Monthly archives: March 2009

Design Indaba videos: Haldane Martin

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Design Indaba 09: the sixth in our series of videos from the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last month features South African designer Haldane Martin. More »

Metro West bridge by Explorations Architecture
and Buro Happold

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Explorations Architecture of Paris with UK engineers Buro Happold have won a competition to design a new rail bridge over the Liffey Valley near Dublin, Ireland. More »

Bodø Kulturhus and Library by drdharchitects

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London architects drdharchitects have won a competition to design a new concert hall and library in Bodø, Norway. More »

From a Lost City by Christian Vivanco

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Mexican designer Christian Vivanco has developed a multi-functional work surface and storage unit inspired by the informal architecture of shanty towns. More »

Spaza-De-Move-On by Doung Anwar Jahangeer

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Design Indaba 09: architect Doung Anwar Jahangeer won the South award for his mobile, fold-away shop at the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last week. More »

Le Corbusier’s Cabanon – the interior 1:1

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A 1:1 replica of Le Corbusier’s holiday home, designed by the architect for his own use, is on show at the RIBA in London. More »

Moodwall by Urban Alliance

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Dutch architects Studio Klink, production company Illuminate, artist Matthias Oostrik and design and construction firm Cube have collaborated under the name Urban Alliance to create Moodwall, a subway installation in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More »

Design Indaba videos: Nobumichi Tosa

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Design Indaba 09: the fifth in this series of movies from the Design Indaba conference and expo, which took place in Cape Town last week, features Japanese artist Nobumichi Tosa of Maywa Denki. More »

Design Indaba videos: Stephen Burks

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Design Indaba 09: the fourth movie in our series from the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last week is an interview with New York designer Stephen Burks of Readymade Projects. More »

Neues Museum by David Chipperfield Architects
and Julian Harrap Architects

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David Chipperfield Architects and Julian Harrap Architects have completed the renovation of the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. More »

Fumo by Super Super

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Polish designers Hanna Kokczyńska, Jacek Majewski and Michał Gratkowski of Super Super have completed a low-budget clothes shop called Fumo in Warsaw, Poland, using cheap materials from a builders’ merchant. More »