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Highwaying: upcoming book release

Thursday, October 28, 2010 16:36 No Comments

What: Book Release ‘Highwaying’ editor Guy Lafranchi, authors Lukas Ingold & Fabio Tammaro Where: Cinématte, Bern When: November 11 2010 Who: RIEA.ch Research Institute for Experimental Architecture & Springer ‘Highwaying’ is a publication by professor Guy Lafranchi and designers Lukas Ingold and Fabio Tammaro of the experimental design studio HighwaING’, at the Berne University of [...]

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Superheroes to save our cities?

Monday, October 18, 2010 11:21 15 Comments

In his quest for a civic culture the former mayor of Bogotà, Antanas Mockus, renowned for his eccentricity and intellectual clout, made history when he presented himself before the populace of Bogotà in a spandex Superman costume proclaiming to be ‘Supercitizen’. The superman guise was one of a series of the many creative antics he [...]

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The 2010 London Design Festival: creativity by design

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 9:56 12 Comments

Review by Marcia Caines London pulled out all the stops for the 8th London Design Festival, showcasing the best of its design culture in terms of education, cutting–edge research, talent and creativity. A truly distinctive event, the 2010 LDF revealed the capital’s dual personality; on one hand patriotically ‘cashing in’ on the design sector and [...]

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IF… Innovation Festival: events in Milan and Kortrijk

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:22 No Comments

IF… is a European innovation festival organized under the auspices of Pro Inno Europe which takes place across six European cities: Barcelona, Milan, Kortrijk, Lisbon, Vilnius and Tallinn. The mission of the festival is to celebrate innovation and creativity within the participating cities and to mobilize their citizens, youth, businesses, researchers and other regional players [...]

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PAV PRIZE 2011: an environmental art competition

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 14:11 5 Comments

What: PAV Prize 2011 – Competition to create an environmental artwork Where : The Park of Living Art (PAV), Via Giordan Bruno 31, 10134 Torino When: Now open for entries, deadline for submission November 19 2010 Who: open to artists, landscapists, naturalists, scenographers, designer’s agronomists, garderners The centre of experimental art of Turin, PAV has [...]

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