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BIG completes “world’s most environmentally friendly furniture factory” in Norway

May 25, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Birde-eye view of The Plus furniture factory by BIG for Vestre in a forest

Architecture firm BIG has constructed a mass-timber Passivhaus factory in a Norwegian forest for outdoor furniture maker Vestre, which features a green roof and solar panels as well as an exterior slide. Instead of being hidden away on an industrial estate, The Plus factory development is nestled in 300 acres of woodland near the village

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Home in Al Palau Square / Piano Piano Studio

May 25, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

There is a custom in many villages of building a house thinking of the future of the family, as a “perfectible” construction, in which parents or grandparents leave a structural skeleton, an enclosure, hoping that their children or grandchildren will inhabit it in the future according to their needs. This is how we found this house on the second floor of a building in “Plaça Major” (main square) of Betxí, that had never been inhabited before. When entering for the first time, we were surprised by its proportions, since it was very long, 25 m, with respect to the width, just 7 m. The fact of being in a diaphanous and naked space at that moment made that feeling increase.

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“Story of deconstructivism was never told fully or even accurately” says creator of term

May 25, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Joseph Giovannini

Architecture critic Joseph Giovannini, who coined the term deconstructivism, sets the record straight about its meaning in this interview as part of our series on the style. Giovannini believes that the term he invented was misunderstood by the curators of the seminal Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition in 1988 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). His recently

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Minority architects body “remains hopeful” of change two years on from George Floyd murder

May 25, 2022 Nat Barker 0
George Floyd memorial

Several of America’s largest architecture studios have taken steps such as mandatory unconscious bias training and partnership schemes with Black-owned firms in the two years since George Floyd’s murder, Dezeen research has found. The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) told Dezeen it “remains hopeful” in the push for greater racial equality across the architecture

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Explore the DAAily Bar’s Space at the 2022 Milan Design Week

May 25, 2022 Dima Stouhi 0

As the design world prepares for one of the most anticipated events of the year, Designboom, Architonic, and ArchDaily which make up DAAily platforms have put together for the visitors of Milan Design Week 2022, a unique, storytelling-programmed space, designed by architects and designers for architects and designers. This year, DAAily platforms are taking the opportunity to take to the stage together from 7 to 10 June at the Swiss Corner at Piazza Cavour / Via Palestro 2, hosting curated talk series and gathering spots, along with immersive art installations.

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BIG Designs Proposal for Culinary Research and Innovation Hub in San Sebastian, Spain

May 25, 2022 Christele Harrouk 0

Selected among five invited architects including OMA, Snøhetta, 3XN, and Toyo Ito & Associates., the BIG-designed building for the Basque Culinary Center, is a new food tech hub located in San Sebastian, Spain. TheGastronomy Open Ecosystem (GOe) is in fact a 9,000 m2 project that seeks to push forward the art and science of gastronomic innovation, bringing together food start-ups, researchers, and chefs. Currently in progress, the building will focus on the development of alternative proteins, agricultural robotics, the prevention of food waste, and much more.