On Thursday, May 20th, 2021, live at 13:00 CDT (CDMX time) / 20:00 CEST (Berlin time), we will welcome two of Mexico’s most influential architects. Register below to receive the access link to the live stream. Don’t worry – you can watch the event later via the link if you can’t join live.

Occhio+ represents a broadening of the Occhio product portfolio into the larger contract sector, and, as such, is aimed explicitly at architects and planners.

Palimpsest Barragan poses a once in a lifetime opportunity to engage eye to eye with an architectural masterpiece of 20th century modernism by the Mexican architect Luis Barragan. As a hidden and still unknown architectural jewel set amidst a paradisiac jungle on the Pacific coast, the ruins of the never completed building have sunk into oblivion, not unlike the ancient Mexican pyramids, and are currently in progressive decay. The workshop will not only ‘unearth’ the project and at last put it on the map of architectural discourse, but it might even have a larger impact by kickstarting a debate around the preservation of its ruins from disintegration.

Duravit’s new HygieneFlush flushing technology is the latest in its range of hygiene features to take bathroom cleanliness, as wells as water efficiency, to the next level.

Promoted by the Student Council of the Architecture and Urbanism program at UFJF (CACAU UFJF), the CACAU Audiovisual Program aims to democratize the teaching of architecture and urbanism for the community. By integrating cultural and social knowledge, the program seeks to share insights beyond the university walls. It features internal initiatives focused on audiovisual production and architectural dialogues, which are published through the Student Council's media channels.

D-Neo, designer Bertrand Lejoly’s flexible new collection for Duravit, is evidence that premium design and affordability need not always be mutually exclusive.

Merging traditional, artisanal craftsmanship with versatile, modern materials, FAP Ceramiche presents a new nature-inspired porcelain-stoneware tile collection that channels the archetypal Italian summer.

CTO Lighting celebrates the British craftsmanship and tradition at the core of its collections – and nowhere more so than in its new luminaire family named after Arthurian legend.

By Simon Keane-Cowell.

We connect with Patrick Speck and Carina Buhlert, design experts at GROHE – one of the leading global bathroom-solutions and kitchen-fixtures brands – to discuss product innovation and the launch of its new digital-experience platform, GROHE X.

Which kind of light is best for working? The one you have to think about least. With LIGHTPAD, Swiss manufacturer Regent Lighting has created a modular system that optimally lights the workspace – whatever the time of day.

Want your design recognised with a Focus Open award? The Design Center BW is looking for new products or products so new they've not yet been launched. 

Specifying motorized shades seems simple enough, but the intricate design details can be intimidating even to an experienced design professional. Lutron is now offering its popular shades specifications workshop for architects, interior designers, and specifiers at no cost. Time-sensitive, 20-minute sessions hit key aspects of window treatment specification, help you avoid design pitfalls, and ensure you achieve your design intent.

Placemaking practitioners Green Furniture Concept enrich hectic public spaces with harmony and wellbeing. Their latest modular, sustainable seating system, Ascent, combines nature and geometry – resulting in truly enhanced sitting.

'Fronteiras_Japão: Sociedade e seus espaços' aims to provide an introductory exploration of Japanese space, charting new perspectives and horizons while discussing society, culture, architecture, the city, and the unique worldview of the nation.

The 14th Bolivian Architecture Biennial 2021 is a cultural and academic event organized by the La Paz Departmental College of Architects (CDALP) and the Bolivian College of Architects (CENA CAB) through their Organizing Committee. The goal of this gathering is to celebrate and disseminate built works, projects, and intellectual contributions related to the architectural and urban environment of recent years, both nationally and internationally.

Videos

The first-ever sliding window system for skyscrapers by Swiss company Air-Lux has already proven itself under stringent US testing conditions. Just why it is the first to be suitable for high-rise buildings, with their enormous wind loads, is explained here.

In our lighting community, we have had a unique year, full of lessons that we are eager to continue exploring and expanding upon through our "Lighting Seminar," which will take place via ZOOM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

His latest project for AGROB BUCHTAL has led Sebastian Herkner into a new field, one where a symbiosis of creativity and physics saw the go-to product designer dig out his old maths book.