“The Blanket” at Burning Man 2018
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Moscow-based designer Alex Shtanuk has launched an Indiegogo campaign for his 107,000-square-foot (10,000-square-meter) blanket woven from more than 3000 NASA Space blankets held together with 40 km of reinforced tape, to feature at this year’s Burning ManPorfírio Valladares’ “(i)móveis” at Bergamin & Gomide, São Paulo
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Through August 4, Bergamin & Gomide in São Paulo is showcasing 17 projects by the architect Porfirio Valladares made of wood by cabinetmaker Ze Dias.“The handcrafted pieces are miniatures of architectural styles that incorporate a double meaning: theyKonstantin Grcic’s “Volumes” at Gallery kreo, London
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Galerie kreo in London presents the works of Konstantin Grcic in “Volumes,” through September 22. The works are sculpted into solid Bleu de Savoie marble and are defined by a rough finish which brings the contradiction between the natural and the man-madeFoster + Partners’ Milan Apple Store Features a Dramatic Waterfall
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Apple’s Piazza Liberty Store, designed by Foster + Partners, opened to the public last week. A dramatic fountain and a stepped plaza are the highlights of this store that sits in one of the most popular pedestrian streets in Milan, near the Corso Vittorio EHerzog & de Meuron to Design Harvard Graduate School of Design Gund Hall Extension
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Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) has selected Herzog & de Meuron as the design consultant for a significant expansion and retrofit of the school’s Gund Hall into a 21st century hub of design innovation. Design development has commence
“Raw Design” opens at Museum of Craft and Design
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The Museum of Craft and Design features “Raw Design,” a group exhibition curated by Glenn Adamson, curator, theorist and former Director of Museum of Arts and Design, New York. The exhibition is on view through October 28, 2018.“Raw Design” offer visi“Sunny Side Up” at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford
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Gallery Pangolin in Chalford will feature a group exhibition from August 13 through September 14. Titled “Sunny Side Up,” the exhibition will celebrate summer with a selection of colorful and optimistic sculpture and works on paper by gallery artists.TheDarren Walker Announced as Director’s Award Recipient of the 2018 National Design Awards
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Caroline Baumann, director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, has announced the selection of Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, as the Director’s Award recipient of the 2018 National Design Awards.“Unlike the other National DesignQueens Museum Announces Participating Artists for Its Upcoming Biennial
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The Queens Museum in New York has announced the list of 43 artists and collectives participating in its upcoming biennial “Volumes,” which will open on October 7.“Since its inauguration in 2002, this biennial exhibition has highlighted the contemporaryRIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist — A Look at Waugh Thistleton’s Bushey Cemetery Extension
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Waugh Thistleton’s extension to Bushey Cemetery in Hertfordshire is one of the six projects shortlisted for this year’s prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize. The project marks the first new consecration of a United Synagogue burial site in the UK in 50 years,J. Meejin Yoon to Become First Female Dean of Cornell’s School for Art, Architecture and Planning
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J. Meejin Yoon has been appointed as the next dean for the School for Art, Architecture, and Planning by Cornell University. Yoon becomes the first woman to take on the prestigious role in the school’s 122-year history, noted ArchDaily.Co-founder of Boston-Heatherwick Studio’s Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross Set to Open in October
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Heatherwick Studio has transformed two heritage rail buildings from the 1850s in King’s Cross into a brand new shopping district and public space. The site earlier served as a place to receive coal from northern England for distribution across London. Late“Foster + Partners: Sustainable Communities | Shared Futures” at Tsinghua University Art Museum, Beijing
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Foster + Partners, in association with Tsinghua University Art Museum, is presenting a new exhibition “Sustainable Communities | Shared Futures” investigating the work of the practice through the lens of sustainability through October 7.The museum says th“Heavy Metal – Women to Watch 2018” at National Museum of Women in the Arts
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. presents “Heavy Metal – Women to Watch 2018,” which runs through September 16.The exhibition features contemporary women artists who work with different materials and techniques. They use thesWhat’s in Store at the Upcoming Istanbul Design Biennial?
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Istanbul Design Biennial is all set to return with its fourth edition from September 22 to November 4, 2018. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), and curated by Jan Boelen, this edition’s core exhibition “A School of SchoolsCarme Pinós’ MPavilion 2018 Design Revealed
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The Naomi Milgrom Foundation released design plans for MPavilion 2018 earlier this month. Designed by Barcelona-based architect Carme Pinos of Estudio Carme Pinos, the pavilion features an open civic space promoting interaction between design, people, natureAHMM and Bennetts Associates to Design Facebook Headquarters at King’s Cross, London
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Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and Bennetts Associates have bagged the contracts to design the new Facebook Headquarters at King’s Cross, London.In a recent deal signed with King’s Cross, the tech giant has committed to take over 55,000 square meterHawkinsBrown’s “A Space For All” Wins London Pride Float Competition
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HawkinsBrown’s “A Space For All” was named the winner of the Pride Float Competition, organized by London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Architects LGBT+. The competition invited entries around the theme of “exploring identity,” and was open foEurope’s Tallest Skyscraper in St Petersburg Nears Completion
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Europe’s tallest upcoming skyscraper in St Petersburg is nearing completion. Designed by British firm RMJM, the 462-meter tall tower is part of the Lakhta Center, a 400,000-square-meter complex, located on the coastline of the Gulf of Finland. When completeAIA Victorian Public Architecture Award for North Fitzroy Library and Community Hub
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GroupGSA designed North Fitzroy Library and Community Hub has won the AIA Victorian Public Architecture Award and received a commendation for the Sustainability Award. The North Fitzroy Library and Community Hub is a three story, 2,040 sqm facility incorShortlist for RIBA’s 2018 Stirling Prize
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has shortlisted six projects that will be competing for the prestigious 2018 Stirling Prize. The award is given to the building “that has made the biggest contribution to the evolution of architecture in a giAMKNA’s “Sedhiou Cultural Center” Shortlisted for 2018 World Architecture Festival
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AMKNA’s design proposal of a cultural center in Sedhiou, Senegal, has been shortlisted for the 2018 World Architecture Festival. The Dubai-based studio’s proposed “Sedhiou Cultural Center” will provide an enriching social, cultural, and educational ex“Pop-Up” at Gallery FUMI, Porto Cervo
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Gallery FUMI will host a “Pop-Up” exhibition in Porto Cervo, celebrating the gallery’s long-standing relationship with the Sardinian destination and its central Promenade du Port location.“Set against the spectacular backdrop of the seaside scenery, tYale University and UN Unveil Eco Living Module
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UN Environment and Yale University — in collaboration with UN-Habitat — unveiled a new eco-housing module to spark public discussion and new ideas on how sustainable design can provide decent, affordable housing while limiting the overuse of natural resouYayoi Kusama’s Mirrored Balls at New York’s Rockaway Peninsula
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MoMA PS1 features Yayoi Kusama’s site-specific installation of “Narcissus Garden” (1966–present) as the third iteration of Rockaway!, a free public art festival presented with Rockaway Artists Alliance, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, Nationa“She sees the shadows” at MOSTYN, Wales
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MOSTYN in collaboration with David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF) is hosting a group exhibition “She sees the shadows” curated by Olivia Leahy (DRAF) and Adam Carr (MOSTYN).“She sees the shadows” is a group exhibition with works by Caroline Achaintre,English Heritage builds the “Ultimate Sandcastle”
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English Heritage, a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection, has built the “Ultimate Sandcastle” formed out of 29 tonnes of sand. It features all the characteristics of a huge fortification at Dover Castle as part of its #LoveCastFentress Architects to design USA Pavilion for World Expo 2020 in Dubai
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The U.S. Department of State selected Fentress Architects to design the USA Pavilion for the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. The masterplan for the Pavilion USA 2020 has been designed by HOK. Pavilion USA 2020’s winning design is based on the theme, “WhatAdam Silverman’s “Occupation” at Friedman Benda, New York
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Friedman Benda will hold the largest gallery exhibition to date of work by Los Angeles-based artist Adam Silverman at its New York venue.“Widely admired for his sculptural vessels, which feature richly textured glazes, Silverman is among the most dynamic prLWK & Partners Releases Design for “Olympic Vanke Centre”
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LWK & Partners has announced the reinterpretation of the podium-tower typology with Olympic Vanke Centre, located in the heart of the Qianjiang Century City district, a Central Business District (CBD) of Hangzhou, China, next to the 2022 Asian Games VillaFirst UK Survey of the Work of Swiss Architects and Designers Trix & Robert Haussmann
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Nottingham Contemporary has announced the first UK retrospective of Trix & Robert Haussmann — two of the most significant and intriguing Swiss architects and designers of the 20th century. The exhibition celebrates the duo’s playful innovations, conceMel Chin's “Wake” and “Unmoored” Unveiled in Times Square
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Times Square Arts in collaboration with Queens Museum and No Longer Empty is showcasing Mel Chin’s large-scale sculpture “Wake” and mixed reality public art project “Unmoored” — developed with Microsoft — to explore a surrealistic experience ofFoster + Partners to Design Boathouse for Non-Profit Organisation Row New York
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Award-winning architecture firm Foster + Partners will design a new boathouse and flagship location for nonprofit organization Row New York.Row New York offers a competitive rowing and academic success program to students from underserved communities throughoYuri Suzuki Installs “Sonic Playground” at High Museum of Art
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Yuri Suzuki, a Japanese artist, has installed six colorful sculptures that swallow, modify and regurgitate sounds in Atlanta.Presented on the High Museum of Art’s outdoor Sifly Piazza, this installation by internationally renowned designer Yuri Suzuki featuBüro Ole Scheeren Unveils Design for Residential Twin Towers in Vancouver
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‘Barclay Village’ in Vancouver’s vibrant West End is a sensitive insertion into an existing neighborhood and marks Buro Ole Scheeren’s ongoing engagement in creating new architectural typologies that promote social cohesiveness in dense urban contextsRevitalizing Toronto Landscape the Studio Gang Way
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US architecture firm Studio Gang has unveiled its first project for Canada, “One Delisle,” a stretched hexagonal volume topped with terraces and planters.Located at an important node in Toronto and anchoring the corner of a full-block development, the strCarla Baz’s “STRATAGEMS” at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut
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Joy Mardini Design Gallery in Beirut is hosting a solo show of Carla Baz titled “STRATAGEMS.” The exhibition revolves around Carla’s new-found relationship with marble as not just a medium but a source of inspiration that would guide her creative procesSnarkitecture Builds Interactive “Fun House” at The National Building Museum
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“Fun House,” designed by Snarkitecture in Washington, D.C., is the latest in the National Building Museum’s imaginative Summer Block Party series of temporary structures inside its historic Great Hall that includes a white gabled house and a kidney-shap
