Cluster is pleased to host ‘Open Japan‘ a 72hr volunteer workJam which will bring together architects and designers across 10 global cities from June 10 – 12 2011 to produce ideas for a sustainable future in the areas destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan on March 11 2011. ‘OpenJapan’ is an initiative [...]

The eight winning solutions of the Living Labs Global Award 2011 were announced yesterday in Stockholm. The competition called for technological solutions that would address the local societal problems pinpointed by eight global cities in search of the latest service innovations to make their cities smarter, greener and more inclusive. The participant cities were: Barcelona, [...]

Marcia Caines Milan is geared up for its major annual design event, the international Salone del Mobile, which was inaugurated 50 years ago as national trade fair. Half a century down the line the Salone has become the world’s largest commercial design event, assisting in the revitalization of disused urban areas and buildings around town [...]

Posted by Corrado Curti | This post is the third entry on No Place to Hide: an online map of potential places Title: The Wall Game Place: Israel-Palestine Border, 31°47′0″N 35°10′0″E Type: Project Architect: Lebbeus Woods Date: 2004 http://maps.google.com Description: Lebbeus Woods elaborated this project for a transformation of the Israeli-Palstinian Wall in 2004. It [...]

«Laws and unmarked frontiers remain…unwritten laws… And thus when frontiers are decided the adversary is not simply annihilated; indeed, he is accorded rights even when the victor’s superiority in power is complete. And there are, in a demonically ambiguous way, ‘equal’ rights: for both parties to the treaty it is the same line that may [...]