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Local Projects uses light to guide visitors at Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

November 24, 2021 Natashah Hitti 0
Local Projects designs interactive exhibition spaces for Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

Design studio Local Projects has created an interactive exhibition space for the American Bible Society, which aims to present itself as a “beacon of light” along Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. Located along the three-block section of the city’s Independence National Historical Park, the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center explores the impact the Bible has had on

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Local Projects uses light to guide visitors at Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

November 24, 2021 Natashah Hitti 0
Local Projects designs interactive exhibition spaces for Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

Design studio Local Projects has created an interactive exhibition space for the American Bible Society, which aims to present itself as a “beacon of light” along Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. Located along the three-block section of the city’s Independence National Historical Park, the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center explores the impact the Bible has had on

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Watch our live talk on how architecture can synergise with environmental systems as part of Velux’s Build for Life conference

November 17, 2021 Natashah Hitti 0
A photograph of the Velux event speakers

Creating eco-friendly buildings that support sustainable development is the topic of Dezeen’s third talk with Velux as part of the brand’s online Build for Life conference. Tune in from 9:00am London time to watch it live. The talk will see Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in conversation with Susanne Brorson, founder of Studio Susanne Brorson,

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Honext develops recyclable construction material made of cellulose fibres from waste paper

November 26, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0

Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a sustainable construction board material made from a combination of enzymes and cellulose taken from the waste streams of paper production. The material is made from what Honext describes as an “untapped resource”: cellulose residue taken from cardboard and paper waste generated at paper mills. This paper has already gone

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Contreras Earl Architecture designs “living ark” for coral conservation near Great Barrier Reef

October 30, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
Contreras Earl Architecture designs "living ark" for coral conservation near Great Barrier Reef

Australian studio Contreras Earl Architecture has revealed its design for the Living Coral Biobank, which will have a sculptural concrete facade informed by coral. Located at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, Australia, the facility will be dedicated to conserving coral around the world. The facility, described by its creators as a “living

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Creating sets for Normal People took a mixture of intuition and second-hand gems says production designer

October 7, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
Dezeen interviews Normal People production designer on creating the series' sets

Using second-hand finds to create “clinical but tasteful” spaces reflective of protagonist Marianne Sheridan’s family life drove the set design of hit series Normal People, says production designer Lucy van Lonkhuyzen. Van Lonkhuyzen aimed to create a sense of realism when designing the show, which is set in the small, fictional town of Carricklea in

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Robert Gutowski Architects designs minimal church interior in response to changes in modern worship

September 19, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
The Church of Pope John Paul II in Páty, Hungary, by Robert Gutowski Architects

The Church of Pope John Paul II in Páty, Hungary, is a crescent-shaped building featuring skewed angles and whitewashed concrete that aims to turn “passive observers” into active participants of worship. Local practice Robert Gutowski Architects filled the church in the village of Páty in Budapest with modern takes on traditional aspects of Medieval, ecclesiastical

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Iram Sultan designs pill-informed interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company offices

August 27, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
Iram Sultan designs pill-informed interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila

Iram Sultan studio took visual cues from common medicinal products when designing the office interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, which feature curved archways and vaulted ceilings. Iram Sultan was tasked with designing the 20,000-square-foot office floor belonging to the chairman, managing director and director of leading pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, which is located

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“Education spaces will never be the same again” says Roar report

June 17, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
Curl la Tourelle Head's concept for pop-up teaching spaces could expand capacity for socially distanced learning

Dubai-based studio Roar has forecasted various ways that Covid-19 will impact the design of schools and colleges, including a rejection of “vanity projects” and the introduction of WeWork-style classrooms. A white paper by interior design firm Roar assesses a range of key issues that students and teachers may be presented with when returning to schools

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Eliza Hague designs inflatable origami-like greenhouses from bamboo and shellac

June 15, 2020 Natashah Hitti 0
Eliza Hague designs inflatable origami-like "greenhouse villages" from bamboo and shellac

Design student Eliza Hague has created a concept for inflatable greenhouses made from shellac-coated bamboo paper to help residents of Jaipur, India, grow their own food. The University of Westminster student has developed a low-cost paper-like material from bamboo pulp as a sustainable and local alternative to the polyethylene plastic sheeting typically used for polytunnels.

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