Monthly archives: July 2009

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Dezeenwire: The Los Angeles Times reports the death of celebrated architectural photographer Julius Shulman at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, aged 98.

“Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century Modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, died Wednesday night,” writes Claudia Luther. LA Times

Celosia Residence by MVRDV and Blanca Lleó

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Dutch architects MVRDV in collaboration with Madrid architect Blanca Lleó have completed a social housing project in Madrid, Spain. More »

Alternative Design for MoMA Tower
at 53 West 53rd by Axis Mundi

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New York architecture and design practice Axis Mundi have designed a conceptual alternative to French architect Jean Nouvel’s design for a 73-storey tower next to the Museum of Modern Art in New York (see our previous story). More »

Al Nasseem by X-Architects

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Dubai architecture firm X-Architects have unveiled their masterplan for a sustainable urban development in the center of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. More »

The Foetus Project by Jorge Lopes Dos Santos

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Brazilian design graduate Jorge Lopes Dos Santos has developed a way of making physical models of foetuses using data from ultrasound, CT and MRI scans. More »

National Stadium in Beijing
wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize

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The National Stadium in Beijing by architects Herzog & de Meuron has been awarded the RIBA Lubetkin Prize – an award given each year to the best building by an RIBA member built outside Europe. More »

Cleveland Museum of Art East Wing
by Rafael Viñoly Architects

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New York architects Rafael Viñoly have completed a new East Wing extension to the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, USA. More »

House in Nagoya by Suppose Design Office

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Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a residence in Nagoya, Japan, featuring a room dedicated to plants. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Competition: up to 10 free spaces for
digital designers at Tent Digital

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We’ve got together with multi-faceted design exhibition Tent London to offer FREE spaces at Tent Digital, a new feature taking place from 24 – 27 September: More »

Honoring the Heady Days of ‘Design-Art’
- New York Times


Dezeenwire:
Alice Rawsthorn reviews Telling Tales, an exhibition of story-telling design which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. New York Times Related: see Dezeen’s story about the exhibition.