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You will find here the most importants events, exhibitions and forums in Europe.
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Living Under the Crescent Moon
(23/02 - 31/08/2008) - Weil am Rhein |
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The exhibition demonstrates the diversity of domestic lifestyles between Morocco, Syria and the Arabian Peninsula - from the nomadic tents of the Tuareg or Bedouins to Moroccan casbahs; from the grand courtyard houses in cities such as Marrakech, Damascus or Cairo to buildings by twentieth-century architects like Hassan Fathy, Elie Mouyal or Abdelwahed El-Wakil. Numerous models and reconstructed room environments provide visitors with an opportunity to physically experience various building types, while domestic objects such as ceramics, textiles, tools and architectural elements offer impressions of everyday customs.
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Design September
(> 26/09/2008) - Brussels |
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En septembre, Bruxelles va vibrer au rythme du design. Le festival Design September initié l’an dernier rassemblera une cinquantaine d’événements ayant comme dénominateur commun le design. Expositions, conférences, projections de films, débats, visites d’ateliers de designers, marché aux puces, circuits urbains, le programme est cette année particulièrement riche et diversifié.
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Marti Guixé. Open-End
(5/10/2008) - Hornu |
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Grand-Hornu
Grand-Hornu Images invite Martí Guixé pour une « carte blanche » dans l’Aile Nord et les jardins du Grand-Hornu. Le designer propose pour l’occasion une série de projets originaux produits pour la manifestation et volontairement décalés par rapport aux expositions traditionnelles. Il développe, pour le Grand-Hornu, une démarche centrée sur le feu, la célébration et l’espace public. Il a choisi le Grand-Hornu pour entamer une nouvelle exploration de son univers créatif, après dix ans de création…
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Ron Arad (Lecture)
(25/09/2008 à 20h - réservation obligatoire) - Brussels |
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Le cycle de conférences de Design September se clôturera en beauté avec l’un des architectes designers les plus en vue de la planète. Les produits manufacturés de Ron Arad sont devenus des icônes du design des années 90 (Bookworm, Well Tempered Chair, Tom Vac, Little Albert Chair). Son design est caractérisé par des formes simples avec un faible pour les courbes… Non dénuées d’humour, ses réalisations sont des expérimentations véritables où manipulation et transformation sont les maîtres mots ! Son projet architecturalpour la Médiacité de Liège est actuellement en construction.
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Surreal Things
>7 September 2008 - Bilbao |
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This remarkable exhibition is the first to explore the influence of Surrealism on the world of design: theatre, interiors, fashion, film, architecture, and advertising. Showcasing approximately 250 objects drawn from public and private collections worldwide—many of which have never been exhibited before—Surreal Things emphasizes the tensions that arose from the increasing commercialization of Surrealism’s visual aesthetic.
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Javier Riera
(> 1/09/2008) - Madrid |
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
The production of Javier Riera (Avilés, Asturias, 1964) reveals a purification process that has moved from atmospheric, emotional painting to more descriptive and concrete work, by means of a dialogue between reason and emotion. With an approach close to Land Art poetics and using photography as a support, he projects geometrical patterns of light onto a nocturnal landscape.
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Francesc Torrent. Da Capo
(> 28/09/2008) - Barcelona |
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Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
A pioneer of the language of installation art, Francesc Torres (Barcelona, 1948) critically reflects on the diverse manifestations of culture, politics, memory and power through his multimedia installations, which give him a unique place in the art of the last few decades. The MACBA retrospective includes a selection of works carried out from the end of the sixties to the present with recent productions.
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Roots
30 May – 16 August 2008 - Amsterdam |
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In the exhibition, a large number of architectural projects, in which the designer’s roots have unmistakably played a role, are shown by means of photographs, drawings and models. These roots are revealed in the accompanying texts written by the designers themselves: what is so typically Japanese about Blok 65B on IJburg? What is so typically Turkish about the design for a bathhouse in Oosterpark, and how does the design for a interior reflect a Croatian background?
Participating architects include: Uri Gilad (Israel), Lada Hršak (Croatia), Sebastian Janusz (Poland), Moriko Kira (Japan), Furkan Köse (Turkey), Felix Madrazo (Mexico) en Arman Akdogan (Turkey), Carina Nilsson (Sweden) and Ana Rocha (Portugal
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NL28 Olympic Fire
31 May – 21 September 2008 - Rotterdam |
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The NAI, in collaboration with the Netherlands Olympic Committee*Netherlands Sport Federation (NOC*NSF), the Berlage Institute, Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and the MVRDV firm of architects, presents ‘NL28 Olympic Fire’, an exhibition in which scale models, film, debate and theatre help visitors to imagine that the Netherlands is organising the Olympic Games in 2028, a century after the Games in Amsterdam. The NAI starts the countdown!
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Docomomo international conference
(17 - 18/09/2008) - Rotterdam |
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Van Nelle factory
This renowned Modern Movement icon will accommodate the conference programme of Parallel Paper and Case Study Presentations, Round-table Sessions, the 2nd edition of the International Docomomo Student Workshop and public evening lectures by distinguished invited speakers. Pre- and postconference tours to Dutch MoMo buildings and other landmarks of Dutch architecture will also be part of the conference programme.
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Linz Texas. A City Relates
(> 8/09/2008) - Vienna |
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Architekturzentrum Wien - Old Hall
The aim pursued by the exhibition is a daring one. 'A City Relates' alludes to individual facets and attributes of the town that link the federal state of Upper Austria to both obvious and apparently absurd aspects of other towns and cities. With this concept an emphatic and atmospheric reading is suddenly opened that goes well beyond previously known methods of representing a town. The result is an adventurous profusion of comparisons intended to refresh the view of the city of Linz and its affinities, and to inspire the imagination.
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Julian Opie. Recent Works
(> 21/09/2008) - Vienna |
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MAK Exhibition Hall
Born in London in 1958, Julian Opie has been one of the most important exponents of contemporary British art over the last two decades. His works expand the territory between painting and sculpture. For some years moving pictures have also been found in his work, generated frequently by means of LCD and LED signs.
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Made in Cassina
>7 September 2008 - Milano |
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Triennale
Cassina is one of the most well-known italian furniture manufactuers, having produced hundreds of design classics with designers from around the world. to honour the company's rich history. The exhibition will display over 100 pieces by around 20 designers, demonstrating cassina's progression and transformation over the years.
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Living Word
(> 7/09/2008) - Copenhagen |
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The exhibition is a look at innovative design developments in the Danish wood and furniture industry. Living Wood looks at wood design and innovation in a developmental perspective. The exhibition tells the stories about wood and the companies and designers that define the industry and presents examples of successful Danish products from the wood and furniture industry.
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Building. Designing. Thinking (Workshop)
(> 31/08/2009) - Jyväskylä |
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Alvar Aalto Museum
The 3rd International Meeting on the Research of Modern Architecture, organised by the Alvar Aalto Academy, examines the points of contact, the influences and effects, the interactions and affiliations, the correlations and cross-fertilisations, the bonds and links between thinking, designing, and building. Chaired by Kari Jormakka, the meeting brings together practicing architects and architectural pedagogues, philosophers and art historians, sociologists and cultural theorists. In addition to presentations by distinguished invited speakers, as Pier Vittorio Aureli, Bernard Cache, Leslie Kavanaugh, Kimmo Lapintie, Farshid Moussavi et Jane Rendell.
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Gert Wingårdh: 11 houses
(> 31/08/2008) - Stockholm |
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Concepts like desire, memory, nature, everyday and body are illuminated by means of various projects and buildings. The rectilinear VillAnn villa on Särö illustrates the importance of silence and simplicity, while the scheme for a sculpture museum in the German town of Marl addresses the issue of remembering nature, the place and architectural history.
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THE 3RD CHINA INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL EXPO
28-31/10/2008 - China International Exhibition Center, Beijing |
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China International Architectural Expo is the No.1 event integrated architectural design, building materials and building construction in China. It is held every Autumn in Beijing, every year, famous architectural designing institutes, building materials companies and building technology enterprises will gather together to discuss the hot issues and display their latest works and technologies, it has become a perfect platform for architects and relative building products providers for interchange and communication.
In October 2008, the 3rd China International Architectural Expo will be held following the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Famous institutes and companies of architectural design and building materials will gather again in Beijing to display their latest concepts and technologies to demonstrate the theme of "Innovation Promotes Development, Material Enriches Design". Besides, various academic activities and interchange programs will be held the same time.
Exhibits Profile:
Architectural Design
Building Material
Building Equipments and Technologies
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