Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s First Residential Project in the United States
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s first residential project in the United States is coming up in Miami, on the city’s North Beach. Pritzker Prize winning Italian architect Renzo Piano has collaborated with interior architects Rena Dumas Architecture Interie
The World’s First Commercial Hyperloop in Abu Dhabi
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) recently revealed its plan to create the world’s first commercial Hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi. This ambitious project will be located on the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in near vicinity to both tOMA-designed Qatar National Library Opens to Public
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Designed by OMA, the Qatar National Library in Doha has officially opened its doors to the public on April 16, 2018.Qatar National Library includes the national library, the public library, the university library, and the heritage collection, housing valuablWinners of the 2018 Swarovski Designers of the Future Award
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Swarovski and Design Miami have declared Frank Kolkman, Study O Portable, and Yosuke Ushigome as the winners for the 2018 Swarovski Designers of the Future Award.Established in 2006, the Designers of the Future Award acknowledges technologically and conceptuaKenneth Frampton to receive “Golden Lion” at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2018
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The English architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton is the recipient of the «Golden Lion» for Lifetime Achievement of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition.The decision was made by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia chPhillip K. Smith III and COS Create ‘Open Sky’ in Historic Palazzo Isimbardi for Salone Del Mobile 2018
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American artist Phillip K. Smith III has unveiled a large-scale installation featuring a faceted wall of mirrors for fashion brand COS.Smith is famous for his light and mirror-based land artworks and this time he has teamed up with fashion brand COS to cEdoardo Tresoldi’s Captivating Wire Mesh Sculpture for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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Edoardo Tresoldi is known for his magnificent wire mesh sculptures. The Italian artist recently unveiled his biggest sculptural installation “Etherea” for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. The site-specific installation feSou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, and Dimitri Roussel Win the ‘Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris’ Competition
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Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, and Dimitri Roussel’s “Village Vertical” project has won the “Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris” competition. The 28,200-square-meter mixed-use project will be the new gateway to the city of Rosny-sous-Bois in GraAdventurous Glass Designs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Fornasetti at Milan Design Week
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Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s Alcova collection was unveiled as part of the “Kosmos” installation by WonderGlass at the ongoing Milan Design Week. The French brothers have designed a series of handcrafted geometric objects with glass, which can sitBonhams to Exhibit Alexander Golovin’s Rediscovered Designs for Stravinsky Opera
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International auction house Bonhams will be hosting an exhibition “Music, Magic and Flight” featuring design works by Alexander Golovin at its New Bond Street saleroom in London.Noted 20th century Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Igor SMilan Turns into a Design Mecca as Salone del Mobile.Milano 2018 Begins Today
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One of the world’s biggest celebrations of furnishing and design begins today in Milan as the 57th edition of Salone del Mobile.Milano 2018 takes off at Rho Fairgrounds.The event promises to be as exciting as ever with more than 2,000 exhibitors from acrosKimsooja’s ‘To Breathe / Respirare’ at The Cloisters of Sant’Eustorgio, Milan
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The Cloisters of Sant’Eustorgio, Milan in collaboration with Galleria Raffaella Cortese has unveiled Korean artist Kimsooja's site-specific installation “To Breathe / Respirare.”The installation is a part of an organic project that aims to display‘I AM A MAN’ Plaza in Memphis memorializes Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike & Martin Luther King Jr.
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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland formally opened “I AM A MAN” Plaza in Memphis on April 5, 2018, honoring the city’s sanitation workers and Martin Luther King Jr.The opening of the plaza comes exactly 50 years to the day after a march with Dr. Kin‘The Furniture of Rei Kawakubo’ at Maniera, Brussels
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Maniera, Brussels, is showcasing a set of 15 pieces of Comme des Garçons furniture produced by Rei Kawakubo during the 10 years of circulation of the furniture.When we speak about the design period of the 1980s, one name regularly crops up: Rei KawHenry Krokatsis’ ‘Saunakabin’ at Jerwood Gallery, London
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Jerwood Gallery, London, has a site-specific “Saunakabin” that takes the form of a handcrafted wooden architectural structure.Henry Krokatsis’ “Saunakabin” takes the form of a hand-crafted wooden architectural structure. The form draws oWim Delvoye at Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
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From a “cement truck” in laser-cut stainless steel to a stuffed carpet pig, a hand-carved tire to a Mughal-era inspired “marble” floor in aluminum, the Belgian neo-conceptual artist Wim Delvoye (1965-) has repeatedly pushed boundaries of his art to shSpecimen Sculptures by Eva Zethraeus at Hostler Burrows, New York
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Hostler Burrows is presenting recent works by Eva Zethraeus at its New York venue.Zethraeus' ceramic sculptures inspired by botanical and biological specimens, emphasize the inherent duality of porcelain clay, a durable medium that she shapes into fragile anEva Zethraeus’s New Works at Hostler Burrows, New York
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Hostler Burrows is presenting recent works by Eva Zethraeus at its New York venue.Zethraeus' ceramic sculptures inspired by botanical and biological specimens, emphasize the inherent duality of porcelain clay, a durable medium that she shapes into fragile anFoster + Partners’ ‘Sanctuary’ Chapel for Vatican’s Debut Pavilion at Venice Biennale
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Vatican City is making its first appearance at the Venice Biennale with its Holy See Pavilion featuring 10 chapels designed by 10 architects. London-based Foster + Partners recently gave a sneak peek of their design for Vatican’s debut entry. Draped with a'New Nakashima Acquisitions’ at Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia
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The late woodwork artist and furniture maker George Katsutoshi Nakashima (1905-1990) is the subject of a new retrospective exhibition in Philadelphia this winter. Moderne Gallery is presenting the latest acquisitions in its collection of George NakashimaStudio NINE Creates Playful Lego-compatible Modular Furniture
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Lego lovers can now take their fascination for the infamous colored bricks to the next level. The Italian design studio NINE has created a series of Lego-compatible furniture, giving interiors a vibrant and playful touch. Textured in studs, the modular serieConstruction Commences on Steven Holl’s Rubenstein Commons in Princeton, New Jersey
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Albert Einstein’s birth anniversary on March 14 was marked by the groundbreaking ceremony for Rubenstein Commons at the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton — the institute where Einstein worked during the last 22 years of his life. Steven Holl Architec'Night Fever Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today' at Vitra Design Museum
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The Vitra Design Museum in Rhein, Germany is hosting an exhibition of works titled “Night Fever Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today.” The show runs through September 2018.An important space in contemporary culture, the nightclub has been a center of po'Studio Handmade’ at Gallery FUMI, London
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Gallery FUMI exhibits «Studio Handmade» at its London venue.A group exhibition titled “Studio Handmade” is on view at Gallery FUMI featuring the works of Atelier Lachaert d’Hanis, Francesco Perini, Glithero, Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert, JosephMumbai’s New Airport to be Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
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The London-based international architecture and design firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — which will be instrumental in handling more than 60 million passenger footfalSculptor Anish Kapoor Criticizes NRA’s ‘Nightmarish Vision’
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Sculptor Anish Kapoor spoke up against the National Rifle Association’s campaign showcasing his Chicago sculpture – “Cloud Gate” known as “The Bean,” which, according to him, was used without his authorization and is used in a videPritzker Prize Winner Richard Meier Takes Leave of Absence After Claims of Sexual Harassment
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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier has been facing several claims of sexual harassment after which he decided to take leave of absence from his firm Richard Meier & Partners Architects.Five women have claimed to have faced sexual harSOM to Design a Green Urban District in Eastern Paris
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) will be transforming an old industrial zone on the eastern edge of Paris into a sustainable urban district featuring a 180-meter energy efficient tower. The Chicago-based firm won an international competition with theNorman Foster’s collaboration with Rapha to create cross-country ski wear
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Celebrated architect Norman Foster has recently revealed on an Instagram post that he is collaborating with the cycling brand Rapha to create a range of cross-country ski gear.A recent post on Instagram by the founder of Foster + Partners has mRago’s Upcoming Remix Auction to Offer Contemporary + Classic Art and Design
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Rago brings yet another edition of its unique Remix auction, which is unconfined by any particular time or design period. The upcoming auction on April 7, 2018, will offer an opportunity to collectors and decorators to pick and choose from a range of art andR & Company to Open a New Gallery Space in TriBeCa
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R & Company celebrates its 20th anniversary with the announcement to open a new space in TriBeCa at 64 White Street. Founded in 1997 by Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman, R & Company has been focusing on discovering and preserving 20th- and 21st-centurPerkins+Will to Design the New School of Continuing Studies at York University, Toronto
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Perkins+Will has been selected to design the new School of Continuing Studies at York University’s Keele campus in Toronto. The US-based firm’s proposal was chosen as the winner of an international competition that also saw entries from HOK and Gow HastinAudemars Piguet will Unveil Sebastian Errazuriz’s Striking Lounge Installation at Art Basel, Hong Kong
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Audemars Piguet will unveil Sebastian Errazuriz’s “Foundations,” the concluding design in a trilogy of lounge concepts started by the New York-based artist and designer in 2016. The immersive installation will be showcased at the upcoming Art Basel in HSnøhetta and Local Studio Design Wooden Archway to Honor Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa
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Snøhetta and Johannesburg-based Local Studio unveiled “The Arch of Arch,” a 30-feet tall wooden archway in Cape Town, South Africa. Featuring 14 woven Larch wood strands each representing the 14 chapters of South Africa’s constitution, the monument haWorld’s First Energy-Positive Airport City in Oslo Planned
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Norwegian firms Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture will be designing the world’s first energy-positive airport city in Oslo. The Norwegian government’s ambitious project will mark a significant shift from anSteven Learner, Collective Design Founder, Reveals What’s in Store at the Fair’s 2018 Edition
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As the city of New York gets ready for the great design weekend with the beginning of Collective Design Fair on March 9, we catch up with Steven Learner, the fair’s founder, for a sneak peek into what this year’s edition has to offer.Edited excerptsIndian Architect Balkrishna Doshi Wins the 2018 Pritzker Prize
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Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Prize, the highest honor in the field of architecture.Born in India’s Pune city in 1927, Doshi, as he is fondly called, worked with Le Corbuiser and Louis Kahn during the initial years ofWright to Present the Most Important Collection of Post-war Italian Glass in May
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Great news for glass enthusiasts and collectors of post-war design! Wright will be presenting one of the most significant private collections of post-war Italian glass ever assembled at an upcoming auction in May. The collection, built with passion and enthus
