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 RIBA Trust Exhibitions on Portuguese Architecture and Roma DwellingThe RIBA Trust announced two exhibitions opening at 66 Portland Place in June 2009 - EU-Roma Dwelling and Overlappings: Six Portuguese Architecture Studios.Focusing on Europe's fastest-growing ethnic minority - the Roma - EU-Roma Dwelling exhibition gives a unique opportunity to view a series of experimental projects conducted in Roma communities across Europe. The exhibition presents previously unpublished visuals of Roma architecture, temporary settlements, and the materials and construction techniques of dwellings in Italy, Serbia, Romania, UK and Greece. Focussing on the work of six young Portuguese architects' studios, Overlappings: Six Portuguese Architecture Studios exhibition highlights the breadth of practice in a country which continues to provide an exciting context for contemporary architecture - particularly appropriate in a year which has seen Álvaro Siza as the recipient of the Royal Gold Medal. The exhibition, consisting of models and drawings, explores the themes of locality, territory, permanence and cultural significance in the work of this cross-section of Portuguese architectural practice, explored through schemes including a high school, art centre, library and hotel. event (ended) current design events more RIBA Trust Exhibitions on Portuguese Architecture and Roma Dwelling design directory RIBA > Architecture Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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 Wolf D. Prix Receives Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and ArtWolf D. Prix, Design Principal of Coop Himmelb(l)au received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art on May 19.The Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer awarded Mr. Prix with the highest honor of the Republic of Austria within a ceremonial act at Hofburg Vienna. According to the bylaws the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art is given to "persons from the interior or abroad who have received general recognition and a preeminent reputation due to outstanding creative achievements in the fields of Sciences or Arts." The number of the laureates is limited to 36 Austrians and 36 foreign nationals. They form two curiae, one for Sciences and one for the Arts. The decisive criterion for entering the curiae is an outstanding scientific or artistic attainment in the particular field. In his acceptance speech Wolf D. Prix said: "For me the granting of the Decoration of Honour for Science and Art - as the name implies - means a high honor to me and plaudit for my work. I am honestly delighted and proud of the award as 'forever young' doesn't apply to the person, so for me, but should be valid for the architecture I am standing for." design directory Coop Himmelb(l)au > Architecture Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Mannahatta 2409: a Design Competition for the Ecological Future of New York in the Year 2409Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a city that worked like a forest and flowed like a stream?Can you envision a truly ecological city? Building on Dr. Eric W. Sanderson's Mannahatta Project, a scientifically robust, block-by-block reconstruction of Manhattan's ecology when Henry Hudson landed on the island 400 years ago, Van Alen Institute will launch a design competition in Summer 2009 to imagine the long-term future of Manhattan as an ecosystem in the context of its rich ecological and social history. Teams of designers, artists, planners, engineers, scientists, economists and more will compete to publish comprehensive visions for the city and surrounding region - unconstrained by current limitations of politics, funding and time, informed by the latest innovations in urban design, and rooted in a deep understanding and extensive collection of the island's earliest known ecological data. Mannahatta 2409 is one of many projects planned to coincide with New York City's quadricentennial this year, including an exhibition opening today at the Museum of the City of New York and Dr. Sanderson's new book, " Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City" (Abrams, 2009). more www.van... (561) added by Levent OZLER |
 China Sustainable Building Summit 2009The China Sustainable Building Summit 2009 will be held on June 29 - July 1, 2009 in Shanghai China.Overall we expect more than 300 high profile participants from property developers financiers, architects, designers, contractors, engineers, as well as building sustainability solution providers including technology and products vendors. China Sustainable Building Summit 2009 is a unique building industry conference, which will mainly focus on Chinese sustainable building market development and green opportunities. The China Sustainable Building Summit 2009 dedicates itself to provide an industry platform for international exchange, study and trade for building industry. event (ended) current design events more info www.csb... (33) design directory Sustainable Design Events added by Rachel Yang |
 Bisazza Chicago Flagship Store Designed by Carlo Dal BiancoBisazza, one of Italy's top luxury brands and the industry's leading producer of glass mosaic for interior and outdoor decoration, continues its strategy for a worldwide expansion through the inauguration of its first Chicago flagship store in June 2009.Designed by architect Carlo Dal Bianco, director of the Bisazza Design Studio, the store is located across from Chicago's Merchandise Mart in the heart of the city's design district at 226 West Kinzie. Created as a way to strengthen and coordinate the image and identity of the brand worldwide, all Bisazza flagship stores are located in the main capitals of design: Barcelona, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Antwerp, Tokyo and, now, Chicago. Each Bisazza flagship store explores the amazing beauty of mosaic as a decorative medium, connecting the preciousness of mosaic to the modernity of design. All flagship stores worldwide also showcase the Bisazza Home collection, an assortment of furniture and decorative accessories designed by leading design figures like: Tord Boontje, Andree Putman, Patricia Urquiola, Marcel Wanders, Studio Job, Jaime Hayon, Jurgen Mayer H. The collection combines mosaic and other luxury materials, to create Bisazza's unique take on home decoration. more www.bis... (142) design directory Bisazza > Interior Design Services Tiles Stones added by Levent OZLER |
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