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Bjarke Ingels presents paris’ europa city project in new video

Offering a mix of retail, culture and leisure facilities, paris’ ‘europa city‘ is conceived as a hybrid project that combines urban form with expansive landscaping. in order to explain the 800,000 square meter scheme, creative agency squint/opera joined up with the project’s architect bjarke ingels, who takes viewers through the design with the help of […]

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Documentary film that explores the architectural studio (full 25 min film)

Archiculture takes a thoughtful, yet critical look at the architectural studio. The 25-minute film offers a unique glimpse into the world of studio-based, design education through the eyes of a group of students finishing their final design projects. Interviews with leading professionals, historians and educators help create crucial dialog around the key issues faced by […]

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The building sign (Short 4)

(By Mike Hermans)  The contractor comes across a strange building sign on the construction site…Under the new TV series of ArchitectsPlanet.Tv

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Postindustrial Landscapes

Architectural Association Visiting School conducts workshop at the Academy of Art University’s School of Architecture exploring Postindustrial Landscapes. During this 10 day intensive workshop, students and instructors designed a flying object with remote censoring to experience an elevated space. AcademyofArtU

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Alvar Aalto at Vitra Design Museum / Introduction

The Alvar Aalto retrospective at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein provides an extensive overview of Alvar Aalto’s life and work. Entitled Second Nature, the exhibition presents historical architectural models, original drawings, furniture, lights and glassware, as well as works by other acclaimed artists like Alexander Calder or Jean Arp. The exhibition is […]

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Star architecture (Short 3)

(By Mike Hermans) Archibald presents his design proposal to the urban development department…Under the new TV series of ArchitectsPlanet.Tv

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Master in Design Studies Program

If rapidly changing climates, energy flows, material economies, and migratory populations are the emerging challenges of our time, then research and design is urgently needed to enact change in new ways. The Master in Design Studies (MDes) program challenges students to understand and influence the underlying processes of what supports life today as a new […]

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Journey (Short 2)

(By Mike Hermans) Archibald is playing a street game with his client…Under the new TV series of ArchitectsPlanet.Tv Every week at ArchitectsPlanet.tv The series is about the life of architect Archibald and his daily struggle with his office colleagues, employees, clients, contractors, civil servants, consultants, architecture critics and other people involved in the building industry. Archibald […]

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“Shell Game” (Short 1) Every week at ArchitectsPlanet.tv

(By Mike Hermans) Archibald is playing a street game with his client…Under the new TV series of ArchitectsPlanet.Tv Every week at ArchitectsPlanet.tv The series is about the life of architect Archibald and his daily struggle with his office colleagues, employees, clients, contractors, civil servants, consultants, architecture critics and other people involved in the building industry. Archibald […]

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“Contour Crafting” 3D-print constructor wins NASA Tech Briefs’ Create the Future Design Contest 2014

“Robotic Building Construction by Contour Crafting” by educator Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California was named the grand prize winner of the Create the Future Design Contest for 2014. Launched in 2002 by the NASA Tech Briefs magazine publishers, the contest was created to encourage and honor innovation from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs […]

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Importing garbage for energy is good business for Sweden

Everyone produces waste, and the Swedes are no different. It’s what they do with it that is unusual. Sweden recycles and sorts its waste so efficiently that less than 1 percent ends up in landfills. But perhaps even more interesting, and somewhat controversial, is that Sweden burns about as much household waste as it recycles, […]

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AA Athens Visiting School 2014

The Architectural Association Visiting School in Athens is part of the AI research agenda, investigating design possibilities of architectural modelling via scripting and digital fabricating techniques at large scale models.  The Architectural Association Visiting School in Athens is part of the AI research agenda, investigating design possibilities of architectural modelling via scripting and digital fabricating […]

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