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  • February 2015

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  • Surfaces focus: what to look out for at this year’s Surfaces Design Show

    • 10 February 2015

    Returning to London’s Business Design Centre this month, the three-day Surface Design Show will offer a huge range of exciting products, from veneers and solid surface materials to natural materials including limestone and chalk.

    Moscow Urban Forum – Review

    • 10 February 2015

    Herbert Wright braves the Russian winter to report on this year's event

    Top 25 listed buildings in Britain

    • 06 February 2015

    From 'brutalist' concrete tower blocks to 14th century country homes, the array of buildings in the UK listed by English Heritage can be surprising - and they are well worth discovering for yourself. Here are 25 of the best.

    Architecture disasters - infographic

    • 05 February 2015

    From a falling swimming pool to the 'death-ray' hotel - here are some of the worst disasters in architecture.

    Uneven Growth – Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities at MoMA

    • 02 February 2015

    Thomas Wensing on MoMA's latest exhibition exploring the expanding megacities Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, New York, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro.

    What you need to know about sustainability in lighting design

    • 02 February 2015

    Find your way through the sustainability maze with this useful guide to areas of energy saving, plus a handy glossary of jargon words in lighting.

    The Wellcome Collection’s Ken Arnold on commissioning exhibition design

    • 02 February 2015

    Ken Arnold takes time out from his job at the Wellcome Collection as head of public programmes to explain what he looks for when commissioning out exhibition design.

    What exactly is a design trend?

    • 02 February 2015

    Trends are critical to design and industry, but what is a trend? Zuzanna Skalska, previously with Philips Design in Eindhoven and VanBerlo, the largest Dutch design consultancy, is now head of trends at Netherlandsbased transdisciplinary consultancy 360 Inspiration, and author of 360° Trend Report books (a 2009 Red Dot award winner). She explains what trends really are and where they lead.

    Norman Foster on the unique architecture of Cuba

    • 02 February 2015

    Norman Foster has made many trips to Cuba in the past decade, and has come to realise that the uniqueness of Havana’s architecture and cars may soon be gone forever. He set about recording for posterity the city’s sights and sounds in a book. Here is his essay that features in the newly published book, Havana Autos and Architecture.

  • January 2015

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  • Reception desk design – five of the best in London

    • 27 January 2015

    They are the face of a company, so receptions and their desks should be a microcosm of its brand philosophy and aesthetic. We take a look at some of the latest reception projects and how they promote the company.