designboom pop up dashilar gallery in beijing
<p>dashilar is the most distinctive neighborhood in the ancient heart of old beijing. visitors to our exhibition have experienced the 2012 venice architecture biennale and luma lu projection mapping.</p>
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fang zhenning designboom talk at beijing design week 2012
<p><br /> join us for a designboom conversation in beijing with fang zhenning, the curator of the chinese pavilion at the venice architecture biennale.<font size="1"><br /> </font></p>
WAI architecture: the housetelier
<p>this proposal for a mixed-use residence, gallery and atelier intends to regenerate the dashilar district by attracting creative enterprises which introduce a cultural and intellectual exchange within the area.</p>
amoeba group + szoke gergely : anker't ruin bar
the abandoned building has gone through a transformation to become one of budapest's hot spots for night-life.
modern stone + flint tools by ami drach + dov ganchrow
by looking at the mastery of tool-making and its driving force in human advancement, the iterations of stone objects condenses time into modern artifacts.
arnold goron: aluminum snail plate installation for isabel marant
<p>the fashionable window installations with foil create beautiful light reflections</p>
spring mobiles by arnold goron for isabel marant
<p>the brightly-colored mobiles seem to defy gravity as the top-heavy sculptures make a slow, consistent circle, achieved by a the assistance of a motor. </p>
martin margiela: shoetree hook
<p>a witty adaptation of a common object, maison martin margiela's shoe tree hook cleverly repurposes a shoe tree as a hook for the wall.</p>
maison champs elysées paris by martin margiela
designboom visited the newly renovated historical hotel, the re-imagining took the original detailing reminiscent of the napolian III era and modernized it using subtle ironies, a signature of martin margiela.
FVArquitectos: house in quinta patino
<p>a rectilinear structure integrates voids within the facade and plan to generate outdoor zones, transitioning from the indoor spaces to the encompassing property through exterior courtyards.</p>
FVArquitectos: accra twin towers
<p>overlooking the gulf of guinea in the city of accra, ghana, this pair of towers will become a contemporary icon amidst the encompassing context of dense suburban structures. </p>
pili wu: plastic classic loop lacquered ming style chair for han gallery
<p>the young taiwanese designer pili wu added the loop armrest, a characteristic of the historical ming chair to a simple plastic stool.</p>
pili wu: plastic ceramic tableware
<p>the tabletop collection is adapted from the disposable plastic wares which are used in many taiwanese roadside restaurants. </p>
christ & gantenbein completes 'cerro del obispo' lookout point in mexico
positioned upon the 2,000 meter high peak of cerro del obispo, the 26.55 meter tall tower extrudes from an undulating footprint to make a bone-like form.
tatiana bilbao + dellekamp arquitectos: gratitude open chapel
<p>located within a few kilometers near the beginning of the journey, four clean white forms emerge from the landscape. offering a moment for pause and silent reflection to visitors, the ritual space allows the individual to embrace their upcoming quest.</p>
solar decathlon 2012: casas em movimento
<p>portugal's project submission features a solar shield that pivots to maximize sun angles and accommodate changing spatial needs. </p>
solar decathlon winner 2012: canopea house by rhône alpes team
<p>the winner of the solar decathlon looks beyond the sustainable individual living unit into a larger-scale master plan to form our cities in the not-so-distant future. </p>
NIKE flyknit collective beijing feather pavilion
<p>during beijing design week, the feather pavilion was installed in a tank, a restored 7,000-gallon oil drum in the middle of the city's newest design sector, the 751D-park, in the chaoyang district.<br /> <br /></p>
zinedine zidane headbutt statue by adel abdessemed
<p>a sixteen foot-high bronze statue portraying french soccer player zinedine zidane's head-butting incident has been erected in paris outside the centre pompidou.</p>
adel abdessemed: who’s afraid of the big bad wolf
<p>the sculptural and video installation display the interconnectedness of human behavior, history and communication while also challenging passive modes of spectatorship.</p>
pokket mixer portable DJ console
<p>the device is a mobile mini DJ platform, requiring no power supply so that a user can mix their own music wherever they might be.</p>
citrus spray by papila studio unlocks the natural juices of your fruit
joan rojeski studio unlocks the natural juices of your fruit with their simple, stylish citrus spray.
cinimod studio: walk the light
<p>the experimental interactive installation creates a band of white light that physically follows passersby tracking their journey, while washes of strong color are pushed and pulled along the tunnel in response.</p>
ice angel installation by cinimod studio
<p>like a digital way of making snow angels, the interactive LED installation by dominic harris and cinimod studio creates and remembers the angel form of its visitors.</p>
magma architecture: masrah al qasba theater
<p>a new theater in sharjah, UAE, is reminiscent of the local desert landscape and culture using contemporary processes and styles.</p>
magma architecture: olympic shooting venue
<p>three massive white cubes with protruding colored circular nodes host this summer olympic's shooting events in a tent-like, self-sufficient structure. </p>
studiomama: re imagined chairs
by re-purposing existing chairs, the project speaks of the ability to see the potential in the banal and how users interpret old and unwanted furniture.
nina tolstrup: pallet furniture projects
the collection is constructed of reclaimed wood taken from unused pallets.
noé duchaufour lawrance: naturoscopie
<p>'naturoscopie' is a collection of limited edition pieces which attempts to rekindle the impressions and sensations that we feel in facing certain natural phenomena, i. e. when the sunlight creeps through the foliage of a tree...</p>
philippe malouin: daylight at designmiami/ basel
<p>the tangram-shaped lamps act as artificial windows, creating different coloured light sources that resemble daylight.</p>
competitions Indigo Design Award 2027 deadline: september 30th, 2026 Wege Prize 2027: a Student Design Competition for the Circular Economy deadline: october 4th, 2026 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 all competitions
Indigo Design Award 2027 deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Wege Prize 2027: a Student Design Competition for the Circular Economy deadline: october 4th, 2026 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 15th, 2026 
The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 courses Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Interaction Design. Emerging technologies for products and services by IED Torino deadline: september 30th, 2026 Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 all courses
Master’s in Brand Design and Hospitality by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interaction Design. Emerging technologies for products and services by IED Torino deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Master’s in Fashion Business by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Arts & Creative Technologies by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026 
Material Balance Design. Digital Techniques and Circular Innovations in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano deadline: march 10th, 2026 
Master of Arts in Design for Other Species: Transdisciplinary Practices Towards More-than-Human Futures IED Milano deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Master’s in Digital Fashion by IED deadline: september 30th, 2026 
Interior and Furniture Design by IED Firenze deadline: september 30th, 2026 
