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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition

Design Milk

The newly opened Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism exhibition showcases the bold, explorative urbanism they’re known for through a variety of design strategies used to create vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within densely populated urban spaces. © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute.

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Playful Elegance Enlivens Toronto’s New Joe Fresh Flagship

Azure Magazine

And in the kid’s area, the showpiece giraffe sculpture also contours the room toward the little ones, emerging from the ceiling to meet a smaller human scale. “The design strategy was to create a distinctive look and feel with one bold stroke,” says Diego Burdi, creative director and founding partner at Burdifilek.

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“Architects Should Claim the Role to Bring Beauty into People’s Lives”: A Conversation with Alison Brooks

Azure Magazine

The school is famous for its Rome-based design program in the fourth year and it had a unique “co-op program” that alternated academic terms with work terms in professional practice. That’s one way that I try to break the boundaries and conventions around housing design, in particular. I was very lucky.”.