deep purple by fuksas architects
massimiliano + doriana fuksas propose 'deep purple'. more than a refuge to us it seems to be a summer house for rich people with huge gardens, while fuksas refers to his childhood dream of possessing a treehouse.
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kengo kuma builds a temporary house from umbrellas
the japanese architect has created a dwelling which is formed by a shell composed of umbrellas that have been zipped together.
website design and interactive work by yugo nakamura of japanese tha ltd
tha made the amazing FFFFOUND website, ... ... the homepage of graphic artist kashiwa sato, ... ... and the uniqlo »
designboom interview: bruce sterling
<p><strong>designboom: what is the best moment of the day?</strong><br /> just some pause. you know, over at cranbrook (university) when (eero) saarinen was designing, he always said it was cocktail hour (laughs). </p>
milan design week 2008 preview: ditte hammerstroem
another danish designer who will participate in the exhibition 'mindcraft', is ditte hammerstroem. further details on the mindcraft show can be found »
vladimir rachev: questioning nature
projects by vladimir rachev'switch', 2008 (the designer has not decided yet in which position the switch will be ON and OFF) awarded frame magazine »
studio verissimo: handled with care
http://www.studioverissimo.netas part of the london design festival designboom curated an exhibition of contemporary ceramic wares from 163 »
studio verissimo: RE think + RE cycle
name of design : News design by : claudio cardoso + telma verissimo from portugal designer's own words: News is a basket for papers that was born from of »
hyungkoo lee at venice art biennale 07
<p>the korean artist extends his concerns to fictitious bodies of cartoon characters by inventing their fossil bones in a quasi-archaeological way.</p>
gilbert & george: major exhibition
‘bombs’ (2006) by gilbert & george courtesy jay jopling/ white cube, london. © copyright the artistthroughout their career gilbert & george havehad »
gilbert and george at the tate modern
gilbert and george: major exhibition at: tate modern, london, UK from: 15th february – 7th may, 2007 the exhibition begins with a documentation of the »
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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 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
