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Extra: ‘Two Sides of the Border’
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao discusses her new book ‘Two Sides of the Border: Reimagining the Region’. Its aim? To look at the shared histories, cultures and economics of the US and Mexico through the lens of architecture and design.
Design for the community
Community involvement in the design process is good for the public and creatives alike. We meet Yinka Ilori, the designer whose artworks have brightened many civic spaces, and visit Tableau Zürich, the Swiss outdoor gallery bringing art to the public. Plus: a preschool in rural Vietnam that puts its local…
Extra: Design Shanghai
Zhuo Tan, director of Design Shanghai, discusses the return of colour and positive attitudes to the trade booths at this year’s event.
London Design Biennale
The team touches down at the London Design Biennale at Somerset House. We speak to this year’s artistic director Es Devlin and the curators and designers behind the Ghanaian, French, Chilean and African Diaspora pavilions.
Extra: ‘Mid-Century Home’
We speak to Marco Guagliardo, founder and editor in chief of online magazine ‘Mid-Century Home’. He shares the journey of the digital platform that highlights the evolution of modernist interiors, furniture and architecture.
Venice Biennale, part two
From wood-framed construction to the world in 2038, we meet the entrants from the US, Britain and Germany. Plus: we reflect on diversity at the biennale.
Extra: Gio Ponti
Produced in close collaboration with the Ponti Archive, a new book on the Italian architect, designer and art director offers a comprehensive account of his output.
Venice Biennale, part one
We visit the long-awaited Venice Architecture Biennale. In the first instalment of a two-part special, we explore this year’s theme – ‘How will we live together?’ – and meet entrants from Hungary, Grenada and Denmark.
Extra: The SAS Royal Hotel
We visit a new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center, looking at Arne Jacobsen’s SAS Royal Hotel.
Rebuilding schools in Beirut
We speak to an architect involved in the repair of public schools in Beirut, cross to Helsinki to check out a new retail concept store, and visit a new Aldo Rossi exhibition in Rome.
