Paris- and Casablanca-based practice OUALALOU + CHOI has designed the Pavilion at the 2021 Expo in Dubai, showcasing traditional Moroccan design and construction techniques. The pavilion showcases an innovative use of rammed earth construction, a…
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Hot on the heels of the news that Venice Biennale 2020 has been postponed to 2021, news comes in that 2020 London Design Biennale has officially been postponed until 2021. Established in 2016 by…
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News has come in that Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, the host city for the 28th World Congress of Architects – to be convened by the International Union of Architects (UIA) in 2023 – has been…
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Design Shanghai 2020 is rescheduled to November while Xintiandi Festival to go ahead in May
Design Shanghai, one of the leading events in Asian design industry has been moved to November in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Taking place from 26 to 29 November 2020, it will take…
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Shma Company architects designs sustainable air purifying installation for Bangkok Design Week
During the recently concluded Bangkok Design Week, architecture practice Shma Company Limited designed an installation in front of the Grand Postal Building in the Thai capital’s Khet bang Rak district. Entitled Safezone Shelter, it…
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Fish trap installation by Taiwanese artist Feng Cheng Tsung aims to revive bamboo craftsmanship among local community
Artist Feng Cheng Tsung has designed an installation in Taichung, invited by the local government, using over two hundred traditionally woven fish traps to celebrate the two-week-long Taiwan Lantern Festival. He invited the local…
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Asif Khan designs three mashrabiya-inspired entry portals to Dubai Pavilion for Expo 2020
British architect Asif Khan has designed three entrance portals for the upcoming Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE, which will launch in October. The portals are a futuristic adaptation of the traditional mashrabiya, an intricate…