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Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming - review
by Anthony Dunny & Fiona Raby, MIT Press, £19.95
Plumen launches new shape of energy saving light bulb
Maker of the award-winning Plumen 001 have launched the Plumen 002, with a new shape inspired by the work of neon sculptor Tony Greer
Fabricate digital fabrication conference 2014 - review
Alex Haw of art and architecture studio Atmos reviews this year's Fabricate digital Fabrication conference
Sparking a creative approach to lighting public spaces
Established in 2004 by Philips Lumec and aimed at young designers, the Fondation Concept Lumière Urbaine aims to spark a more creative approach to lighting exterior public spaces. Its design competition provides the focus. As the winners of the most recent Socialight awards demonstrate, concepts can veer from the feasible to the apparently fanciful but all are rooted in existing technology and proven principles
What Londoners really think of skyscraper architecture
With more and more towers planned, Londoners may have to get used to living in a 'vertical city' - but do people really want to live and work in tall buildings?
Design that uses natural light to generate energy
Two temporary structures erected last year, at a festival and major building event respectively, demonstrated how natural light could be used to generate renewable energy, inspired by or exploiting biomechanical methods
One to Watch: Plant & Moss
Plant & Moss, setting out to design memorable products aimed at becoming family heirlooms
Lighting design that's blazing a trail
From glow-in-the-dark parks to signs of the times, we look at some of the more thought-provoking lighting concepts installed around the world over the past few years
World Architecture Awards open for entries
The World Architecture Awards, which takes place annually as part of The World Architecture Festival is open for entries in the categories of completed buildings, landscape projects and future projects
