Monthly archives: May 2009

Charles Tells Architects: Put People First

Dezeenwire: in his speech at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London tonight, Prince Charles will tell that “communities should be key to their work with the needs of locals put first.” Sky News Background to this story: Elite architects attack Prince Charles

Architecture: fears for British Ground Zero designs

Dezeenwire: Norman Foster and Richard Rogers’ skyscraper designs for Ground Zero in New York could be scuppered by the credit crunch. The Guardian

Competition: five tickets to our
Milan trends briefing to be won

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Dezeen has teamed up with Ligne Roset to give a presentation in London next week of key trends emerging from last month’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Fuori Salone events in Milan – and we have five tickets (worth £15 each) to give away to Dezeen readers. More »

Court of Sant Boi de Llobregat by
BAAS Architects

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Court of Sant Boi de Llobregat in Barcelona is a court house designed by Jordi Badia of Barcelona practice BAAS Architects. More »

Competition: five copies of XS Extreme to be won

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In the second of four competitions celebrating publisher Thames & Hudson‘s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving readers the chance to win five copies of XS Extreme by Phyllis Richardson. More »

On the Bri(n)ck at Graduate School of Design,
Harvard University

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Professor Ingeborg M. Rocker of Rocker-Lange Architects and students at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA, have used a robot to build an undulating double-wall structure. More »

Pipe and Trattoria by Jasper Morrison for Magis

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Milan 09: British designer Jasper Morrison showed two collections, Pipe (above) and Trattoria (below), for Magis at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More »

House of Furniture Parts by
Studio Makkink & Bey

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Milan 09: House of Furniture Parts by Studio Makkink & Bey is a shed-like structure where furniture components are pressed out from the walls and assembled. More »