Articles by Marcus Fairs

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“Incredible things are happening” in virtual reality say architects in lockdown

May 13, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
Virtual Reality art gallery by Space Popular

Architects are turning to virtual worlds for both working and socialising during the coronavirus pandemic, with everything from site visits to social events happening in cyberspace. “Incredible things are happening,” said Lara Lesmes of Space Popular, an architecture studio that has pioneered the use of virtual reality in its projects. “We spend a lot of

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Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of “dinosaur” hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era

May 11, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
Carlo Ratti

Hospitals and universities are “dinosaurs” that need to be redesigned in the wake of coronavirus, according to architect Carlo Ratti. “I think we got two kinds of dinosaurs in society today,” Ratti told Dezeen in a live interview last week as part of Virtual Design Festival. Hospitals are “this kind of centralised machine where you

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This week’s VDF highlights included Carlo Ratti, Space Popular and Iris van Herpen plus a live drone performance and a cocktail masterclass

May 9, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
VDF week four highlights

Week four of VDF featured Bar Basso, Studio Drift, Adam Nathaniel Furman, Sevil Peach, Bureau Spectacular, Arthur Mamou-Mani and much more! Virtual Design Festival, the world’s first online design festival, runs until 30 June. For the full schedule of upcoming events, visit dezeen.com/vdf/schedule. Monday 4 May VDF x Dezeen Awards: with the Dezeen Awards entry

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VDF’s top 10 videos include Chris Precht and Alison Brooks plus Studio Drift’s drone performance

May 8, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
VDF's top 10 videos

We’re roughly one-third of the way through Virtual Design Festival, having completed 24 days of the 77-day marathon! With the VDF team taking a break today as its a holiday in the UK, here are the ten most popular VDF video posts so far. VDF movies, including live interviews, performances and documentaries, have been streamed

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Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to e-commerce platform Architonic

May 4, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to e-commerce platform Architonic

Products database Architonic has acquired architecture news website ArchDaily in a deal thought to be worth around €10 million. Architonic, based in Zurich, said the two brands will “join forces strategically to consolidate their market positions and cross-leverage their expertise, with an ambitious plan for growth and innovation.” The two sites will continue to operate

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This week’s VDF highlights include Ron Arad, SO-IL, Kunlé Adeyemi, Nelly Ben Hayoun, Beatie Wolfe and Studio Drift

April 25, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
VDF highlights include Ron Arad, SO-IL, Kunlé Adeyemi, Nelly Ben Hayoun and Studio Drift

Week two of Virtual Design Festival came and went in a flash! Here’s a day-by-day roundup of all the week’s collaborations, interviews and video messages. Monday 20 April VDF x MAAT: we kicked off the week with Lisbon’s MAAT museum, hosting a virtual launch of its installation and exhibition by architect SO-IL. We exclusively unveiled

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MAAT’s video offers a sneak peek of the Currents – Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition

April 20, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
VDF x MAAT: SO-IL's Poledance installation

The final instalment of VDF’s collaboration with MAAT features a video overview of the Currents – Temporary Architectures by SO-IL exhibition that was due to open at the Lisbon museum, plus a text written for the show by Beatrice Galilee. The video, by Rita Nunes, offers a sneak peek of the exhibition about SO-IL’s temporary

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Lisbon’s MAAT museum premieres documentary about SO-IL’s temporary work with VDF

April 20, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
Lisbon's MAAT museum premieres documentary about SO-IL's temporary work with VDF

In this exclusive movie premiere screened as part of VDF’s collaboration with MAAT, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain 12 temporary architecture projects that feature in an exhibition at the Lisbon museum. Made by Corinne van der Borch and Tom Piper, the video explores each project through movie footage, models and renderings plus

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VDF collaborates with MAAT in Lisbon to launch virtual experience of SO-IL installation and exhibition

April 20, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0

Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Lisbon’s MAAT museum to present its collaboration with architect SO-IL. First, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of SO-IL explain their Beeline installation in this exclusive video. Later today we will feature two more videos exploring the work of SO-IL and giving a sneak peek of the “Currents –

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Kengo Kuma’s Japan National Stadium is “definitely not iconic” says Martin van der Linden

April 19, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
National Stadium by Kengo Kuma one minute architecture video

Architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden visits Kengo Kuma’s new Olympic stadium in Tokyo in his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival. “Here behind me is the new Olympic Stadium designed by Kengo Kuma,” says van der Linden. “The project was rather controversial, as the international competition was initially won by Zaha Hadid.” Officially

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