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York St John interior design students reimagine spaces for the elderly

June 11, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
York St John interior design students reimagine spaces for the elderly

As part of their VDF school show, graduates from York St John University are presenting interior designs for the elderly, which tackle loneliness and make life easier for those dealing with dementia or visual impairments. The 10 projects featured here were created as part of the students’ undergraduate interior design course, and also include spaces

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Carleton University architecture graduates present 14 provocative and political projects

June 8, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
Carleton University grads showcase provocative and political architecture

Vacation pods in a climate change-stricken New York and a money-laundering bank for the Japanese government are among the concepts presented here by Carleton University’s MArch students in this VDF school show. The projects were created either as part of their thesis work or during the course’s Option Studios, which cover a range of current

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10 projects from IE University’s design and architecture graduates

June 2, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
10 projects from IE University's design and architecture grads

In this Virtual Design Festival school show, architecture and design graduates from Spain’s IE University share projects ranging from a delivery robot to the branding for a fictitious dictatorship. Fourteen students from the university’s BArch and BDes courses worked independently or collaboratively to create the 10 projects shared below. IE University University: IE University Courses: Bachelor

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Pratt Institute interior design graduates focus on ethical and social responsibility

May 29, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

An elevator that facilitates awkwardness and an urban-farming capsule hotel are among the projects presented in this Virtual Design Festival school show by interior design graduates from New York’s Pratt Institute. The final thesis works were created by a mixture of students from the Bachelors and Masters courses in interior design from Pratt’s School of

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Pratt Institute interior design graduates focus on ethical and social responsibility

May 29, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0

An elevator that facilitates awkwardness and an urban-farming capsule hotel are among the projects presented in this Virtual Design Festival school show by interior design graduates from New York’s Pratt Institute. The final thesis works were created by a mixture of students from the Bachelors and Masters courses in interior design from Pratt’s School of

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Moying Huang conceives eco-crematorium within disused London power station

July 10, 2019 Semi Han 0
Funeral Futures Eco-crematorium by Moying Huang

Royal College of Art graduate Moying Huang has designed an ecologically friendly crematorium that would use liquid cremation to eliminate emissions from traditional incineration processes. Named Funeral Futures, the proposed facility would be built around liquid cremation – a flame-free process where bodies are broken down in liquid over several hours. The eco-crematorium would be built in

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George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mount Blanc

July 3, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Manipulating Mont Blanc by George Bradford Smith

Bartlett graduate George Bradford-Smith has designed an astronaut training facility that clings to the face of Mont Blanc to imitate Mars’ extreme environmental conditions. Named Manipulating Mount Blanc, Bradford-Smith’s proposal imagines a future where humans will inhabit the red planet. It is intended to push astronauts “close to the limit of survival” to help them prepare

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