The International Journal of Design
The International Journal of Design is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interface design, animation and game design, architectural design, urban design, and other design related fields.
Liberty from Humanscale
Humanscale is the leading manufacturer of ergonomic products for the office. From chairs to keyboard trays to task lighting, they cover a wide range of products. Last week, they gave us a luncheon presentation which was fun, informative, and tasty!
Planning for 8.8.8
Beijing is getting ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics which will start on August 8, 2008. New buildings are under construction, service system is getting better, roads are re-paved, and shortly the city is having an overall make up… It is similar to cleaning up your house before your visitors arrive… I have been a [...]
A mail for us!
One of my friends sent me the below mail with a note saying: ” Does it sound familiar?” It is very funny, and somewhat true… I feel bad about “our friends”, or maybe I should feel bad about ourselves!!! Take a deep breath and enjoy life…
RIBA 2007
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize is given for the RIBA Building of the Year. It is run in association with The Architects’ Journal and is presented to the architects of the building which has been the most significant for the evolution of architecture in the past year.
Torre Bicentenario in Mexico City by OMA
Group Danhos has commissioned the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) to design Torre Bicentenario in the centre of Mexico City which will become the tallest building in Latin America. Completion is scheduled for 2010 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s Independence.
Samsung SS700
Yanko Design recently featured the Samsung SS700, a sexy 7.3-megapixel camera with an LCD display on one side and a built-in kick-stand and lens on the other. When you are done taking photos, you can simply slide the display up and lean the frame on a fold out kick-stand to enjoy the slide show.
Phare Tower, France
Morphosis won the International Competition for the design of the “Phare�? Tower (Lighthouse), the centerpiece of a redevelopment in the business district, La Défense, just outside of Paris. Mayne beat out the likes of Norman Foster and Rem Koolhaas to win the competition. Its expected completion date is 2012…
Gold Digger Celebrity Architects
Couple days ago Robin Pogrebin wrote an article in New York Times about “celebrity architects” selling their archives… They are not planning to donate to a library or an institution, they want to sell and make money! I wonder what they are planning to do with the money. If they will use it for a [...]
Burj Dubai
Everyone is talking about Burj Dubai (meaning Dubai Tower), from newspaper columns to architectural magazines to radio talks… As of 21 July 2007, the tower’s developers reported the Burj Dubai’s height as 512.1 meters (1,680.1 feet), with 141 completed floors, surpassing the Taipei 101 (509.2 m – 1,671 ft) as the tallest high-rise building in [...]
New Sony Design
“Do what has never been done before. “Always stay one step ahead.” These expressions have underscored our corporate philosophy since the very beginning, and have always represented the backbone of Sony’s design philosophy of “Building high-performance, easy-to-use, beautiful products with a distinctive Sony flair.” This is the philosophy-indeed the policy-behind a long line of Sony [...]
