Articles by kieron marchese I designboom

london’s historic square mile has announced plans to switch to clean energy, sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by october 2018.
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kurt hughes modelled the hexagon-shaped white hut after a lunar lander – an iconic spacecraft used during the historic apollo 11 landing.
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ahead of his talk during milano arch week last month, designboom sat down with the studio’s co-founder to discuss its approach, integrating nature and the urban landscape, and the importance of primordial instincts.

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the inspiration for the 4,685-square-meter sports centre derives from the heart of russian football which evolved around a series of courtyard cages introduced in the absence of other urban places to play.

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just weeks before the first major solo exhibition – dedicated to the work of  junya ishigami – at the fondation cartier pour l’art contemporain opened, junya ishigami took designboom around his office in roppongi, tokyo.

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visitors are invited to experience mandrup’s interpretation of the extreme arctic conditions in which the studio’s icefjord center will be situated.

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shipping containers, camper vans, tiny apartments… with an abundance of unique ways to live nowadays what better way to decide after you’ve tried one out for yourself.
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guided by history, ca’n terra transforms the near-century old site considering it as a new work, destined this time to become a room to contemplate nature.

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following on from his sold-out lecture at harvard last year, the designer released personalised copies of his book ahead of its wider launch.

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the galini sleeping pod occupies an elite respite location which caters to a community of wealthy technologists.

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