November 2020 - Page 71 of 75

Pablo Chiereghin violently destroys and rebuilds furniture for Riot Design exhibition

November 2, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Riot Design exhibition by Pablo Chiereghin

Italian visual artist Pablo Chiereghin has created a series of furniture pieces from the remains of items he destroyed “using a riot aesthetic” for an exhibition at Vienna’s Kunstforum. Named Riot Design, the exhibition consists of a series of reconstructed pieces of furniture and everyday items displayed alongside videos showing Chiereghin destroying the original items. “Riot

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wienerberger’s free lookbook highlights sustainable brick architecture

November 2, 2020 simon keane-cowell I architonic 0

the new lookbook for architects by wienerberger impressively presents the architectural quality of contemporary brick architecture.
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“No evidence” that urban density helps spread of coronavirus says Richard Florida

November 2, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0

Cities will bounce back as young creatives take advantage of lower rents and dense urban areas prove better at mitigating the coronavirus pandemic, according to urban theorist Richard Florida. The pandemic “may make cities more affordable to artists and creatives” he said, adding that dense neighbourhoods “have been better at mitigating and combating the crisis”

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O2 design atelier imagines a ‘post-pandemic city of tomorrow’ elevated above nature

November 2, 2020 O2DA 0

the conceptual city is composed of several self-sustaining towers, which are linked by a network of elevated bridges.
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Townhouse Zwanenburg / Heren 5 Architects

November 2, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

A living room between park and plaza A building with the shape of a village and the feeling of a living room The new Zwanenburg village house has been completed. A striking and sustainable building that unites public functions such as sports, meeting, recreation and reading under one spectacular wooden roof, inspired by the village roofs in the immediate vicinity. The building emphatically unites two worlds; that of park and plaza.

Ten architecture and design events this November and December from Dezeen Events Guide

November 2, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

Walking by Drawing Architecture Studio for M+ museum

Design Shanghai, Design Miami and Dubai Design Week are among the architecture and design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place this winter, alongside a host of virtual programmes including an Archigram symposium and the Dezeen Awards ceremonies. Other events taking place in November and December include an Enzo Mari exhibition in Milan curated

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david boyle architects sculpts the breezeway house as a complex, angular geometry

November 2, 2020 kat barandy I designboom 0

suspended atop steel posts, david boyle architect clads the interior and exterior of its breezeway house with charred tongue and groove timber.
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“Yolechang2020” Market / UAO Design

November 2, 2020 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

At the beginning of 2020, a sudden epidemic resulted in the closure of Wuhan. After the people of Wuhan persisted in fighting the epidemic and the strong support of the people of the whole country, a few months later, Wuhan reopened and everything slowly went to normal. In September, my friend Mi Yangwen approached me, hoping to help design a temporary market “Yolechang2020” for free. The purpose is to implement the revitalization plan of the old neighborhood through this public welfare design activity and at the same time boost confidence in resuming work and production. I readily agreed, because, during the lockdown period, I also thought about using my own design power to do some charity design after the epidemic to help Wuhan and give back to society;

On World Cities Day UN-Habitat Releases 2020 Report on The Value of Sustainable Urbanization

November 2, 2020 Christele Harrouk 0

Across the globe, ever since 2014, every year on the 31^st of October, World Cities Day is celebrated. To mark this day, UN-Habitat has released its World Cities Report 2020 on the value of sustainable urbanization, focusing on the most up-to-date and pressing topics. Analyzing the intrinsic value of cities in generating economic prosperity, mitigating environmental degradation, reducing social inequality, and building stronger institutions, the report highlights how together these can drive transformative change.

Immeuble Verdeaux Housing / Dreier Frenzel Architecture + Communication

November 2, 2020 Paula Pintos 0

Immeuble Verdeaux is a housing building located on a very specific plot, whose triangular shape allowed very few possibilities to be inhabited. By pushing the vertical circulation out of the envelope of the building, the surface is maximized on each floor. The typology plays then a double game, with on one hand clear-shaped night spaces and on the other hand a daily space evolving in a row with pinching and dilating effects.