Architects, artists and designers from across the globe are highlighting issues around climate change in a series of installations in and around Glasgow’s COP26 conference. The Scottish capital will host climate talks for another week with the penultimate day dedicated to the built environment. The Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day is scheduled for 11 […]
“Sustainability is entrenched in the values and traditions of the company and is the absolute foundation for long-term corporate success,” Miele tells me recently. “Sustainability stands for integrity, a sense of responsibility towards people and the environment, continuity and, last but not least, a sense of quality.” Never one to shy away from a frank […]
The extraordinary ways advanced technologies and manufacturing are shaping our near and distant future is at the heart of the new NGV exhibition Sampling the Future, which opens this week. Running from 5 November 2021 to 6 February 2022, the free Melbourne exhibition features works from speculative architect Ronald Snooks, Alice Springs-based designer Elliat Rich, […]
“In 2021, someone who’s nonverbal still can’t order a coffee independently because design doesn’t facilitate for that,” Ilianna Ginnis tells me recently. The interior architectural designer, disability advocate and PhD candidate at Monash University is researching how designers can interact with nonverbal communicators to make more inclusive processes. She says this form of participatory design […]
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