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Monthly Archives: January 2010
cutting, stacking, perforating, bending, layering, molding
just a couple of operations performed on a daily basis at Vincent de Rijk’s model making outfit in Rotterdam, which fabricates models and prototypes for architects and industrial designers ranging from (and especially) OMA to Richard Hutten. perfect inspiration for … Continue reading
URA launches public consultation exercise for Concept Plan 2011
by JOANNE CHAN, FOR CHANNEL NEWS ASIA The Singapore Government is seeking public feedback on how the country should use its land over the next 40 to 50 years. A consultation exercise for Concept Plan 2011 was launched by the … Continue reading
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HK Boundary Crossing Facilities International Design Ideas Competition
The new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HKZMB) links up Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao in the Pearl River Delta, China. It provides opportunities for significant social and economic development in that region for coming decades.Being a check-point to entering into Hong … Continue reading
37th Annual IIDA Interior Design Competition
Register: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Submit: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Together with Interior Design magazine, IIDA’s Annual Interior Design Competition honors outstanding design in all areas of practice: Corporate, Education/Institutional, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Residential and Retail/Showroom. PURPOSE To recognize and … Continue reading
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iF material award Register/Submit: Saturday, January 30, 2010
The iF material award is a competition for innovative materials, products and processes. The competition, presented for the fifth time in 2010, is open to manufacturers, designers, developers, design engineers and architects. As in previous years, a renowned jury of … Continue reading
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International Competition: Intercommunal Territories and Small Towns
Register: Saturday, January 30, 2010 Submit: Monday, February 15, 2010 Public services, shops and jobs are found in the centres of small towns of less than 20,000 habitants and large villages for reasons connected with the history of urban development … Continue reading
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Forget Sustainability, It’s Time to Talk Resilience
There’s a new concept infiltrating the climate change conversation, and it has the potential to change the conversation altogether. It’s time to give sustainability a rest and start talking about resilience, Rob Hopkins writes in Resurgence. “The term ‘resilience’ is … Continue reading
Sydney, 2050+
Following WoHa Architects’ envisioning of a Singapore in their The Strange Times proposal as a part of DesignSingapore’s Design 2050 Studio, The Australian Institute of Architects has released the shortlisted Australian entries for the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, based on … Continue reading
Why We Should Teach Design Early
Designers, through training and experience, develop a different lens through which to see the world. They move through spaces, environments, and systems, making observations and developing insights about what works well and what doesn’t. They then use those observations and … Continue reading
Dubai’s urban planning “shoddy”
“Dubai just opened the ultimate trophy building — the world’s tallest skyscraper, which soars a neck-craning 2,717 feet into the air — but just try getting there from the airport. Your polite, epaulette-wearing cabdriver screeches down a 12-lane highway and … Continue reading
International VELUX Award 2010 for Students of Architecture
Register: Monday, February 01, 2010 Submit: Monday, May 03, 2010 The International VELUX Award 2010 for Students of Architecture wants to encourage and challenge students of architecture to explore the theme of daylight in its widest sense – and to … Continue reading
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The Land Art Generator Initiative Competition
The Land Art Generator Initiative is the artworld’s responsible answer to the question: “what comes after oil?” The long-term goal of the Land Art Generator Initiative is to design and construct a series of land art installations that uniquely combine … Continue reading
Open Source House Design Competition
Register: Friday, January 15, 2010 Submit: Monday, May 17, 2010 Designing Sustainable Housing Together Why? Lower middle class in developing countries is rapidly growing and so is their demand for housing. A lack of affordable building materials and the use … Continue reading
“the designer of secular India”
Anuj Kumar from The Hindu offers a look at Raj Rewal, Indian architect and longstanding promoter of a coherent and harmonious development that is in sync with the climate and culture of place. via The Hindu image by V.V. Krishnan
Putting Trowulan into Perspective
Prominent Indonesian architect Yori Antar and a team comprising counterparts Adi Purnomo, Danny Witjaksono and several others from the architectural firm Han Awal and Partners – are set to oversee the design and construction of the Majapahit Information Center in … Continue reading
a Singapore update
View more documents from ArchDaily. We get an eyeful of some of the newest work by local practices led by Ko Shiou Hee, Wong Mun Summ & Richard Hassell, Ong Ker Shing & Josh Comaroff to name but a few, … Continue reading
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