Seoul’s Proposed Skygarden

By Team IAnD

Renders: Courtesy MVRDV

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The proposed transformation of Seoul’s 938 metre section of elevated highway into public space transcends its function as a mere public space to a meaningful giving-back to society...

Towards an Earthquake-Resistant Reconstruction of Nepal

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Info & Illustration: Courtesy EDA

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Architects have a very significant role to play in society. Emergency and Development Architects, who are gearing up to work towards the integrated and sustainable earthquake-resistant reconstruction of Nepal make a mass appeal...

Community Bonding - Rehabilitation Architecture

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy the architect

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'Small Project of the Year 2014' award by World Architecture Festival goes to the new library building designed by architects Olivier Ottevaere and John Lin - as a rehabilitation response to China’s 2012 earthquake that doubles up as a community centre and a physical memorial…

Integrating Art with Architecture

Compiled by Savitha Hira

Photography: Marc Cramer; courtesy Linda Covit

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Addressing social issues, reviving cultural elements, building key dialogue... are only some of the multi-faceted points-of-contact that foster public art projects. Quebec-sculptor Linda Covit is all set to bring on a pseudo-emotional member for a new hospital coming April'15...

Social Dimension of Architecture

Info & Images: Courtesy the architect.

Photography: AllesWirdGut Architektur/ Guilherme Silva Da Rosa

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Would you like to share your holiday dwelling with a refugee? In a novel attempt at combining social responsibility with commercial gain, Caritas and architecture firm, AllesWirdGut collaborate on the design of magdas Hotel in Vienna.

Theatre? No, Ephemeral Architecture!

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy Ar. Mazen Chamseddine 

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Ar. Mazen Chamseddine converts old barracks into a theatre as a setting for a contemporary version of Shakespeare’s King Lear, creating a dramatic space for the actors and spectators. The idea is to create an installation modelled on the city, a 360-degree theatre...

Tape Paris – Conceptual Art/ Architectural Installation

Info & Images: Courtesy Numen/For use

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Tape Paris is an installation - a part of an extensive group exhibition titled "Inside", currently being held at the Parisian Palais de Tokyo until January 2015. It explores both physical and psychological interiority, thematizing immersion, introspection and probing of the depths of self…

Adapted Living - Home for a Wheelchair-bound Inhabitant

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Information: Courtesy C.T. Architects & RTF Awards

Photography: Tim Van de velde; courtesy C.T. Architects

 

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‘Loft MM’ as it is called, designed by Nick Ceulemans of C. T. Architects, Belgium, is specifically designed as an apartment for a wheelchair-bound inhabitant but "absolutely nothing even hints at a handicap"!

100 Colours of Tokyo

By Zoya

Photography: Daisuke Shima/Nacasa & Partners; courtesy the architect

  

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Parallel rows of floating colours in the heart of Shinjuku succeed in illustrating the emotional and parabolic ethos that Ar. Emmanuelle Moureaux shares with Tokyo City; so much so that she plans to take the ‘100 Colours’ series to different cities across the world…

House for Trees .

By Anuradha K. R

Photography: Hiroyuki Oki; courtesy the architects

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Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Vietnam restore the charm of tropical neighbourhoods in the highly urbanized heart of Ho Chi Minh City through their one-of-a-kind project ‘House for Trees’...

The Elastic Perspective

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Paradoxes have given birth to many a deep thought and creatives have often exploited this to emerge with yet another actuating philosophy in life. NEXT architects do this with a public art installation in Rotterdam. 

Dancing Bubbles

By Teresa Simon

Photography: Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa& Partners; courtesy the architects

 

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Conceptualized and designed by architect and designer, Emmanuelle Moureaux, the Shinjuen Nursing Home in Kawagoe-City, near Tokyo, has been turned into a warm and friendly centre that not only welcomes the ailing into a positive ambience, but also nurtures feelings of joy and well being.

Finger Reader

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy MIT Media Lab & World Wide Web

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The use of the 'finger reader' extends beyond the needs of visually impaired, to be used as a translator, merely by a single gesture of touch. 

Engineering Bamboo at MIT

Compiled & Excerpted by Team IAnD from ‘Building up Bamboo’ feature by Jennifer Chu from MIT News Office

Photography: Courtesy MIT & World Wide Web

Analyzing bamboo's microstructure                                                                                                       ©Jennifer Chu/MIT

MIT Prof. Lorna Gibson’s research on the structural strength of bamboo could open significant doors to establishing bamboo as an alternative building material to concrete and steel…

Gravity Sketch - 3D Design Tool

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Design Impact Special

By Avinash Yadav

Photography: Courtesy gravitysketch.com

Gravity Sketch - 3D Design Tool

Gravity Sketch is a sleek virtual design tool that breathes life into an idea in an augmented reality environment.

Buffer Landscapes 2060’

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By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy riba.org

Reconsidering resilient landscapes of hydrology and energy

Joe Paxton is the latest change-enthusiast, who would like to investigate some of the measures taken to mitigate the effects of climate change…

‘Drop’- The Portable Ecotel

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Design Impact Special

By Team IAnD

Photography:Courtesy In-tenta

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‘Drop’ is the new portable eco-friendly hotel room that proposes to meet the growing requirements of the niche eco-tourist, who demands a high degree of design alongside sustainable architecture…

Osteoid – The future of healing fractures

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Design Impact Special

By Beverly Pereira

Photography:Deniz Karasahin

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This user-friendly 3D-printed medical cast could revolutionize the treatment of broken bones...

Smart Highway

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Design Impact Special

By Team IAnD
Photography: Courtesy Studio Roosegaarde 

Electric Priority Lane

Smart Highway is an innovative concept for ‘intelligent’ roads of tomorrow. The prototype, currently being tested in Oss, Netherlands, clearly shows how design can empower.

Xintiandi Gateway Installation – A Kaleidoscopic Catwalk

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Photography: Seth Powers; courtesy UNStudio

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Architect firm UNStudio highlights the colossal role of ‘display’ in retail design with Gateway Installation - a responsive singular architectural gesture, being exhibited as part of “RIBA Shanghai Windows Project 2014”.