Earth day 2010. Join the movement.
happy earth day. 4/22. get involved.
visit the earth day network.
IIT institute of design's 9th annual design research conference.
design research conference 2010.
Design research is now recognized as the leading way to understand people. Now stripped of its niche status, the field of design research faces new challenges: professional integrity, technology, communication, integration, and new markets. How can it protect its professional integrity as it expands?
May 11—12, 2010, Chicago USA
US. AIA celebrates national architecture week.
coming up april 11 – 17 is national architecture week.
National Architecture Week was created to encourage a public dialogue about architecture and to increase attention to the role architects play as a force for positive change in communities.
Engaging both the architecture profession and the public, National Architecture Week will take place virtually on the American Institute of Architects Architecture Week 2010 Facebook fan page.
Each day during architecture week a different discussion topic will be posted to the fan page. Discussion topics will include sustainability/environment, design, economy, education, housing, transportation and health care—all designed to illustrate how design shapes everyone’s lives.
These discussions will be supplemented with the AIANational’s first ever chat on Twitter.
April 11, 2010
National Architecture Week will kick off with the release of a video presentation by the 2010 AIA president, George Miller, FAIA, which will be posted to the Architecture Week 2010 Facebook fan page.
April 12, 2010
The AIA Facebook page will host a discussion on the reach of design and delve into a design-related question that is generated by a panel of topical experts.
April 13, 2010
New videos will be posted to the Shape of America site. The new video posting will generate a discussion on the AIA Facebook page. Video’s will include a profile of past AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green building award recipients.
April 14, 2010
Given the large number of followers AIA National has on Twitter there will be a 60-minute Twitter chat focusing on the theme, Design Matters, featuring about four to six thought-provoking questions. A web page will be posted and linked to alerting participants how to follow and participate in the chat. More information can be found here.
April 15, 2010
Another new video will be posted to the Shape of America site while a link to the video will be posted on the Facebook page. Architecture Week participants will be encouraged to view the new video and then share their thoughts and commentary about the video on the Facebook page.
April 16, 2010
Another thought-provoking narrative/question from a panel of topical experts will be posted to the Facebook page to engage participants. Pertinent links will be shared as background for the participants.
April 17, 2010
The weeklong initiative ends with a virtual town meeting to discuss the future of communities and how design affects local communities. The model for the town meeting will be based on the town meeting taking place in April in Columbus, Ind., where George Miller, FAIA, will appear. The town meeting will serve to underscore the week’s discussions and encourage users to continue the dialogue throughout the year.
i saloni 2010.
april 14-19, milan, over 2,300 exhibitors will set out their wares over an exhibition space in excess of 210,000 square metres at the milan fairgrounds, rho.
the 49th edition of salone internazionale del mobile is to be held, along with eurocucina / the international kitchen furniture exhibition, the international bathroom furniture exhibition, the international furnishing accessories exhibition and SaloneSatellite. details at cosmit.it
Earth hour 2010 alert.
join one billion people in 1760 cities around the world. march 27, 2010, 8:30 pm local time.
We are inviting communities, business and governments to switch off their lights! Be part of this historic event. There are
5,635,485 people globally newly signed up for Earth Hour this year. The global cities. The US cities. AND NEW earth hour kids.
Material of the year 2009. Medium award winners.
medium award for material of the year 2009
Grand prize winner:
above: concrete canvas. the fiber is impregnated with concrete and only hardens when you add water.
Honorable mentions:
above: abtech industries’s smart sponge — absorbs oil but not water possibly solving the problem of
oil-spill cleanup.
above: objet geometries’s revolutionary new 3-D printers — rapid prototyping allows you to build objects out of only one material. these printers allow prototypes to be made all at once out of multiple materials.
above: innegrity’s innegra S fiber — the lightest alternative to kevlar that’s currently on the market.
above: quin media arts & sciences — creates textured metal cladding for buildings which change colors via lighting and where the viewer is standing.
above: arkema’s pebax renew — the first plant-based alternative, comprised of 95% plant-based materials, they reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%. for example, existing rubbery foams used in sports shoes are currently resource intensive and derived from oil.
above: cellucomp’s curran — has a strength that rivals carbon fiber is a “biofiber” made from
processed carrots.
Award-Winner and 11 Finalists to be showcased in an Exhibition at
Material ConneXion, January 11-February 19, 2010
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2010 Spark design awards.
The red cube project.
This city-wide art project supports 500 Ways of Looking at Modern, the Art Institute’s yearlong exploration and celebration of all things modern.
There are 500 cubes scattered around Chicago, each with its own art project.
#5 cube nbc
#22 navy pier
#107 facebook profile
#279 multiple touch
#367 cube matisse
make a cube
make a cube
make a cube
Some of these art projects will be featured in a special display at the Art Institute in Spring 2010. So keep your eyes open for a cube, or make your own. In the meantime, visit the Art Institute and see what you discover.
314 Cubes Found. Haven’t found one yet? Make Your Own
Design review 2010. Deadline extended.
The entry form for the 2010 Annual Design Review is now available online!
The application deadline has been extended through december 31.
Holiday modern.
SOM (chicago) wins 10th annual steelcase design competition with modernist menorah.
the winning design created by SOM’s Colin Gorsuch, the menorah is a cast piece of solid wax that mimics the liquidity of the ancient consecrated oil.
as the menorah burns, its 8×8 framework is revealed. the melted wax falls onto the wooden base and paints a pictorial timeline of the Hanukkah celebration.
created by SOM’s adrian mcdermott. in traditional christian symbolism, the wreath evokes the circle of life and immortality.
via archpaper