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News & Stories
by Sandra Hofmeister
The "Building with timber" exhibition in Munich documents the potentialities afforded by this ancient material, making adventurous constructions a real possibility for the future. Rather than the undifferentiated use of the term "sustainability" as a mere marketing slogan, dates and facts are subject to strong analysis – presenting accomplished examples of application.
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by Nora Sobich
“Urban farming” takes many shapes – in America’s shrinking cities the new trend toward self-providers shows just how obvious visionary town planning can be.
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by Thomas Edelmann
Designers and architects are hardly ever consulted for the design of technical appliances and energy systems. Calls that this be changed, such as by Dieter Rams, have to date largely fallen on deaf ears. If one evaluates the products recently presented at the ISH from this point of view, then above all one thing becomes clear: there is a strong need for change.
News & Stories | BAU 2011 Munich
by Nancy Jehmlich
The "BAU 2011" trade fair takes some beating and a main focus this year was sustainable building as one of the key challenges of the day. Many exhibitors already offer sustainable products. In the near future a major aim will be to combine them successfully.
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by Sandra Hofmeister
Our economy is based on growth, but growth has its limits. And thus our current urban planning stands on wobbly foundations. Architect Peter Haimerl and his team are working on a new city for the future. "Zoom Town" is an urban concept that coordinates various forms of mobility with each other in an overarching urban fabric.
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by Sandra Hofmeister
Industrial designer Christian Förg has developed a concept for electric cars called "Speedway". An electromagnetic field drives the car and charges the battery at the same time!
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by Nancy Jehmlich
Eco-management systems, eco-labels, sustainability certificates – the need for information on ecological aspects of production is growing by the day. Some companies, such as Italian manufacturer Arper, have already pinned proof of the eco-friendliness of their products to their masts.
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For Sauerbruch Hutton, appealing to the senses and passion are integral to architecture. Sandra Hofmeister spoke to Matthias Sauerbruch about sustainability in its various facets.
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by Nora Sobich
Things are happening in the materials field. No less than a green revolution is on the agenda. Hardly surprising that there is currently a large number of books about material. One that can be particularly recommended is Sascha Peter's reference book "Material Revolution" about multi-functional and sustainable materials.
News & Stories | International Motor Show 2011
by Nora Sobich
The international zeitgeist has uncovered Detroit as America's maltreated "motor city": a growing creative scene is bearing witness to the emergence of new visions and an alternative "do-it-yourself movement" for this post-industrial wasteland.
News & Stories
by Georg-Christof Bertsch
In Germany we are still busy discussing old "bridging technology". In the Indian Federal State of Gujarat people have long since been trailblazing new ways. Here, you will find thermally powered canteen kitchens and an ashram run on renewable energy supplies.
News & Stories | Salone del Mobile 2011 – supported by Villeroy & Boch Tiles
by Nancy Jehmlich
Be it limited editions or series products, jackets or protective goggles – during Milan's Design Week the Ventura Lambrate design district featured well-curated, surprising design displayed between fair-face concrete and car repair shops.
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In the second section, Jochen Stöckmann talks to Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's MoMA, on the current significance of design, the specificities of a museum, the @ sign in the collection, on green design, and on weapons in a design exhibition.
The floorboards by Mydeck is made of a combination of waste wood and plastic and, yet, look like planks from solid wood.
News & Stories
by Thomas Edelmann
The exhibition "Climate Capsules - Means of Surviving Disaster" has opened at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. What interest's curator Friedrich von Borries are the cultural images for future environments.
News & Stories
by Nancy Jehmlich
We spoke to the Managing Director of furnishing and decorating fabric manufacturer Backhausen at "Nutec", the first Cradle to Cradle fair congress in Frankfurt. We discussed how easy or difficult it is to manage sustainability.
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by Daniel von Bernstorff
With the Shigeru Ban pavilion in Milan, Finnish furniture manufacturer Artek and the forest product company UPM-Kymmene are pointing the way to a future dominated by ecological architecture and sustainability.
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