Hawthorn House in Victoria, Australia designed by Edition Office
Melbourne-based Australian architectural studio Edition Office has designed Hawthorn House in Victoria, Australia. The house features two arched structural concrete shrouds linked by a walkway and a courtyard garden. Ground floor formal and informal living spaces are separated into two pavilions connected by a north-facing garden and courtyard. Sleeping and bathing spaces are located on the first floor, set in from the concrete shell, creating space for private courtyards. The rough-sawn formwork timber boards used for the concrete shell are reused for the perimeter fencing.
(more…)MORESydney Design Week 2023
15-24 September 2023, Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
Powerhouse, the largest museum group in Australia, launches the 27th edition of Sydney Design Week with over 60 events including tours, workshops and public architecture across the city. With reference to the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, the theme this year is Amodern. This is explored via six 'fields of enquiry', namely Eco-Systems, Material Cultures, Communal Cities, Micro Cycles, Connected Threads and Photofields. Powerhouse / Sydney Design Week 2023
MORERIBA Stirling Prize 2023 shortlist announced
The RIBA Stirling Prize awards have been presented since 1996 to 'the architect of the building thought to be the most significant of the year for the evolution of architecture and the built environment'. The award is 'judged on a range of criteria including design vision, innovation and originality, capacity to stimulate engage and delight occupants and visitors, accessibility and sustainability, how fit the building is for its purpose and the level of client satisfaction'. The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 will be announced live in Manchester at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 19 October 2023.
(more…)MOREThe Polish Army Museum in Warsaw was designed by WXCA as part of one of the largest museum complexes in Europe
Polish architectural studio WXCA has completed the South Building of the Polish Army Museum in the Warsaw Citadel as part of a plan to create one of the largest museum complexes in Europe. The South Building consists of eight separate blocks connected by glass walls providing glimpses of the surrounding park. The blocks are constructed of coloured architectural concrete, similar in colour to the Citadel's walls, and they feature a chevron pattern with a military reference, scaled to the size of a human hand.
(more…)MOREBLOC side table with storage designed by Pauline Deltour for Established & Sons
Paris-based designer Pauline Deltour designed the BLOC side tables for London-based British brand Established & Sons, with the aim of 'recreating a hand-drawn cube, using different tones and shades to suggest an optical illusion'. The BLOC side tables are manufactured in birch plywood with high-pressure laminate finishes in contrasting colours and a soft-open drawer hidden in the plywood structure. The tables are available in three sizes and are supported by black stained oak dowel feet or optional caster wheels. Photo © 2020 Established & Sons © Rory Gardiner. Established & Sons
MOREOpen House Festival London 2023
6-17 September 2023, LONDON.
Open City organises Open House Festival 2023 which is a two-week event in London where the public can visit buildings that are not accessible to the public. Note that booking may be necessary. Last year the festival included over 800 buildings in London. Internationally, almost 60 Open House festivals attract around 750,000 visitors per year. Buildings open in London this year include the BT Tower, 10 Downing Street and the former home of architects Richard Paxton and Heidi Locher. Photo of a low-energy house in Halliwick Road, Muswell Hill. Open House Festival
MOREZurich Design Weeks and Design Biennale Zurich 2023
31 August - 19 September 2023, ZURICH.
In 2023, Zurich Design Weeks returns for its second edition centred around 'TRANSITION', exploring 'a world undergoing complex changes'. There are over 60 programs comprising exhibitions, events, talks, and walks around the city. Additionally, this year's focus on the Circular Circuit highlights Zurich's role as the first Swiss city to establish a legally recognized circular economy. The information hub for Zurich Design Week is the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich.
(more…)MORELondon Design Festival 2023, the 21st edition
16-24 September 2023, LONDON
The 21st edition of the London Design Festival provides a platform for designers to present their work at events, exhibitions and installations at various Design Districts throughout London. Last year 360,000 UK and international visitors attended the festival.
(more…)MOREUrbanizing Suburbia published by JOVIS
JOVIS has published 'Urbanizing Suburbia. Hyper-Gentrification, the Financialization of Housing and the Remaking of the Outer European City'. The book is edited by Tahl Kaminer, Leonard Ma and Helen Runting. Urbanizing Suburbia looks at how increasing house prices have displaced residents from inner cities, created opportunities that have changed densities and demographics in the suburbs, and subsequently made outer cities less suburban. This is examined in the context of four European Cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm and London. Photo Berlin page 312 © Leonard Ma. JOVIS
MOREGrain House in the Jutland region of Denmark by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Norway and Denmark-based architects Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have created the Kornets Hus (Grain House), a centre in the Jutland region of Denmark that informs visitors about the importance of grain locally and its significance for human civilisation. The region has a rich food and farming culture, and the new centre is situated on the grounds of an existing farm and bakery in Hjørring, a town with some of the country's oldest settlement remains.
(more…)MORE‘Garden Futures’ Designing with Nature at the Vitra Design Museum, Germany
25 March - 3 October 2023, WEIL AM RHEIN, GERMANY.
The Garden Futures exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum explores the history and future of modern gardens. The exhibition explores various gardens including vertical urban farms, contemporary community gardens and gardens by designers and artists. After the show closes at the Vitra Design Museum it is expected to move to other European venues. Photo of Oudolf Garten on the Vitra Campus by Piet Oudolf, Weil am Rhein, 2020 © Vitra, photo by Dejan Jovanovic. Vitra Design Museum
MOREEmeco ‘On and On’ collection of chairs and stools designed by Barber & Osgerby
The 'On and On' collection of lightweight and extremely durable chairs and stools is the result of a collaboration between American furniture manufacturer Emeco and London-based designers Barber & Osgerby. The chairs and stools are manufactured from 70% rPET (waste plastic bottles), 10% non-toxic pigment, and 20% glass fibre for strength; furthermore Emeco aims to recycle used chairs to manufacture new ones. The chairs are suitable for interior and exterior use and can be stacked up to six chairs high. Photo by David Brook Shoot Studio. Emeco
MOREMulti-generational housing in Erfurt, Germany by architects Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner
Dorschner Kahl Architekten in collaboration with Heine Mildner Architecken, both based in Germany, have created Andreasgärten, a complex for multi-generational living in the centre of Erfurt in Germany. The complex comprises three new three-storey timber buildings hosting 100 rental apartments, a therapy centre, and a chapel, together with an adapted former brick carriage house that serves as a kindergarten.
(more…)MORELouis Poulsen AJ lamp series by Arne Jacobsen in pastel shades
Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen, founded in 1874, is releasing a new colour palette of five pastel shades for the classic AJ lamp. The original AJ lamp was designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen in 1957. The new shades reflect the colours in the watercolours painted by Arne Jacobsen and include Warm Sand, Soft Yellow, Dusty Blue, Warm Grey and Electric Orange. Louis Poulsen
MOREElcano apartment building in Madrid by FRPO
Madrid-based architects FRPO, founded by Fernando Rodriguez and Pablo Oriol, have created an apartment building in Elcano, a street previously comprising low-rise warehouses and workshops, close to the city centre in Madrid, Spain. The building comprises 13 apartments, with storage rooms, a garden, a swimming pool and 32 underground parking places. It occupies the maximum volume allowed by the regulations, in this case, a floor plan of 22m by 12m with a 14m height.
(more…)MOREBrandenberger Kloter Architekten completes primary school building in Aarwangen, Switzerland
Basel-based Swiss architects Brandenberger Kloter Architekten have created a primary school building on the existing Sonnhalde campus in the centre of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Seamless in-situ concrete is used as the primary construction and facade material, in keeping with the existing 1960s buildings. A deep incision in the building at ground floor level marks the entrance, with a large entrance hall leading to the library, kindergarten and workrooms on the ground floor, and classrooms on the upper floors.
(more…)MOREFrance Design Week, Paris Design Week and Maison & Objet 2023
7-28 September 2023, FRANCE.
France Design Week 2023 with the theme 'vivant,vivants' (living, alive) takes place in two stages, 7-16 September for the Paris Design Week events and from 14-28 September there will be events throughout the regions. The theme for the Maison & Objet 2023 trade fair is 'In Quest of Pleasures' and it takes place from 7-11 September at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc des Expositions.
(more…)MOREHelsinki Design Week 2023
8-17 September 2023, HELSINKI, FINLAND
This year, Helsinki Design Week is hosted on the 6th floor of the entire Merikortteli block and the surrounding areas. The industrial inter-war building, which has been converted to studios, will host exhibitions, discussions and workshops. The festival also includes the Children's Design Week event and the 'Design Diplomacy' event at the Uruguay, Netherlands, UK and Latvia ambassadors' residences. Photo of Merlikortteli block © Antilooppi. Helsinki Design Week
MOREArchitecture Drawing Prize 2023
The Architecture Drawing Prize was established in 2017 to celebrate and showcase the art and skill of architectural drawing. Entries are invited for the 7th edition of the Architectural Drawing Prize in three categories, hand drawn, digital and hybrid. The awards are curated by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in partnership with Make Architects and Sir John Soane's Museum, and sponsored by Iris Ceramica Group. Image of Digital winner 2022. Anton Markus Pasing, The Wall, 150cm x 73.8 cm. WAF, Make Architects, Sir John Soane's Museum
MORENorman Foster retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
10 May - 7 August 2023, PARIS
The Centre Pompidou in Paris will host the largest retrospective of Norman Foster's contribution to architecture spanning six decades. The exhibition, covering almost 2,200 square meters, reveals how the architect 'sought to challenge conventions, reinvent building types and demonstrate an architecture of light and lightness, inspired by nature, which can be about joy as well as being eco-friendly'. Photo © Daniel Jamme / Eiffage. Norman Foster, Centre Pompidou
MORECommunity building in Suffolk by James Gorst Architects
James Gorst Architects designed the Castle Community Rooms for the Framlingham Parochial Church Council (PCC) in the historic town of Framlingham, Suffolk. Situated between two Grade I listed buildings, St. Michael's Church and Framlingham Castle, the new building replaces an existing 1898 hall that had reached the end of its structural life. The new timber-framed structure is protected by black zinc cladding and supported by piled foundations that protect existing archaeology and tree roots.
(more…)MORERoger Boltshauser: Response
Park Books has published 'Roger Boltshauser: Response', a book edited by the Galerie d’Architecture de Paris that reviews 12 recent buildings by Zurich-based Swiss architects Roger Boltshauser Architekten. The book features photographs by Italian Swiss architecture photographer Luca Ferrarios, hand drawings by Roger Boltshauser and text by Reinhard Gassner, Jonathan Sergison, Alexandre Theriot and Jan de Vylder. Photo © Luca Ferrario. Park Books
MOREThe Röthlisberger Perfo bed designed by Hans Eichenberger
The Perfo bed is manufactured by Swiss company Röthlisberger and was designed in 1959 by Hans Eichenberger, co-founder of the Swiss Design Group. The bed comprises a solid mahogany frame, a perforated Multiplex base covered with felt, and is supported by solid wooden legs or chrome runners. Röthlisberger
MOREErwan & Ronan Bouroullec design multifunctional ‘Truss’ collection of furniture for Emeco
Paris-based designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed 'Truss', a multifunctional collection of tables, sofas and benches, for American furniture maker Emeco. The manufacturer is known for its reuse of waste materials and robust handcrafted chairs that are built to be passed down through generations, an example of which is the 1006 Navy Chair® made from scrap aluminium in 1944.
(more…)MORERIBA announces Reinvention Award shortlist
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have announced the shortlist for the first Reinvention Award, celebrating the creative reuse of buildings to improve their environmental,social, or economic sustainability. The shortlist includes projects by 6a architects x Caragh Touring, van Heyningen and Haward Architects, Wright & Wright Architects, and Associated Architects with Rodney Melville and Partners.
(more…)MORERoyal Academy exhibition of Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron
14 July - 15 October 2023, LONDON
The Royal Academy of Arts in London presents an exhibition of Herzog & de Meuron (H&dM), the Swiss architectural practice founded in Basel in 1978, known for projects such as Tate Modern, Laban Dance Centre, Elbphilharmonie and M+. The exhibition will be in three spaces. The first space displays 400 objects, including models, materials, prints and photographs, covering a range of projects. The second space screens two films exploring people's observations of H&dM projects. The final space focuses on a single project, the Kinderspital Zürich, Switzerland, featuring a 1:1 model of a hospital patent room. Photo © Iwan Baan. Royal Academy
MOREThe Depth of the Landscape by Pranlas-Descours
Berlin-based JOVIS Verlag has published 'The Depth of the Landscape' by French architect and urban planner Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours. At a time when generic architecture increasingly homogenises the appearance of different territories, the book explores how Pranlas-Descours articulates the relationship between landscape and architecture through 16 site-specific projects. Cover photo of the Pré-Nouvel dwellings in the Alps by Antoine Guilhem-Ducléon. JOVIS
MOREFoster + Partners design the AYA collection of tables and stools for Benchmark
UK furniture maker Benchmark, founded by Terrance Conran and Sean Sutcliffe, has unveiled the AYA collection of furniture. The range includes a Dining Table, a Conference Table, a High Collaboration Table and Stools, all designed by Foster + Partners Industrial Design Team. The AYA collection is made from FSC British-grown ash, which is currently being felled and discarded due to ash die-back. The pieces have been designed such that they can be disassembled for repair and finished with oil for ease of maintenance. Photo of AYA High Collaboration Table and Stools by Petr Krejci. Benchmark
MOREOffice Winhov trana boutique hotel
Amsterdam based architects Office Winhov transformed a former university dissection laboratory in Amsterdam into the 5* Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits at the Park, as part of the city's transformation of Oosterpark. The Oosterpark masterplan enabled changing the use of adjacent monumental buildings and encouraged their integration with the park.
(more…)MOREWorld Architecture Festival 2023 shortlist announced
29 November - 1 December 2023, SINGAPORE
The shortlist of completed buildings, landscapes and architectural concepts has been announced for the 16th edition of the World Architecture Festival (WAF), which returns to Singapore in 2023. Finalists include Foster + Partners, UNStudio, Grimshaw Architects, MAD Architects, WilkinsonEyre, Safdie Architects and Nikken Sekkei, together with smaller practices, with projects ranging from residential and cultural to creative re-use. Photo of Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects © Duccio Malagamba. World Architecture Festival
MOREHugo Passos designs the Gomo lounge chair and sofa for Fredericia
Fredericia in collaboration with Portuguese-born, Copenhagen-based designer, Hugo Passos has designed the Gomo upholstered lounge collection. The Gomo chair and sofa are both designed without legs and feature reusable FSC® certified inner wooden frames, reusable mechanisms, with a cover and padding that are not glued, allowing for their replacement. Fredericia
MOREModern Vienna Map / Wiener Modernismus Stadtplan 2023 by Gili Merin for Blue Crow Media
Bleu Crow Media's urban guide map to Vienna features 50 modern buildings of the 20th century, with photographs and an introduction by Vienna based architect and photographer Gili Merin. Buildings include the American Bar and Loos House by Adolf Loos, Wittgenstein House designed by Paul Engelman, the Danube Canal House by Otto Wagner, Villa Beer by Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach, Karl-Marx-Hof by Otto Wagner and Karl Ehn, and the Spittelau Incineration by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Blue Crow Media
MORE‘Architecture Now: New York, New Publics’, a new exhibition at the MoMA
19 February - 29 July 2023, NEW YORK
The Museum of Modern Art features a new exhibition, Architecture Now: New York, New Publics. The exhibition features 12 recently completed projects and is the first in a series that showcases emerging talent and groundbreaking projects in contemporary architecture. Photo SO – IL. Amant. 2021 by Iwan Baan. MoMA
MORELoop Chair by Willy Guhl for Eternit
The Loop Chair was designed in 1954 by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. The shape of the chair was originally conceived in 1947 using clay impressions. The production chairs were made of mass produced Eternit fibre cement mats, which were moulded before they hardened. The design was revised by Guhl in 1997 and made of an asbestos-free fibre-reinforced cement (FRC), with a larger radii and two reinforcing corrugations to compensate for the weaker material. Photo of original 1954 Loop Chair. Swisspearl
MOREThe Olive Grove House in Valencia, Spain by Balzar Arquitectos
Valencia-based architects, Balzar Arquitectos, have created a house in an olive grove on the outskirts of Quesa, a small town founded by Spain's Moorish community in Valencia. The building is designed with a steel frame, enabling 18-meter wide openings, and features three courtyards and a wide verandah with a pool that extends out into the olive grove. Terracotta tones are used in the facade and floors, along with Iranian travertine, brass and olive green joinery. The house has been designed to Passive house standards. Photo David Zarzoso. Balzar Arquitectos
MORELehni Aluminium Shelf designed by Andreas Christen
Swiss manufacturer Lehni, working with Swiss artist and designer Andreas Christen, developed the Aluminium Shelf for the Swiss National Exhibition Expo 64 in Lausanne. The bookcase was the first furniture piece created by Lehni, originally a Swiss-based plumbing workshop and metalworker established in 1922. The Aluminium Shelf was conceived as a modular shelving system manufactured in either bare or anodised aluminium, employing the techniques of punching, bending and folding and utilising screws instead of welds. The system includes accessories such as drawers, sliding doors and pull-out shelves. Photo Lehni. Lehni
MOREThe Lounge Chair by Max Lamb for Vaarnii
The Lounge Chair 005 is designed by British furniture designer Max Lamb and manufactured by Finnish furniture company Vaarnii. Max Lamb designed the furniture combining off the shelf pieces of Finnish Pine to create a solid form, and then scooping out two convex recesses, revealing the grain of the timber. The chair is made by local craftsmen in factories in Finland. Photo Jussi Puikkonen. Vaarnii
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