interiors
He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system.
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5 Apr 18
Norway announces plans for a sustainable, smart city near the country’s major airport
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The ‘energy positive’ Oslo Airport City will be the first of its kind.
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29 Mar 18
Nairobi’s GoDown Art Centre gets a redesign from Sweden’s White Arkitekter
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Scandinavia's largest architecture firm reimagines Kenya’s leading centre for arts and culture.
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27 Mar 18
Three innovative buildings that show the way forward in architecture
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Urban & Landscape Design
Take a look at the cutting-edge solutions designers have used to solve modern problems of the built world on three different continents.
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26 Mar 18
Stone Wool is an eco-friendly way to control the temperature in our homes
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Engineers have identified this material as a better way to build and protect our homes and spaces.
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20 Mar 18
Swedish clinic designed with the country's refugee population in mind
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Rejecting the traditional strict clean lines typical of medical centers, the design team explored the concept of a bright facade with an unusual 3D effect.
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19 Mar 18
What if you could 3D print your own home in a matter of hours?
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Industrial Design
The ICON project’s Vulcan printer creates concrete homes in record time.
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19 Mar 18
IBUKU is pioneering the use of bamboo as a sustainable building material
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Urban & Landscape Design
“Bamboo buildings are like a living organism, every bamboo pole represents the ‘DNA’ of the building."
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16 Mar 18
Graduates in Chile transform abandoned urban lots into community spaces
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Urban & Landscape Design
Sitio Eriazo, a collective of theatre, architecture and art graduates are on a mission to restore beauty to these spaces.
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15 Mar 18
David Adjaye designs Ghana’s new National Cathedral
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African Design
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To be built in the city of Accra, the project marks Adjaye Associates’ first major project in the capital.
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14 Mar 18
Here's what makes this small Iranian town one of the world's most walkable
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Architecture & Interiors
Due to the unusual layout, no motor vehicles are permitted to enter Masuleh.
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14 Mar 18
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