Wood: a key resource for south tyrol
In this northern Italian region, wood is a vital resource that brings together tradition, the economy and environmental protection. The short and sustainable supply chain is worth €1.3 billion and involves thousands of local companies.
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The exhibition focuses on the work of the Montréal designer Jeffrey Lindsay (1924–84), founder and director of the Fuller Research Foundation Canadian Division based in Montréal between 1949 and 1956. Photographs, drawings, books, documents, drawing instruments and design tools on loan from the Fonds Jeffrey Lindsay of the University of Calgary’s Canadian Architectural Archives and various other archives and collections will highlight the intricacy of those spherical structures. The exhibition will also feature a series of models, structural details at 1:1 scale, and a prototype 6 m diameter geodesic dome designed and built by Studio Cube with a team of students from UQAM’s École de design.
21 September – 10 December 2017
Montréal’s Geodesic Dreams
UQAM Centre de Design
1440 Sanguinet Street, Montreal
Design and ceramics renew a shopping center
FMG Fabbrica Marmi and architect Paolo Gianfrancesco, of THG Arkitektar Studio, have designed the restyling of the third floor of Reykjavik's largest shopping center. Ceramic, the central element of the project, covers floors, walls and furniture with versatile solutions and distinctive character.