2022.11.15

VOL. 280

Award&Competition
	Architizer¡Çs 11th Annual A+Awards is Open for Submission; Time to Redefine the Word ¡ÈArchitect¡É
	Architizer, the largest online platform for architecture, announces the official opening of the 11th annual Architizer A+Awards, recognizing the best buildings and spaces of the year. The deadline for entries is set for February 24, 2023. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is supporting the "A+ Awards" again this year as Architizer's media partner.

Award&Competition
	Call For Entries ¡ÈADF Design Award 2023¡É!!
	ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is calling for entries for the "ADF Design Award 2023" starting Monday, August 15, 2022. This year's theme of the award is "Design for Architecture". The total amount of prizes will be 20,000 US dollars for the Best Performance Award, 10,000 US dollars for the Excellence Award per category, and 1,000 US dollars for the Encouragement Award per category, with an award for each category, making the total amount of prizes 100,000 US dollars.

Trend Reports
	Brother and Sister, Unity & Contrast
	MEPITREE Design Studio releases the news of a project. This spacious home has 3 Floors, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and special packing for 5 supercars, with plenty of space 680 square meters.

For Designers Seeking Work in Japan
	GARDE is Looking for a Store Design and Construction Producer!
	GARDE Co, Ltd, located in Minami Aoyama, which has been engaged in interior design and construction for many years, is seeking a wide range of positions in the field of store design and construction production.

Event&Project
	ADF Launched CSR Support Project
	Awards are an option that is still not widely available in Japan. Let's be among the first to discover and develop new and fresh talent. Incorporating "awards" as part of CSR activities into your corporate strategy can significantly increase your company's visibility in the public eye. The word "awards" is in common use worldwide, and your awards business will be recognized as a cultural and social contribution activity. ADF supports your awards program and accelerates your cultural and social contribution activities and branding. There are awards that can only be provided by ADF, which has many connections around the world.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛLafond Desjardins Dental Laboratory designed by ACDF Architecture Canada
	ACDF Architecture is proud to present the Lafond Desjardins dental laboratory in Laval, a new facility that shows that industrial buildings, although too often forgotten by architects, offer great opportunities for sensitive and refined architecture. The client wanted to create a space perfectly suited to its needs, with a level of sophistication that reflected the company's long-standing vitality and its vision of combining artisanal work with advanced technology.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛTHE ARTIST DAVID BOWEN GAVE A BRAIN TO A PLANT AND THEN ARMED IT WITH A MACHETE
	Product designer Virginia Alluzzi introduces a brain that is harmless, humble and decorative: a philodendron, an ordinary houseplant, has become a viral phenomenon on the Internet this October.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛGoddess of Dawn ¡ÈEos¡É Brings Light to the Community; Mixed Use Project by the Black Sea
	Greek mythology tells us the story of EOS - the goddess of the dawn. Every morning she rose from the depths of the sea to the horizon to give light and drive away the night. This project named after the goddess is located in Varna, Bulgaria, the second largest city in the country. The building is located next to the public park Sea Garden, which is the only thing that separates it from the Black Sea, ensuring that EOS is the first to receive sunlight.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛSuperHub Meerstad in Netherlands by De Zwarte Hond The Supermarket as a Meeting Place
	Inspired by the task of better connecting the emerging Groningen neighbourhood and transforming it into an interactive social space, De Zwarte Hond was commissioned by real estate developer MWPO to design a multifunctional and adaptable central building for the neighbourhood. The innovative community hub was inaugurated on November 2, 2022.