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DE sign:
(Deconstructing in-order to find new meanings)

A blogging space about my personal interests; was made during training in Stockholm #Young Leaders Visitors Program #Ylvp08 it developed into a social bookmarking blog.

I studied #Architecture; interested in #Design #Art #Education #Urban Design #Digital-media #social-media #Inhabited-Environments #Contemporary-Cultures #experimentation #networking #sustainability & more =)


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This is neither sacred nor political.

Saturday, February 27

Center for Sustainable Technology - Mario Cucinella

Center for Sustainable Technology - Mario Cucinella










The Sustainable Technology Center (Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies - CSET) in Ningbo, China is building the first zero-emissions in that country and is an original design inspired by Mario Cucinella Architects in appearance by light screens east.

With an area of 1,300 square meters the 5 story building has an area for visitors, research laboratories and a special section for master's courses. The building is divided vertically in a very natural environment, using a wide field and a nearby stream.

The volume increase is fully visible skin covered by a double glass patterns that evoke some buildings in the area. With a very dynamic and twisted, this center was designed with a high efficiency bioclimatic design, with proper guidance and with a large opening in the sky thought as a generator of light and ventilation which are distributed to all floors of the building uniformly.

It also includes alternative systems for power generation, and photovoltaic cells for power, an internal system of gray water recycling and geothermal energy which is present to heat and cool the interior floor pavement.

Recall that China, with about a figure close to 1,300 million people, is a country that supplies coal as the main source of energy, which in turn mean tons and tons of annual emissions released into the atmosphere.  The CSET is designed to reduce coal use in saving approximately 449 tons and 1081.8 tons of carbon emissions in 25 years.


The spaces within the building have been configured to support a number and ventilation strategies, as a demonstration of alternatives to conventional systems. Has also been designed to meet the daily and seasonal variations in the climate of Ningbo, to minimize the need for heating in winter and cooling in summer, promoting natural ventilation in spring and autumn when environmental conditions permit. The building is well insulated therefore incorporates internal thermal capacity floors and walls, ventilation and a glass facade to the south. During the summer when it is both warm and humid, it is necessary to de-humidify and cool the air supply, and power for this is provided by the photovoltaic system.

The photovoltaic system will be used to provide artificial lighting and small power office equipment such as computers, fax machines, etc. During the period of maximum sunlight will be enough energy generated from the photovoltaic system to run other teams, like the elevator and mechanical ventilation and chilled water systems. If extra power is not used, is stored in batteries or transferred to the nearby sports center.



Wednesday, February 17

Dwelling in Beauty









Casa no Geres, designed by Porto-based Correia/Ragazzi Aquitectos, has received its fair share of international awards and exposure, but we cannot help but show it off one more time. This is the first project by Gracia Correia and her new Italian partner, Roberto Ragazzi. It is a bold statement that hides nothing.

This is also a house that is easy to love from certain perspectives and from others; it looks quite unsuitable for its surroundings. From some angles, the house seems like an accident, some kind of a mishap with transportation containers and building materials. One part of the building is buried inside the hill while another sticks out over the river. It appears about to teeter off the hill at any moment, just waiting to land in its final resting place in the river.

The owners, Mica and Eduardo Pinto Ferreira, have been Correia's clients for more than a decade, and gave her carte blanche to create their dream house on the 5,000 square-meter site by the Cevado river - as long as no trees were cut and the 60 square-meter house (maximum allowed footprint for the site) was made of concrete. The house is located in Peneda-Geras National Park, along the Spanish border in northern Portugal, so the environment and its inviolability were crucial and the rules strict.

But looking out from the inside, the awesome beauty of the home becomes apparent. The simplicity of the structure, the openness of the views and the calm balance of the elements seems to speak the same language as the bleak surroundings. Nature has a way of being beautiful even when it is not, and this house knows that secret.

The warmth and proper scale of the building become even clearer when the illuminated house is viewed at night. It may look like it landed from some other planet, but it appears to be right at home now. - Tuija Seipell

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Tuesday, February 16

TED Crops > Stefan Sagmeister

TEDTalks : Stefan Sagmeister: 
Things I have learned in my life so far - (2008) (video)
To learn more about this speaker, find other TEDTalks, and subscribe to this Podcast series, visit www.TED.com   Feedback: tedtalks@ted.com

Wednesday, February 10

HELPING HAITI RESTRUCTURE

ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION



Posted by Monica Guala - 02.09.2010




CompetingArchitecture.com are dedicated to promoting architectural competition.
We believe that architectural competitions provide clients with a wide variety of design solutions for their problems while allowing architects to manifest their ideas with freedom. We also seek to provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of new and creative ideas, thereby exposing people who would not have considered hiring an architect to a verity of architectural solutions.
www.CompetingArchitecture.com is holding a competition to help the people of Haiti who have lost their homes. We would like you to design a temporary structure that can be built for under $400 and assembled with basic construction skills. The structure should be able to protect 4 adults from the elements, support itself on unknown and possibly uneven terrain, provide secure storage, and provide privacy. Please design your structures out of readily available materials; also include a plan for adaptive reuse. How can your structure turn into something that will be useful in the future as its inhabitants start to rebuild their lives? This completion is for designs only the construction and distribution of these structures are not part of the scope.
Maggiori Informazioni: 

ARC Competition


Invitation to participate in : International Architectural Competition 2010
“Architectural Research Center”
MAG LAB (Syria-Spain) in collaboration with Ebdaat Magazine (Architectural Creations) - ALFA 301 (Spain) And Stardust* (Spain-Italy-Brazil-USA) is Organizing the 2010 International Architectural Competition.
The competition invites architects, engineers, designers and artists to continue investigating new ideas and concepts for the 2010 International Architectural Competition.
The competition calls for innovative designs which take into consideration the historical and social context, the existing urban fabric, the human scale, and the environment.
This competition of ideas will aim to give the students, architects, engineers, artists and designers enough freedom to address the challenges in the most creative and innovative way.
All the information and details are available in the competition official website :       
for more information please contact us through :contact@arcompetition.org
On behalf of MAG-LAB, Alfa 301 and Stardust*, we would like to thank you for your
interesting in the Architectural Research Competition.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask    


دعوة  للمشاركة في المسابقة المعمارية العالمية 2010  
مركز الأبحاث المعمارية

المعماري “سوريا- إسبانيا ”بالتعاون مع مجلة إبداعات هندسية مختبر ماغ - MAGLAB
اسبانيا- إيطاليا  .الولايات المتحدة الاميريكية- البرازيل   STARDUST*و
اسبانيا ALFA301 استديو و

يعلن عن تنظيم مسابقة دولية للعمارة لعام 2010 بعنوان
مركز الأبحاث المعمارية "
المسابقة تدعو المعماريين المهندسين والمصممين للبحث عن أفكار جديدة ومفاهيم للمسابقة الدولية للعمارة 2010.
تدعو المسابقة بشكل عام للتصاميم الإبداعية التي تاخذ بالاعتبار المحيط التاريخي والاجتماعي، النسيج الحضري الموجود ،والمقياس الإنساني، والبيئة للموقع المختار.
مفهوم المسابقة يهدف إلى إعطاء طلاب العمارة والمصممين والمهندسين الحرية الكافية لمخاطبة التحديات بطرق أكثر إبداعية وتجدد وذلك بتقديم فقط الفكرة ورسومات توضيحية بطرق إعلان معمارية مع استخدم برامج الديجيتال الممكنة.


Monday, February 8

Designing for the Greater Good

Designing for the Greater Good: The Best in Cause-Related Marketing and Nonprofit Design


This first-ever book of its kind, Designing for the Greater Good, features hundreds of illustrated examples of the best nonprofit and cause-related design worldwide, plus 24 inspiring case studies and insights into great nonprofit branding campaigns.

A comprehensive resource for designers, creative professionals, marketers, corporate communications departments and nonprofit leaders, this book showcases work from a variety of sectors including Family and Community, Animal Causes, Health, Human Rights, Environmental Awareness, Spirituality, and the Arts.

The 24 case studies feature interviews with the designers for such campaigns as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, The Hurricane Katrina Poster Project and Get London Reading.

Materials presented in Designing for the Greater Good include: cause-specific campaigns and case studies; logos and branding for nonprofits; websites, posters, brochures, advertising, and marketing materials for cause-related events and nonprofits; packaging; invitations for fundraisers and events



http://www.dexigner.com/graphic/news-g20052.html