
Natural stone is an eternal material
Now in its 59th edition, Marmomac returns to Verona from September 23 to 26 to showcase the role of stone in contemporary design.
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The Sun&Shade canopy is based on an array of mirrors that track the sun. Much like a sunflower, each mirror can move on a double axis and reflect the sun’s rays away from the ground – allowing the precise control of the desired level of shading and natural cooling underneath. Reflected rays, in turn, are concentrated on a photovoltaic receiver, located a safe distance away, that generates electric power. The result is a system whose applications can be extraordinary in terms of climate comfort, potentially allowing vast outdoor portions of cities such as Dubai to become inhabitable all year long, while producing clean energy for the community.

Sun&Shade
Design: Carlo Ratti Associati
Venue: “Reimagining Climate Change”, Museum of the Future, Dubai
Year: 2016

For a new ecology of living
Ada Bursi’s legacy is transformed into an exam project of the two-year Interior Design specialist program at IED Turin, unfolding a narrative on contemporary living, between ecology, spatial flexibility, and social awareness.
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