Results

5 Innovative Pavilions Activating Public Spaces

5 Innovative Pavilions Activating Public Spaces

Summer might be the season for temporary architecture. But these recently unveiled structures around the world, both permanent and temporary, show how inventive micro-architecture is pushing boundaries.

By  | 

November 23, 2018

Section: Architecture

Tags:

Barilla’s Limited-Edition Packaging Design Tackles its Controversial Past

Barilla’s Limited-Edition Packaging Design Tackles its Controversial Past

In 2013, Barilla’s chairman claimed the company would never use a gay family in its ads. Now, it has partnered with Olimpia Zagnoli on a box that features two women sharing a kiss over spaghetti.

By  | 

November 21, 2018

Section: Design

Tags:

In Hanover, Freehaus Gives Bahlsen’s Headquarters a Sweet Refresh

In Hanover, Freehaus Gives Bahlsen’s Headquarters a Sweet Refresh

London architecture firm Freehaus reimagines Bahlsen’s headquarters, modernizing an Art Nouveau-inspired building while celebrating the German cookie brand’s storied past.

By  | 

November 20, 2018

Section: Interiors

Tags: ,

This Crematorium in Belgium is an Ode to Light, Not Darkness

This Crematorium in Belgium is an Ode to Light, Not Darkness

Defined by soaring ceilings, architectural lighting and its béton brut exterior, KAAN Architecten’s modernist Crematorium Siesegem is both grand and solemn. Yet it never hides its main function – or the humanity of its visitors.

By  | 

November 16, 2018

Section: Architecture

Tags:

Bottoms Up to the Contemporary Brewery and Modern Distillery

Bottoms Up to the Contemporary Brewery and Modern Distillery

Here, we celebrate four modern takes on the contemporary brewery and distillery, from Toronto to Istanbul.

By  | 

November 10, 2018

Section: Interiors

Tags: ,

Podium’s New Office is a Streetwear-Inspired Playground

Podium’s New Office is a Streetwear-Inspired Playground

For Podium, a customer communications startup, Cory Sistrunk of Utah-based design studio Untitled MFG has created a five-storey office inspired by streetwear boutiques, bike shops and playgrounds. 

By  | 

November 2, 2018

Section: Interiors

Tags:

From Michael Bierut, A Designer’s Guide to Compromise

From Michael Bierut, A Designer’s Guide to Compromise

At Designthinkers 2018, Michael Bierut’s How To keynote walked through the Pentagram designer’s approach to his craft. And through his work for Hillary Clinton, the Museum of Art and Design and Syracuse University, one thread emerged: the importance of compromise.

By  | 

October 31, 2018

Section: Curiosity

Tags:

5 Bold Ideas for Designing More Inclusive Cities

5 Bold Ideas for Designing More Inclusive Cities

Last week, AZURE hosted a panel aimed at answering one question: how can we make our urban environments more inclusive? Here’s what we learned.

By  | 

October 30, 2018

Section: Curiosity

Tags: ,

Doug Aitken’s Mirage Detroit is a Living Pavilion in a Restored Bank

Doug Aitken’s Mirage Detroit is a Living Pavilion in a Restored Bank

Artist Doug Aitken activates Michigan’s long-unoccupied State Savings Bank with Mirage Detroit, a mirrored installation that reflects, swallows and responds to its surroundings.

By  | 

October 23, 2018

Section: Curiosity

Tags: ,

The Future of Retail, with Canadian Furniture Startups Article and EdB

The Future of Retail, with Canadian Furniture Startups Article and EdB

Vancouver’s Article and Montreal’s Élément de Base are two digital-first Canadian furniture brands shaking up the retail model – and the way in which products are typically designed, made and delivered. 

By  | 

October 15, 2018

Section: Design

Tags: ,