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'Last Seen Entering the Biltmore' at the South London Gallery
19 August 2014When British artist Richard Healy discovered forgotten American architect Horace Gifford (1932–92), he made an animation about one of his beach houses. That film is now presented in a bespoke installation he designed for a major South London Gallery show. Herbert Wright follows the trail from Long Island to Peckham
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Frank Gehry project to breathe new life into Arles, France
12 August 2014With the assistance of some of the best people in their fields Frank Gehry is creating a series of spaces in the southern French city of Arles, intended to breathe new life into this once-vibrant city.
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14th Venice Architecture Biennale
12 August 2014A look at this year’s research-centred festival, curated by Rem Koolhaas with the theme Fundamentals, showcasing our top 10 pavilions and the two contrasting exhibitions on display in the Giardini and Arsenale.
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It’s time for us to take back control from computers, says Erik Spiekermann
12 August 2014It’s time for us to take back control from computers, which are being relied on to make decisions that, in the extreme, are costing innocent lives — regardless of the nature of ‘collateral damage’, says Erik Spiekermann. Erik Spiekermann set up MetaDesign and FontShop, and is a teacher, author, designer and partner at Edenspiekermann.
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Materials that blur the boundaries between nature and synthetics
4 August 2014Chris Lefteri takes a look into the future and at research that is working towards creating materials that blur the boundaries between nature and synthetics. Lefteri, a designer and author, has helped some of the world’s largest consumer brands formulate new strategies for effective materials integration during the design process
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Quentin Blake on London's new House of Illustration
4 August 2014Renowned illustrator, cartoonist and author Quentin Blake welcomes the establishment and opening of the House of Illustration, in King’s Cross, by Witherford Watson Mann. Apart from staging an exhibition of his work as its debut event, the House of Illustration will hopefully spread the word about the work of the illustrator and bring them together to share their experiences and for mutual support, says Blake
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Central Saint Martins gets big yellow table sculpture
29 July 2014The presence of a huge yellow table in the heart of Central Saint Martins in Kings Cross is a major enhancement by architect Featherstone Young to the college’s main thoroughfare and working life. Johnny Tucker takes a closer look
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Serpentine Galleries summer pavilion by Smiljan Radic
22 July 2014This year’s Serpentine Pavilion from Chilean architect Smiljan Radic looks somewhat like a papier mâché spaceship. We investigate the rationale behind his design
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Musee d’Art in Nantes redesigned by Stanton Williams
15 July 2014Stanton Williams’ transformation of the Musee d’Art in Nantes, the sixth largest museum outside of Paris, has just started on site and is due to open again to the public in 2016.
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Richard Calvocoressi - Curated Diary
15 July 2014Director of the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire on the art, design and architecture events not to miss
