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VKhUTEMAS A Russian Laboratory of Modernity Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin
Architecture | 04.01.2015

smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: December

With ever more of our fellow train passengers displaying acute symptoms of over exposure to cheap Glühwein it can only mean that December is upon us. And the end of one the genuinely more enjoyable smow blog years. Indeed its fair to say 2014 was one of those years that makes you consider if its not time to hang up the old travelling socks and seek a more sedate, sedentary, existence. A fitting moment perhaps, but the correct decision? We've a couple of days to decide. And to accompany us

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The Urburb Patterns of contemporary living at the Deutsches Architektur Zentrum DAZ Berlin
Architecture | 08.12.2014

The Urburb - Patterns of contemporary living at the Deutsches Architektur Zentrum DAZ, Berlin

Until February 8th 2015 the Deutsches Architektur Zentrum, DAZ, in Berlin is presenting the exhibition "The Urburb: patterns of contemporary living" Developed by Ori Scialom, Dr. Roy Brand and Keren Yaela Golan The Urburb was Israel's contribution to the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale and aims to place the current state of urban planning and architecture in Israel in context of historical developments. To this end The Urburb features four so-called sand printers - industrial plotting

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Blauwe stoel Piet Klaarhamer

5 New Design Exhibitions for December 2014

One of the advantages of having been running our "5 New Design Exhibitions" series for over a year is that we now possess what we can optimistically refer to as an "archive" And looking in that "archive" we discover that for December 2013 we recommended four exhibitions in Germanophone countries and one in Holland. And for December 2014 we're doing the same. It's not deliberate; it is just the case that only museums and galleries in Germany appear to open design and architecture exhibitions

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