Monthly archives: March 2010

Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli
by Herzog & de Meuron

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Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have unveiled plans for a new headquarters for the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan. More »

Meals from Scratch packaging
by Jeremy Innes-Hopkins

Central Saint Martins College of Art student Jeremy Innes-Hopkins has developed new packaging for these kits, designed for throwing together meals from ready-prepared raw ingredients. More »

Citizen Architect world premiere at SXSW

Dezeenwire: Citizen Architect, a 60-minute documentary about late architect Samuel Mockbee of pioneering American undergraduate programme Rural Studio, premieres at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas on Wednesday 17 March. www.citizenarchitectfilm.com

“Brad the builder” – The Observer

Dezeenwire: Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore reports on Make It Right, actor Brad Pitt’s project to rebuilt a district of New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina – The Observer

Related stories:

Float House by Morphosis for Make It Right
Hot Links Duplex by Atelier Hitoshi Abe for Make it Right
Duplex by Pugh + Scarpa for Make it Right
Duplex by Frank Gehry for Make It Right
Brad Pitt signs up architects for Make It Right

“Dyson could clean up with career in politics”
- Sunday Times

Dezeenwire: in an interview with the Sunday Times, engineer and inventor James Dyson reveals he is to stand down as chairman of Dyson and talks about the Ingenious Britain report commissioned by the Conservative Party, in which Dyson sets out ways to make Britain a leading high-tech exporter – Sunday Times

Related stories: Air Multiplier fan by Dyson; The Wind by Issey Miyake with James Dyson.

Dezeen podcast: Designs of the Year 2010
at the Design Museum

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Dezeen podcast: in this podcast for the Design Museum in London, curator Alex Newson walks us through this year’s Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition, on show at the museum until 6 June 2010. More »

García Miguélez Jewelers by
Carlos Pereda Iglesias
and Óscar Pérez Silanes

Spanish architects Carlos Pereda Iglesias and Óscar Pérez Silanes have completed a jewellery shop in Bilbao divided by rippled glass screens. More »

D.Vision Dental Clinic by A1Architects

Lenka Křemenová and David Maštálka of Czech studio A1 Architects have completed the interior of a dental surgery in Prague where the walls are covered with illustrations of teeth, animals and plants. More »