how light and materiality shape spaces in EDRA MAGAZINE issue six

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books

does the paris of the impressionists still exist? alix urien finds it through her lens

french photographer alix urien revisits impressionism in circa 2020s, using movement, light and color to capture the fleeting beauty of contemporary paris and normandy.

Iñaki Laguardia

architecture

from refuge to prototype: why cabins keep redefining how we live

Iñaki Laguardia

architecture

a bookstore inside cobe copenhagen: a material library of architecture, cities, and ideas

Stinelund readers

art

mindy seu explores the web’s ties to the body and intimacy through group incantations

annalise kamegawa

design

UN/SEEN documents the lives and work of female graphic designers up to the bauhaus

Slanted readers

art

movable exhibition displays animate supervoid’s aluminum library pavilion

Benjamin G. readers

architecture

seamless architecture book explores continuous surfaces through bio-inspired design

Ryumei Fujiki readers

art

mapping the dreamworld: inside ursula k le guin’s unseen cartographies of myth and mind

annalise kamegawa

design

experimental book turns speech patterns into expressive, music-like visual language

Isabelle Tan readers

design

what 25 years of new york times bestsellers reveal about language of book cover design

eirini ilia

art

bodybuilding photobook captures strangely familiar sequences in melbourne’s streets

Melanie Cobham readers

design

spaces for listening: the architecture of japan's jazz kissa documented in new book

kat barandy

architecture

tadao ando's sketches and drawings catalogued in upcoming book by taschen

kat barandy

architecture

democracy, diplomacy and defense: a deep dive into the architecture of US embassies

myrto katsikopoulou

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The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027

Rework by xFigura: An Adaptive Reuse Ideas Competition $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 29th, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027

Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027

Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027

2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027

Pavilion Atlas 2027 deadline: july 19th, 2027

Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027

The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027

Rework by xFigura: An Adaptive Reuse Ideas Competition $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 29th, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

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books

does the paris of the impressionists still exist? alix urien finds it through her lens

from refuge to prototype: why cabins keep redefining how we live

a bookstore inside cobe copenhagen: a material library of architecture, cities, and ideas

mindy seu explores the web’s ties to the body and intimacy through group incantations

UN/SEEN documents the lives and work of female graphic designers up to the bauhaus

movable exhibition displays animate supervoid’s aluminum library pavilion

seamless architecture book explores continuous surfaces through bio-inspired design

mapping the dreamworld: inside ursula k le guin’s unseen cartographies of myth and mind

experimental book turns speech patterns into expressive, music-like visual language

what 25 years of new york times bestsellers reveal about language of book cover design

bodybuilding photobook captures strangely familiar sequences in melbourne’s streets

spaces for listening: the architecture of japan's jazz kissa documented in new book

tadao ando's sketches and drawings catalogued in upcoming book by taschen

democracy, diplomacy and defense: a deep dive into the architecture of US embassies

transparent surfboard uses carbon-fiber ribs and clear panels to reveal the ocean below

david rule's miniature houseboat makes room for everything but space

sculptural portals and golden guardians arrive at giza for art d’égypte

sweeping concrete cutouts shape ZAO's sculptural art center in rizhao

real motors brings futuristic project: ARES electric motorcycle to life with new prototypes

transparent surfboard uses carbon-fiber ribs and clear panels to reveal the ocean below

david rule's miniature houseboat makes room for everything but space

sculptural portals and golden guardians arrive at giza for art d’égypte

sweeping concrete cutouts shape ZAO's sculptural art center in rizhao

real motors brings futuristic project: ARES electric motorcycle to life with new prototypes

BARTH BEACH HOUSE

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Shelf GRID with doors

Knit necklace, 3D printed statement necklace

architects are assholes mugs make a cheeky statement

Custom Wall Mural - Ombre

Gradient Watch – A Timepiece of Shifting Patterns and Minimal Elegance

Feel the nature with the sticker that can be attached anywhere (pressed flower, nature, fruit)

Souleaf wall art visualizes the luminous photosynthetic process

18k Gold 'Chubby Babies' Studs

Airframe - picture frame brings the window seat indoors

Custom Wall Mural - Dinaric

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