Design consultancy office AUTHOS and Swiss multidisciplinary Interactive Designer Stella Speziali have collaborated to create a unique spatial intervention at the Zurich Design Biennale 2021. Titled NEBULOSUS, the installation uses mist and augmented reality as an immersive and intangible 'structure' that changes the spatial boundary of Zurich's botanical garden and creates and explorative experience for visitors.
Mystical Installation at the Zurich Design Biennale 2021 Invades the City's Old Botanical Garden
Cities are Taking New Measures to Mitigate Heatwaves
Prolonged heatwaves have been increasingly common in recent years, and cities are devising various strategies for combating the urban heat island effect. As Sydney experienced blistering summer temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius, the authorities have recently banned dark roofs on new homes and mandated lighter-coloured alternatives to reflect solar radiation. In Europe, Athens has taken the example of Miami and hired a Chief Heat Officer, tasked with finding coping strategies as the city confronts with heatwaves and wildfires that prompted a large number of residents to vacate the capital.
Temporary Architecture: Innovation, Testing-Ground and Entertainment
Beyond "experience tourism" and light entertainment, temporary architecture is a fertile ground for testing ideas, examining places, popularizing new concepts and technologies. Taking a wide array of forms, from disaster relief projects and utilitarian structures to design experiments, architectural statements and playful installations, transient structures showcase alternative visions for the built environment, opening up new possibilities and questioning established norms. As temporary architecture now seems at odds with sustainability imperatives, the following discusses the value of temporary architecture as a vehicle of experimentation, advancing design and engaging communities.
From Festivals to Schools, Cathedrals, and Bomb Sites: The Story of Mid-Century Modernism in Britain
The term “mid-century modern” conjures up images of a sharp-suited Don Draper, slender teak cabinets, and suave chairs from Scandinavia. That is, at least, one perspective of the design movement and a view more of 1950s-era Manhattan offices than anything else. But in Britain, mid-century modernism manifested as something slightly different, coming in the form of schools, cathedrals, housing, and an era-defining festival, all eloquently described and illustrated by the prolific architectural historian Elain Harwood in Mid-Century Britain: Modern Architecture 1938-1963.
OHL Cultural Space for the Arts / AB+AC Architects
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Architects: AB+AC Architects
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2021
Pavilion Extension / Ashworth Parkes Architects
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Architects: Ashworth Parkes Architects
- Area: 1154 m²
- Year: 2019
CHI’s House / Tad.atelier
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Architects: Tad.atelier
- Area: 160 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Lam.weavingspaces, M&A art tiles
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Professionals: Nguyen Phu LTD CO
Midlands Pavilion / Nadine Engelbrecht Architect
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Architects: Nadine Engelbrecht Architect
- Area: 383 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Alucoil, Palram, Spazio, Studio 19, Wolkberg Casting Studios
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Professionals: Micon
House in Takaoka / Unemori Architects
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Architects: Unemori Architects
- Area: 134 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Daiko, Talking about Curtains
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Professionals: HSC, Itsuwa Home
Ayenevarzan House / MAAN Architecture Group
Zhejiang Jiande Aviation Training Base / gad
Casa Tersicore / Degli Esposti Architetti
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Architects: Degli Esposti Architetti
- Area: 2150 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Impresa Gregori e Lochis
Avizor Logistics / FRPO Rodriguez & Oriol
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Architects: FRPO Rodriguez & Oriol
- Area: 3700 m²
- Year: 2020
ARCA Wynwood Design Center / Esrawe Studio + Superflex
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Architects: Esrawe Studio, Superflex
- Area: 1890 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Sherwin-Williams, Arca Stones
Republic of Children House / Ezequiel Spinelli + Facundo López
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Architects: Ezequiel Spinelli, Facundo López
- Area: 230 m²
- Year: 2018
House on Muntanya street / Sau Taller d'Arquitectura
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Architects: Sau Taller d'Arquitectura
- Area: 245 m²
- Year: 2021
Groupe Scolaire Parc du Bempt / zigzag architecture + Altiplan
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Architects: Altiplan, zigzag architecture
- Area: 4560 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Wienerberger