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Watch the second session of DesignMarch’s talks focusing on environmental restoration and rewilding

May 4, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks that focus on design’s role in shaping alternative futures. Tune in from 1pm Reykjavik time to watch the second session live, which will include a talk by Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi. DesignTalks is a programme of live talks taking place at the Henning

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Watch the first session of DesignMarch’s talks focusing on resilient design and circular thinking

May 4, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focused on the role of design in shaping alternative futures. Tune into the first session here at 9:00am Reykjavik time, which includes talks by biomimetic architect Michael Pawlyn. DesignTalks is a programme of live talks taking place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa

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The metaverse “will be equal parts fear and wonder” says Liam Young

March 4, 2022 Calum Lindsay 0

A panel including Liam Young, Refik Anadol and Space Popular expressed both optimism and trepidation about the rise of the metaverse in a talk hosted by Dezeen in collaboration with NeueHouse during Frieze Los Angeles. Speaking on a panel organised by Dezeen as part of NeueHouse Hollywood’s programming during Frieze Los Angeles, Young explained that

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Watch our live talk with Stefano Boeri about his new book Green Obsession

February 11, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Portrait of Italian architect Stefano Boeri

Dezeen teamed up with Italian architecture studio Stefano Boeri Architetti to host a live talk marking the launch of Stefano Boeri’s book exploring the relationship between nature and architecture. Titled Green Obsession: Trees Towards Cities, Humans Towards Forests, the book explores the work that Boeri’s eponymous architecture practice has been doing for the past 15

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Tadao Ando and Open Architecture to take part in The World Around Summit 2022

February 1, 2022 Anna Marks 0

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, Chinese studio Open Architecture and Italian design studio Formafantasma are among the speakers at The World Around Summit 2022, a day of talks that Dezeen is live streaming on 5 February. Throughout the day, experts will share recent architectural projects that explore a range of global issues, including racial and

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Foster + Partners sustainability lead calls for more refurbishments and fewer basements to help fight climate change

December 1, 2021 Nat Barker 0

Architects should reuse existing buildings where possible to reduce embodied carbon and emissions, according to Christopher Trott, head of sustainability at Foster + Partners. Other ways of lowering emissions include not building basements, reducing spans, using less materials and making greater use of wood, Trott said. “The kind of immediate things that we can do

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Watch our live talk exploring the role of designers in environmental activism

November 26, 2021 Amina Amber 0

Collage of Rex Weyler, Nina-Marie Lister and Michael Green

To coincide with Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary, Dezeen has teamed up with Michael Green Architecture and Greenpeace to host a live talk to discuss the relationship between design and activism. Watch live from 4:00pm London time. The talk, titled Design, Activism and Impact, will be moderated by Dezeen’s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, and will explore

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Watch our live talk on how architecture can synergise with environmental systems as part of Velux’s Build for Life conference

November 17, 2021 Natashah Hitti 0

A photograph of the Velux event speakers

Creating eco-friendly buildings that support sustainable development is the topic of Dezeen’s third talk with Velux as part of the brand’s online Build for Life conference. Tune in from 9:30am London time to watch it live. The talk will see Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in conversation with Susanne Brorson, founder of Studio Susanne Brorson,

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Final day of Velux’s Build for Life conference features talks about designing sustainable buildings that last

November 17, 2021 Anna Marks 0

A panel discussion on reinventing existing buildings and a talk focused on designing architecture in tandem with natural environments are among the highlights of the third day of Velux’s Build for Life digital conference. Throughout the three-day Build for Life programme, which runs from 15 to 17 November, architectural experts will discuss climate-related challenges and

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Watch our live talk on beauty in sustainable architecture as part of Velux’s Build for Life conference

November 16, 2021 Anna Marks 0

Speakers at the Is the Future Beautiful talk at Velux's Build for Life conference

The second talk that Dezeen is hosting as part of Velux’s Build for Life online conference focuses on the importance of quality and beauty in sustainable architecture and placemaking. Tune in from 8:00am London time to watch it live. Dezeen’s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will moderate the talk, which is titled Is the Future

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