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Office design pioneer Florence Knoll Bassett dies aged 101

January 28, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll Bassett, the designer who pioneered the modern open-plan office, has passed away. As the driving force behind the development of the Knoll furniture brand, and the founder of the company’s ground-breaking Planning Unit, Knoll Bassett is considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century design. She developed many of the company’s design classics, and

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Office design pioneer Florence Knoll Bassett dies aged 101

January 28, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll Bassett, the designer who pioneered the modern open-plan office, has passed away. As the driving force behind the development of the Knoll furniture brand, and the founder of the company’s ground-breaking Planning Unit, Knoll Bassett is considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century design. She developed many of the company’s design classics, and

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Movie shows Studio MK27’s minimalist pavilion for Micasa through the eyes of a bee

January 25, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Oh Lovely Bee by Studio MK27 at Micasa Vol C

A bee explores the interior of Micasa Vol C, a multi-use pavilion for a furniture retailer in São Paulo, in this unconventional architecture film by Studio MK27. The Brazilian architecture firm’s founder Marcio Kogan, who was once a film director, worked with producer Lea van Steen to direct Oh Lovely Bee. The short movie offers a

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The Chapel named best house extension in Don’t Move, Improve! 2019 awards

January 23, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Chapel, Southwark, by Craftworks

A home created within the shell of a derelict chapel has won first prize in a contest to find the best new house extensions in London. Described as “unbeatable”, The Chapel by architecture and property development studio Craftworks is this year’s winner of the Don’t Move, Improve! awards, which are organised by New London Architecture (NLA). The London-based studio, previously

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Creative Industries Federation, Foster and Chipperfield call for second Brexit referendum

January 18, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Creative Industries Federation, Norman Foster and David Chipperfield call for second Brexit referendum – People's Vote

The Creative Industries Federation, Norman Foster and David Chipperfield are among the business leaders to sign a letter calling for a People’s Vote – a second referendum over whether the UK should leave the European Union. The federation, which represents over 10,000 members across the fields of art, design, music and theatre, joined  architects Foster and Chipperfield,

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Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield unveil sister towers in London’s Hackney

January 4, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Hoxton Press by David Chipperfield Architects and Karakusevic Carson Architects

David Chipperfield Architects has teamed up with Karakusevic Carson Architects to create a pair of matching, hexagonal housing towers on an estate in east London. Hoxton Press is a pair of two residential towers on the Colville Estate in Hackney. One is 16 storeys high and built using red brick, while the other is 20 storeys

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Joel Simon’s Evolving Floor Plans project optimises building layouts

January 3, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Evolving Floor Plans by Joel Simon

A generative design algorithm devised by researcher Joel Simon could be used to make floor plans more efficient. Simon – who until recently was a lab member at Rockefeller University in New York, studying biophysics – developed the methodology for an experimental research project he calls Evolving Floor Plans. His algorithm transforms a standard floor plan, to minimise

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