Colour Coordinates

By Marina Correa

Photography: invisiblegentleman.com

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CVDB Arquitectos’ simplistic use of exposed concrete along with bright splashes of colour deftly articulate spaces and functions at the Braamcamp Freire Secondary School in Lisbon, Portugal – doing complete justice to the objective of the Portuguese government’s ‘Modernization of Secondary Schools Programme’…

Red Dot Trophy Redesigned

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy Red Dot

2013 Red Dot Trophy Black

The highly coveted Red Dot Trophy, symbol of the highest honour for the Red Dot: Best of the Best winners of Product Design, one of the world’s most renowned design awards, shines in new shape and colour…

Christchurch Cardboard Cathedral

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects

Image  courtesy: The Press

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s largest temporary building, the Cardboard Cathedral at Christchurch, New Zealand, will hold its first prayer service on August 11, followed by a dedication service on August 15, 2013.

Martian invasion!

By Marina Correa

Photography: Brett Boardman, Peter Murphy; courtesy the architects

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Reams of newsprint and digital press have been dedicated to celebrating the design aesthetics and inventive genius behind the Martian Embassy Centre in Sydney, Australia. IAnD visits the project in an attempt to understand why it is such an award magnet…

Architecture meets Industrial Design

Text & Photography: Foster + Partners

Credit Steve Wong

Blurring the lines between architecture, interior design and industrial design, F+P once again prove that design is seamless and universal

Bat Cave

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Ben Rousseau

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Lighting designer Ben Rousseau certainly lives up to his title of “master of illumination” with aplomb! He has recently transformed a 3000 sq. ft. basement in a 10,000 sq. ft. London home into a snazzy relaxation cove. The client calls it “Bat Cave”.

Volvo Pavilion

Text & Photography: Courtesy SD+A

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Synthesis Design + Architecture’s rapidly depoloyable pavilion to showcase Volvo’s new plug-in electric hybrid, the V60 has won the international competition for an “innovative and original design” for a temporary pavilion…