Archive for December, 2008

December 25th, 2008

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December 24th, 2008

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Here’s another entry from the New Bus for London competition, this time by London-based architect Matthew Heywood. More »

December 24th, 2008

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Car brand Aston Martin and architects Foster + Partners have sent us more images of their joint first-place design for the New Bus for London competition. More »

December 24th, 2008

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Dezeen’s top ten: have you noticed how designers are using female models to promote their wares? In this month’s top ten, we present the most popular stories from Dezeen that feature pictures of girls. More »

December 23rd, 2008

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Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have completed a visual and performing arts high school in Los Angeles, USA. More »

December 23rd, 2008

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An exhibition of work by french designer Matali Crasset called Living Wood is on show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, France.

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December 23rd, 2008

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First year students of the Vehicle Design course at London’s Royal College of Art presented concepts for light, compact cars at the Science Museum in London earlier this month. More »

December 23rd, 2008

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Here are some more images and plans of Alpine Capsule by Lovegrove Studio, which was officially presented by Ross Lovegrove at Alta Badia, Italy, this month. More »

December 22nd, 2008

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Here are some more images of the Welcome Back bus designed by Héctor Serrano Studio, Miñarro García and Javier Esteban, which won second prize in the New Bus For London competition last week. More »

December 22nd, 2008

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Four graduates from the MArch Design Research Laboratory course at the Architectural Association in London have sent us these images of their thesis project, a conceptual proposal for an environment to host Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. More »

December 22nd, 2008

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Proposals by architects MAD, BIG, INABA, and Mass Studies for an urban plan for the city of Ansan in South Korea are on show at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art in Ansan. More »

December 21st, 2008

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Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us these photos of Casa Parr, a recently completed house by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Arquitectos in Chiguayante, Chile. More »

December 21st, 2008

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Buenos Aires-based architects Moarqs have designed an office building in Acassuso, Buenos Aires, Argentina. More »

December 21st, 2008

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Danish designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a freestanding storage unit that looks a bit like a doll’s house on legs. More »

December 20th, 2008

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Architects group8 have completed three houses in Crans-Près-Céligny, Switzerland. More »