Milan
The exhibitions that celebrates Moroso’s 60 years in business took place from 21 June to 2 September in the vibrant space of Hangar Bicocca, a former industrial plant in Milan now devoted to the production and promotion of contemporary art.
London
On the occasion of London Design Festival 2012 the Crafts Council of Ireland created the exhibition 'A Place to Gather' in an old garage/warehouse in Shoreditch.
London
Following its successful exhibition at Pavilion of Art and Design (PAD), Paris, Gallery FUMI is delighted to announce its participation at PAD London, this October.
Milan
From 21 June to 2 September 2012 the Milan Triennale Design Museum hosted the exhibition Casamatta, curated by Johnny Dell’Orto, exploring the multifaceted work of Roberto Sebastiàn Matta.
London
On the eve of the London Design Festival, Founder of the Design Museum Sir Terence Conran, Director Deyan Sudjic OBE and Chairman of the Trustees Luqman Arnold, joined by leading architects and designers, attended a ceremony today to celebrate the ground breaking of the new Design Museum at the former Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street.
Vancouver
Located in the heart of Vancouver, the VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre is inspired by the organic forms of a native orchid.
Requiring extensive collaboration between the architect and the structural engineer, the project's most innovative feature is the dramatic free-form roof structure.
Venice
The Jury of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia comprised of Wiel Arets (President, Netherlands), Kristin Feireiss (Germany), Robert A.M. Stern (USA), Benedetta Tagliabue (Italy) and Alan Yentob (Great Britain) has selected the awards for the 13th Architecture Biennale di Venezia as follows:
Book Review
This weekend "You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto" by Jaron Lanier was on the reading list. The book is a very interesting read, challenging most peoples' blind adoption and glorification of web 2.0 and other technologies.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announced the shortlist for the 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize, given to the best new international building outside the EU. This year’s shortlist recognises three exceptional new buildings in South East Asia and one in the USA.
London
Renowned for creating timeless, understated lighting and interiors objects – the work
of Michael Anastassiades straddles industrial design, sculpture and the decorative arts. Showcased and collected by leading international arts organisations, galleries and auction houses, this October sees the opening of his own gallery.
London
As part of Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Tate Modern, to be launched on 28 July 2012, visitors will be invited to look at works of art in the dark using only the light of Eliasson’s Little Sunsolar-powered lamps.
London
The William Morris Gallery – in Walthamstow, London, the place of Morris’s birth - has been transformed to create a new world-class destination and international centre of excellence for the study of Morris.
Los Angeles
Frank Gehry has been commissioned to design the set for the LA Philharmonic's performance of Don Giovanni. The show itself takes place in the Walt Disney Concert hall, a building designed by Gehry - giving architecture fans a chance to be submersed in Frank Gehry's style.
The shortlist for the prestigious 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize features six exceptional and completely different buildings from across the country which will now go head to head for architecture’s highest accolade and a £20,000 prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
via abitare
The Parco dei Principi, designed in Sorrento by Ponti between 1960 and 1961, is one of the first examples of design hotels worldwide. A long renovation, finalized in 2007, brought it back to its original beauty. This week it celebrates its 50th birthday.
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