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The changing role of science and technology in materials development
Scientists and architects have some things in common: an attention to detail for one and a futurefacing attitude to know what will benefit the built environment for another.
New wallpaper collection from print design practice Eley Kishimoto
Tagged ‘patron saints of print’ Eley Kishimoto look set to bring the same kind of radicalism to interiors that it has been doing in fashion for more than 20 years with the launch of its first wallpaper collection. This represents the latest chapter in a story which has seen the studio gain worldwide acclaim within a number of fields from fashion and interiors to architecture and design collaborations.
Making connections: Grimshaw’s Fulton Centre, Manhattan
The trains now pulling into Manhattan’s Fulton Center are several years late, but welcome nonetheless… The Grimshaw-designed transit hub, just opened, stands out in the subway system for its natural light and clear sightlines, inspired by the city’s great civic transit halls. It is certainly attracting the attention of the commuters, who are pausing to view the unique Sky Reflector-Net overhead that is bouncing light around the new spaces.
Federico Babina’s illustrated alphabet of architects
A new publication out this month documents Federico Babina’s fun illustrated alphabet of famous architects, from Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier and Norman Foster to Walter Gropius and Zaha Hadid.
Miguel Arruda’s Vila Franca Library
Split from its river by the 19th-century arrival of the railway, the Portuguese town of Vila Franca has been made whole again by Lisbon architect and designer Miguel Arruda. His library and its connecting bridge straddling the railway tracks is at the same time the latest in the new generation of Great European libraries.
Smart Cruises: a new fleet of cruise liners are taking new technology onboard
Royal Caribbean is taking tech to the next level with its new fleet of cruise ships. Its latest vessel, Anthem of the Seas, is due to launch this spring, is the exemplar.
Nicholas Jones looks at solutions to bad acoustics in the workplace
What’s that you say? Acoustics in the workplace: we only notice noise when it’s bad! With open-plan layouts the main culprit, there’s plenty that can be done to improve in-office acoustics for worker wellbeing and privacy…
Surfaces focus – Ross Lovegrove unveils his latest work
‘This installation opens up an aesthetic territory between the deep ocean and deep space, forming a dialogue for the 21st century, between aquatic biomorphism and Nasalike intelligent systems,’ says designer Ross Lovegrove in typical bombastic form, describing his latest collaboration with French ceiling specialist Barrisol.