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Above the clouds
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Above the clouds

6/7/2016

A Patchwork of Alternatives
FAIRS & EVENTS

A Patchwork of Alternatives

by Thomas Wagner | 6/7/2016

The exact line the Aravena Front runs between the central exhibition and the country pavilions is unclear. Whistle in the dark? Or hands-on and act?
Alliance of Enthusiasts
ARCHITECTURE

Alliance of Enthusiasts

by Franziska Eidner | 6/7/2016

Just landed temporarily in Venice. The “Sarajevo Now” exhibition wants to save the museum back home using an unusual packaging idea.
New build in blue
INTERVIEWS

New build in blue

by Florian Heilmeyer | 6/7/2016

In the Arsenale’s Corderie the eye is caught by a large, blue model. It’s full of real proposals for a new, revolutionary way of building houses. Could an “Arrival City” really succeed in this way? Florian Heilmeyer spoke to Jörg Leeser of BeL about the concept.
Achieving the breakthrough
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Achieving the breakthrough

by Thomas Wagner | 6/7/2016

How to make Heimat? The German Pavilion opens its walls and the curators put forward hypotheses on what cities should look like where people not only arrive, but want to stay.
A nation in a refugee camp
INTERVIEWS

A nation in a refugee camp

by Florian Heilmeyer | 6/7/2016

Since their expulsion 40 years ago the Sahrawis have lived in refugee camps in Algeria, where they have established their own state. Florian Heilmeyer spoke to Manuel Herz about the Western Sahara Pavilion.
Architecture – daring to do more
FAIRS & EVENTS

Architecture – daring to do more

by Florian Heilmeyer | 6/1/2016

In his lively and powerful main exhibition at the Biennale, Alejandro Aravena shows just how much zest architecture can have, and how much power architects can have.
Beautifully cast in concrete
ARCHITECTURE

Beautifully cast in concrete

by Paula Pohle | 5/31/2016

In the “Modern Forms” picture book Nicolas Grospierre serves up a subjective selection of purist 20th-century concrete buildings.
With a view of the Duomo
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With a view of the Duomo

5/30/2016

Massimo Magaldi designed the Bar Terrazza Duomo 21 in Milan with a view at the cathedral. With furniture by Arper he developed a timeless and casual-looking bar.

Following the path of the sun
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Following the path of the sun

by Ralf Wollheim | 5/30/2016

The office building designed by Schellen Architekten focuses firmly on energy saving – by means of solar PV, concrete core activation and color shading elements by Colt.

Go on thinking brightly
ART

Go on thinking brightly

by Thomas Wagner | 5/27/2016

It’s hard to imagine a more joyous and cunning approach to the designed world: For Michael Erlhoff on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
Germania in Venezia
ARCHITECTURE

Germania in Venezia

5/24/2016

So what has gone on show here in the past? Since 1991 the German Pavilion in the Giardini in Venice has also been used during the international architecture exhibition. Verena Hartbaum and Stephan Trüby have written a book about what has since gone on show there and how the building has itself changed – and present the highlight here specially for us.
Progress in blue
DESIGN

Progress in blue

by Thomas Wagner | 5/24/2016

With their Atomic Plate series, Mia Grau and Andree Weissert have created a subversive/contemporary counterpart to traditional plates for the wall.
A community of guests – the Frankfurt way
ARCHITECTURE

A community of guests – the Frankfurt way

by Martina Metzner | 5/24/2016

Greetings from the ribbed Äppelwoi glass: with local color, a shared kitchen and a fictional story: Hotel “Libertine” in Frankfurt/Main seeks to make guests feel at home.
Security and Service 2.0
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Security and Service 2.0

5/23/2016

Two showrooms by acdc
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Two showrooms by acdc

5/19/2016

In two stores, the one in Scotland, the other in the US, the lighting manufacturers at acdc demonstrate the vast range of possible applications for the Zumtobel product lines – from gleaming Porsches to radiant whisky.
Minimalist elegance
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Minimalist elegance

5/19/2016

Reduced design and flexible applications: the second generation of Zumtobel’s Supersystem luminaires is based on combinable, mutually calibrated modules that allow you to create a vast array of different lighting worlds.
Clever and smart
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Clever and smart

5/19/2016

Shadow play using metal
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Shadow play using metal

5/19/2016

RMIG has many kinds of sun protection to offer, with shading elements made of perforated sheet metal and expanded metal, individually designed and manufactured for each project.

Seven emotional types
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Seven emotional types

by Katharina Sommer | 5/19/2016

A major study examined the responses of clients to different light settings in retail outlets. Katharina Sommer summarizes the findings and explains what they imply for lighting design in stores.