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This week Stefano Boeri unveiled his plans for Supersalone in Milan

May 29, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

This week on Dezeen, Salone del Mobile revealed its plans for an “unmissable” edition of the furniture fair called Supersalone curated by architect Stefano Boeri. Dezeen teamed up with Boeri and Salone del Mobile to live stream the press conference in which plans for the fair, which has been rebranded “Supersalone”, were announced. The fair, which

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Obama and Bono praise David Adjaye’s “genius” at star-studded Royal Gold Medal virtual event

May 27, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

David Adjaye received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal last night in a virtual ceremony featuring video messages from luminaries including Bono and Barack Obama, who said the architect creates spaces “unlike any the world has ever seen”. The event also featured video messages from Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki and

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Germany’s 2038 pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale puts QR codes on walls of empty building

May 25, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Germany has divided opinion at the Venice Architecture Biennale by inviting visitors to wander around an empty pavilion and experience digital content via QR codes. Called 2038 – The New Serenity, the presentation consists of a virtual “Cloud Pavilion” accessed by pointing smartphones at matrix barcodes on the walls of Germany’s neoclassical exhibition venue in

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Venice Architecture Biennale “could be doing better” to increase diversity, curator says

May 20, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Just 25 per cent of participants at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale are women and only one third are from outside Europe and the USA, despite making “a conscious effort” to increase diversity. Figures provided by the biennale, which opens to the public on Saturday, show there are 72 female participants and 213 male participants.

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Theaster Gates named 2022 Serpentine Pavilion designer

May 19, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

American artist Theaster Gates has been revealed as the next designer of London’s Serpentine Pavilion, the first non-architect to be given the annual commission. As reported by Architects’ Journal, Gates will create next year’s pavilion outside London’s Serpentine Gallery. A Serpentine Pavilion spokesperson told Dezeen that it was too early to talk about 2022, but

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The pandemic has “re-imagined how we can exhibit” says Venice Architecture Biennale curator Hashim Sarkis

May 19, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Installing the Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens 22 May, during the pandemic has forced participating architects to work in a more collaborative and sustainable way, according to curator Hashim Sarkis. “It has definitely affected, in a creative way, the question of efficiency and how we can reduce our carbon footprint,” he told Dezeen. “Many teams

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ASKA uses organic shapes and pastel colours for Maria Nila hair salon

May 18, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Swedish architecture studio ASKA has refurbished haircare brand Maria Nila’s headquarters and salon in Stockholm, creating an undulating ceiling installation that looks like dripping shampoo. The Stockholm-based firm used a palette of soft pink, peach and turquoise colours that reference Maria Nila’s products to transform its headquarters in a four-storey townhouse. “The interior space before

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This week Art Gensler and Helmut Jahn passed away

May 15, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architect and interior designer Art Gensler

This week on Dezeen, German-American architect Helmut Jahn and Art Gensler, co-founder of the world’s largest architecture studio, passed away. Gensler, above, died aged 85 in his sleep at his family home after a long illness. The American architect and interior designer co-founded Gensler, now the world’s largest architecture studio, in 1965. The studio designed

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Batek Architekten transforms Berlin arthouse cinema with saturated colours and neon lights

May 11, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local studio Batek Architekten has refurbished the historic Blauer Stern cinema in Berlin using neon lights that reference the original mouldings in its foyer. Batek Architekten opened up the foyer of the historic building, which has stood in Pankow in north Berlin since 1870, by removing a glass and steel structure that separated it from the

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Plywood modules informed by modern art decorate Vans store in Seoul

May 5, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Andrea Caputo has filled the Vans flagship store in Seoul with plywood modules for display and seating that reference the work of American artists Carl Andre and Donald Judd. The studio was commissioned to create a Vans store inside local retailer and distributor Worksout’s three-storey shop in Ryse Hotel in Seoul, which was

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