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Celebrate Zaha Hadid's life at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery on April 8th

2016-04-07T14:44:00-04:00

If you're in London Friday, you can celebrate the late, great Zaha Hadid at a public memorial held at the Magazine restaurant at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. Between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., visitors can sign books of condolence and pay respects to her surviving family members, which include her brother Haytham, nephew Hussein Haytham, niece Rana Haytham, as well as the family of her late brother Foulath Mohammad.

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Experience architecture, garden design and private homes in a brand new way

2015-11-09T12:23:00-05:00

This post is brought to you by Visiotecture GmbH.

An exciting new digital video magazine promises to keep architecture enthusiasts on the edge of their seats. Admirers of innovative architecture, garden design and interior design are guaranteed to be drawn to a brand new digital offering. Archiod – Architecture on Demand is the world’s first subscription-based video-on-demand magazine dedicated to architecture, garden design and private homes.

Archiod presents high-quality films featuring stunning imagery from around the world, accompanied by detailed background information to satisfy even the most demanding viewer. Subscribers can browse through a wide selection of audio-visual content, ranging from internationally recognized landmark buildings to surprising concepts created by lesser-known designers.

Users all over the world are treated to unlimited content at any time of the day or night, and on any device. Documentary films and other audio-visual material can be streamed ov...

Architectural Record has been sold, again

2015-06-24T12:54:00-04:00

Record and other publications aimed at architects are not immune from the struggle of condescendingly termed “legacy” publications that teeter in the face of punishing economics. Does the fate of Record, founded 1891, matter to readers who now have so many ways to access information? [...] Record editors visit the projects they write about. Setting and context really matter as anyone who takes architecture seriously knows.

Abitare China#34 | HUTONG/adaptation

2013-11-04T23:36:00-05:00

ABITARE China magazine invited MovingCities to guest edit its 34th issue on the topic of "(re) Design Heritage – Strategies of Urban Renewal and the Chinese City." Published in October 2013, MovingCities took this opportunity to address one of the most urgent issues to discuss when dealing with the urban, architectural, cultural, social and economical development of China and the city of Beijing 北京: heritage, preservation, adaptive strategies and the hutong 胡同.

Formal definition of hutong: Hutongs are a type of narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another. The word hutong is also used to refer to such neighbourhoods.

MovingCities choose "HUTONG /Adaptation" as the unifying theme for this themed issue, wishing to approach this much debat...

Call for contributions zawia#01:Utopia

2012-12-17T13:20:00-05:00

"... If history has taught us that the realization of a utopia is necessarily its destruction, Can we regard this process as a continuously failing attempt of architectural hallucinations? Or is it a way to promote escapism from an inevitable dystopic reality? ..."

The call for contributions for the upcoming volume zawia#01:Utopia is out now. We are expecting abstracts until the 28th of January. Please download the document by visiting our website www.zawia.co or by simply clicking here http://www.zawia.co/issuedownload/zawia_01_Utopia_Call_for_Contributions.pdf

[Zawia is an English & Arabic publication & collaborative events on architecture, design & Urbanism]

zawia#00:Change – Newly released publication from Egypt on architecture and design

2012-09-03T12:18:00-04:00

"Zawia#00:Change discusses the significantly changing realities imposed on all social, political and economic systems and their influence on design disciplines. Zawia#00:Change will attempt to demonstrate whether architects are ready to embrace changing ideals and new modes of operation, and whether they are willing to help better people’s lives rather than focusing on glorifying design or architecture."

Zawia is a periodical, English and Arabic publication and collaborative events on architecture, design & urbanism. The first volume Zawia#00:Change is out now! It features contributions from Saskia Sassen, Stefano Boeri, Joseph Grima, WAI architecture think tank, Carlo Ratti, Markus Miessen and many more.Zawia#00:Change will be exceptionally available for preview from Zawia’s website [www.zawia.co]

Kickstart: WAX MAGAZINE

2012-03-20T23:06:00-04:00

We are two graphic designers and a writer who all surf together. When at our local breaks, we found that many of the people we met were artists, architects, designers, and writers — often leaders in their fields. We wanted to create a publication that tells their stories and opens up a rich dialogue in the urban surf community.

Check out Archinect's latest curatorial pick at Kickstarter. To view all of our selections visit Kickstarter.com/Archinect.