Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Commissioned by the same client behind the aforementioned facelifts to deliver another “marvelous design,” the studio devised a facade “with unprecedented richness in ornamentation and detailing, but in such a way that it would fit the legacy of the most famous street in the Netherlands,” says architect and co-founder Lucas ter Hall.

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Design Milk

MARCH 17, 2022

Architect Zaha Hadid’s spirited career and dynamic, groundbreaking architectural work continues to inspire around the world through Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). The Peak Project, Hong Kong, 1982-1983 © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute. Leeza Soho, Beijing, 2015-2019 © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

The architecture guides visitors through a journey from indoor to semi-outdoor and finally to outdoor spaces, with each new experience building on the last. Other passive design strategies like aerated concrete blocks, double-glazed windows, and a double roof system topped with clay tiles create a well-insulated envelope.

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Abduzeedo

MARCH 14, 2024

The use of a black and white color scheme is not merely a stylistic choice but a strategic one, emphasizing the timeless beauty of minimalist design. It's a nod to the architectural and design books that have shaped our understanding of space, form, and the interplay of light and shadow.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

In the region of Moravia, the town of Zlín is one of Czech Republic’s architectural treasures. Once a magnet for modernist designers — from local luminary František Lýdie Gahura to international icons like Peter Behrens and Le Corbusier — the former industrial powerhouse remains a hub of design ambition.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Enter Dutch architecture firm MVRDV , which was tapped by the government and the Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) in 2017 to transform it into a nurturing cultural hub for young people. Previous incomplete renovations left the building interior cluttered and dark.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Rudabeh Pakravan is an architect, educator, and founding partner of the architecture firm Sidell Pakravan Architects. She’s interested in how architecture shapes everyday experiences, how people and buildings affect each other, and how architecture is a physical exploration of space and a practice of social engagement.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With the help of London architecture firm MoreySmith , CBRE’s UK Advisory Services group has more than risen to the challenge. As the client originally started to navigate the idea of a flexible office, it approached the architecture firm seeking to install employee lockers.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And while a lot of domestic architecture has evolved to successfully meet the needs of traditional couples, the desires of queer polyamorous throuples can require special consideration. Enter Common Accounts , the design studio co-directed by Madrid-based Igor Bragado and Toronto-based Miles Gertler.

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Creative Market

AUGUST 18, 2021

With a name like Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior , you know this resource will have some deep insights for UX experts. You can learn the psychology behind what users like and improve your design strategies. He divided them into 4 categories: psychology, architecture, typography, and skills.

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Thinking Design

MARCH 10, 2023

In the late 1960s, along with her partner Arthur Cohen, she created the rare bookshop and library Ex Libris, designing catalogs that are now considered highly collectible. Aesthetically, her Planning Unit transformed “interior design” from mere interior decoration (often associated with women) to spatial architecture.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Discover de-cluttered and de-stressed design strategies with greenery, natural light and deliberate décor decisions. He soon found himself with a desire for adventure and furthered his education abroad at the Art Institute of Chicago to obtain a Bachelors Degree of Interior Design & Sustainable Interior Architecture.

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Creative Review

AUGUST 15, 2021

Currently based in Marseilles, Bahout is working on freelance projects before starting a masters in design strategy and branding in Paris next year. “I will most definitely stay in the creative industry, whether I will be a graphic designer or someone who works with creatives, I don’t know yet,” she explains.

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Thinking Design

MARCH 31, 2023

A structure designed entirely based on the needs of those who would live in it, it was an “unselfconscious” and “anticipatory” design that remains a milestone of Modern architecture. I've taken a break from my regular newsletter recently, but a lot has been happening + I'd love to tell you all about it!

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

While traveling far and wide, he also co-helms Somatic Collaborative – a research-based design practice he leads alongside Anthony Acciavatti and Devin Dobrowolski in Brooklyn and in his native Quito, Ecuador – and teaches architecture. São Paulo: A Graphic Biography, by Felipe Correa, charts the city’s fast-paced growth.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Face-forward means designing the front first. Interior Design & Architecture The aesthetics of physical locations where customers engage with your brand also require a design strategy. Optimising visibility fuels discovery. Wood and stone for outdoorsy brands.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Visual elements play a huge part in website design success in 2024, and 75% of users actively look out for a visually appealing website. Wine Producer Scepter & Sword use visuals to their advantage within their themed UX design strategy.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

The second level was designed to be more sculptural, while still maximizing the available square-footage. Midway up the dining room’s back wall, a series of vertical cuts in the wall bring shafts of light into the darker stairwell and create a connection to the upper floor.

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Design Milk

MAY 18, 2021

Designed by Nina Mair Architecture + Design , this modern penthouse apartment located outside Innsbruck, Austria was renovated to become an urban loft that encapsulates the Alpine lifestyle.

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Colossal

JULY 13, 2023

All images courtesy of Denisea Hostile architecture is a design strategy that restricts access to public space.

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sale Paul Rand: A Designer's Art Hardcover Book Rand, Paul (Author) English (Publication Language) 256 Pages – 11/15/2016 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher) −$18.48 $46.52 The original 8-bar IBM logo was designed in 1972 by legendary graphic designer Paul Rand.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The best UX designers don't just create significant user flows and wireframes. They also do a masterful job communicating why their designs are the way they are. For example: Storytelling : They craft compelling narratives to explain their design strategy intuitively. Translating technical UX jargon into plain language.

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Noupe

MARCH 6, 2024

Trends In Web Design Tutorialzine continuously updates its coverage of emerging technologies and trends in the web design and development realm, which encompasses topics such as progressive web applications (PWAs), serverless architecture, and microservices.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

WebGL powers experiences like: 3D product configurators Immersive data visualisations Virtual reality e-commerce Interactive maps and 360° imagery Architectural 3D model visualisation As WebGL performance improves, expect more brands to embrace interactive 3D experiences. The technology allows stunning visuals with responsive frame rates.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 14, 2020

London-based Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture may have an idea. “StoDistante is a design strategy applied for the first time in Viccho,” says the studio, led by Matteo Chelazzi, Federico Cheloni and Giulio Margheri, “but with the potential to be deployed in different public areas.

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Design Milk

APRIL 15, 2022

Photo: Gramercy Pre-War Apartment Combination by Sarah Jeffrey’s Architecture + Interiors. DC-based interior designer Imani, of Imani at Home , cautions against limiting yourself to white walls to make a small space feel larger: “It doesn’t feel bigger, it just looks boring. Shop Now >> 5.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Rated LEED Gold, the building employs passive design strategies, including orientation for natural ventilation, with windows also positioned to maximize daylight, and 95 per cent of the floor area having direct views to the outdoors.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

Originally a storage and architectural element, the designers demolished and rebuilt the passageway to incorporate both recessed furniture display niches and intimate workspace nooks for Keilhauer’s sales reps.

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Presentation Design Strategy Interior Design Production 95

Noupe

AUGUST 21, 2020

From here, you’ll want to determine which information is most pertinent to each of these audiences, which will be used to form the information architecture within your navigation bar. In 2019, 80% of online users used a mobile device to search the internet, making it an important consideration in your school’s web design strategy.

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Inspiration Feed

AUGUST 7, 2013

Many articles have been written explaining how you must design interfaces, graphics and how to deal with clients. But one key step in web development is frequently forgotten and that is content planning, which is also called IA (information architecture)…

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

We have thirty-five very talented people from around the world working together across design, strategy, operations, and IT. That led me to study graphic design after high school. I love experiencing art, architecture, theatre, and music. Today, mass communication for Venmo is created by designers.

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Canny

MAY 7, 2024

This podcast dives into practical advice and methodologies for creating and strengthening brands, featuring interviews with industry leaders who discuss everything from brand architecture to brand naming strategies. It’s a great branding case study in functional, enduring, and used focused urban communication design.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

She attributes her interest in architecture to her mother, who loved history and literature and taught courses on Canadian antique furniture and textiles. Today she says that exercise was her first architectural act. In high school, she took a course in design and drafting. It served as “a brilliant playground.”

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Abduzeedo

JULY 25, 2020

Prateek is a graphic artist and designer based out of Bangalore, India. His work, primarily using a blend of 3D and 2D media, brings together forms and content taken from his multiple interests in the fields of typography, architecture, interior design, and the occult. Blup - Instagram @studio_blup .

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

Depending on who you ask, the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library is either an architectural masterpiece or a gloomy eyesore. Indeed, how you feel about Robarts Common will largely be determined by the fact that it is such a strong departure from the concrete architecture of the 1973 structure that it extends from.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Every two years we’re given a chance to experience the host city, its natural and manufactured landscapes, its architecture, its people and the local culture. These kinds of things are often the defining factors that designers look to when branding each of the Games, an often overlooked but crucial aspect each time.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The project has also been a vital learning experience for Henning Larsen, which has since devised an ambitious, forward-thinking framework for sustainable design that considers the entire project life cycle. And they’re quickly putting the framework into practice.

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