Kerstin Pfleger and Peter Paulhart founded Studio RE.D in Vienna in 2022, with their own experimental workshop and office. We spoke to the two to find out what moves, inspires, motivates them and what they expect from the future.

Judith Burgard studies industrial design at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and has designed the "Instant" furniture series. Hot water is used to give it the final shape. We asked her how the design process works and what characteristics the wood-based material for the "brewing furniture" must have.

Lærke Ryom is a Copenhagen based furniture designer, curator and co-founder of the exhibition platform Ukurant. We spoke about the magic of working with hands, new aesthetic perspectives on materials, and finding your way as a designer in a post-graduate world.

When does a building have social value, is it holistically sustainable and designed for the future? The jury of the International High-Rise Award 2024/25 has asked itself these questions. The renowned architecture prize is awarded every two years by the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and DekaBank. We introduce you to the finalists.

With RHO, Lennart Zemke and Nikita Marykov work at the interface of architecture, music, performance and creative production. The duo focuses on minimal interventions to develop contemporary architectural solutions for cultural and subcultural environments.

The student building project The Frankfurt Prototype shows how affordable housing can be realised in a resource-saving and aesthetic way, integrates an ecosystem as well as creating a new place for social interaction in times of digitalisation.

Prof. Dirk Hebel is Professor of Sustainable Construction and the Dean of the Department of Architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In the following interview he reveals what he thinks construction must be like to be viable in the future.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we are introducing the work of female architects to you at regular intervals. And now it’s the turn of Sofia Ceylan, Dr. Katharina Neubauer and Annabelle von Reutern, who have teamed up under the name TOMAS.

In our series “Spotlight: Architects” we regularly present the work of architects – for example, the projects by Kim Le Roux and Margit Sichrovsky, who integrate circular planning and building into their work.

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the brilliantly quiet work of the Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee, to whom the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp is currently dedicating an exhibition.

Markus Frenzl is Professor for Design and Media Theory at the Faculty of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). Parallel to this he conducts research into design and innovation cultures as part of the Hightech Agenda Bavaria (HTA). A key component of his additional research professorship is the founding of the design cultures institute for applied design research (dci). He presented the ideas in an interview with us.

Architects can turn to the Revalu platform, which offers data on materials, when undertaking a lifecycle analysis of their project, as it enables them to compare the environmental impact of different construction materials. Kika Brockstedt, co-founder & CEO of Revalu Impact AG, talks to us and explains the idea.

Dr. Thomas Kusitzky is a researcher and consultant for urban sound design. In an interview he tells us why addressing the issue of sound is important for both living in and experiencing an urban area.

Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh create works that oscillate between architecture and art – and challenge observers to question their customary perception of buildings.

In Shanghai, the Salone del Mobile is cooperating with West Bund Art & Design, while the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2024 will be shown in Hong Kong until 21 November 2024. Maria Porro, President of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, tells us what guests can expect in a brief interview.

What developments are currently decisive in the construction industry? And how can all parties involved contribute to a sustainable building culture? The third climate festival for the construction industry of the future by BauNetz and Heinze invites you to Berlin on November 21 and 22, 2024.

BIM World MUNICH will take place from 26 to 27 November 2024 at the ICM – International Congress Center Messe München. As an international event, it offers an ideal platform for a lively exchange on the digitalisation of the construction, real estate and facility management industries.

How do we want to work in the future? What do we need for this? And which topics are crucial for the industry? Every two years, Orgatec, the leading international trade fair for modern working environments, provides an insight into the ideas and concerns that set the tone in the minds of creative professionals and entrepreneurs. Our review.

The 2024 Pawson Furniture Collection celebrates 30 years of collaboration between Dinesen and John Pawson, drawing inspiration from his 1992 sketches.

Elegant, inviting and ergonomic, Steeve Lou creates the ideal environment for relaxing and creating.