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Archive for June, 2011
AD Round Up: Best from Flickr Part XLIX
Jun 30th
Photo by p r k b k r – http://www. flickr .com/photos/prkbkr/ One more and that’s 50 Flickr Round Up! Almost 250 of the best architecture photography out there. Remember you can submit your own photo here , and don’t forget to follow us through Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page to find many more features.
The Indicator: Made in China
Jun 30th
19th Century Confectionary factory, via www.bbc.co.uk “Made in China .” For so many in Western nations, this phrase conjures up a plethora of horrific images. There is the Human Rights argument: low wages, inhumane working conditions, and so forth. Then there is the issue of quality, as in, there is none.
Dezeen’s top ten: parks and gardens
Jun 30th
The High Line Section 2 in New York (top left) and Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (bottom left) were among our most popular stories this month so here’s a roundup of our ten most-clicked stories about parks and gardens from the Dezeen archives . (more…)
QR U? by Thorunn Arnadottir
Jun 30th
Coded patterns on this beaded dress by Royal College of Art graduate Thorunn Arnadottir feed information to smart phones when photographed. (more…)
Ideas on Edge Parramatta/ Tyrrell Studio
Jun 30th
courtesy of Mark Tyrrell Studio & Daniel Griffin Sydney based Tyrrell Studio has collaborated with Daniel Griffin to create a first prize winning entry to the 2011 international design competition Ideas on Edge Parramatta. The competition received over 150 entries, 40% international and the remainder from around Australia
Comradettes by Eldina Begic
Jun 30th
This is timely, given the UK public sector workers’ strike today: London-based designer Eldina Begic has unveiled a collection of women’s clothes inspired by socialist workwear. (more…)
College Levi-Strauss by Tank Architectes
Jun 30th
Beneath a wide skylight, a white spiralling staircase descends the three storeys of this high school in Lille by French architects Tank .
Dezeen Screen: The Solar Sinter by Markus Kayser
Jun 30th
Dezeen Screen: this movie by Royal College of Art graduate Markus Kayser shows his Solar Sinter 3D-printing machine at work in the desert, making glass objects by melting sand with sunlight. Watch the movie »
Competition: five signed copies of Michael Young: Works in China to be won
Jun 30th
Competition: we’ve teamed up with British designer Michael Young to give away five signed copies of his new book that chronicles his time working in China. (more…)
Competition: five signed copies of Michael Young: Works in China to be won
Jun 30th
Competition: we’ve teamed up with British designer Michael Young to give away five signed copies of his new book that chronicles his time working in China. (more…)
