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David Chipperfield Architects uses “sculptural demolition” to transform former monastery into offices

by Dezeen | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

An abandoned hospital in western Germany, originally built as a monastery, has now become an office designed by David Chipperfield Architects. David Chipperfield’s Berlin studio transformed the former St Vincenz Hospital in Paderborn, to create a new...

Santa Kupča creates duvet-style dresses for video calling during lockdown

by Dezeen | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Santa Kupča’s Stuck-at-Home Masquerade collection includes three pillowy garments that are designed to be worn during remote video calls in coronavirus isolation. The collection contains three items of clothing that each...

Solar panels made from food waste win inaugural James Dyson Sustainability Award

by Dezeen | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue has been named the James Dyson Awards first-ever global sustainability winner for his AuReus system, in which waste crops are turned into cladding that can generate clean energy from ultraviolet light. Unlike traditional solar...

Virtual reality will make car design more sustainable says DS Automobiles design director Thierry Métroz

by Dezeen | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Thierry Métroz explains how DS Automobiles is using virtual reality to design more sustainably in this video produced by Dezeen as part of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. Métroz is the fifth designer to feature in the Design for Life...

Built for an Active Lifestyle: Lakeside Cabin in Canada with a Dashing, Dark Exterior

by decoist | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Not everyone among us wants to spend a weekend sitting on the couch binge-watching the latest hit series! There are those who prefer to maintain a more active lifestyle where leisure, fun and a bit of basic fitness are all rolled into one. Designed for two brothers...
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“A bee puts to shame many an architect in the construction of her honeycomb cells. But what distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality.”
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Karl Marx – Das Kapital

Refugio bee shelters by MaliArts – source: Dezeen

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