2025.05.27

VOL. 405

Trend Reports
	Coming Soon: DFA Awards Design Sharing - Tokyo
	The Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) will host the ¡ÈDFA Awards Design Sharing – Tokyo¡É event on Friday, May 30, 2025, at the Tokyo Midtown Design Hub. In addition to introducing the latest updates from the DFA Awards, the event will feature insights and experiences shared by Japanese award recipients, providing a deeper understanding of the possibilities within Asian design. This event is held in collaboration with the Japan Institute of Design Promotion and is supported by NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) as a media partner.

Award&Competition
	World Architecture Community Awards 50th Cycle Winners Announced
	World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle in Architecture and Student sections. WA Awards presents 39 different winning projects from 18 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from Costa Rica, China, South Korea, Brazil, Malta to Slovenia, Japan, United Kingdom, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Bangladesh. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) has continuously supported the award as one of the media partners.

Award&Competition
	Dezeen Awards 2025 is Now Accepting Entries
	The "Dezeen Awards 2025," organized by the internationally acclaimed architecture and design platform Dezeen, is now accepting entries. The deadline for applications is 5th June 2025. Dezeen Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in the fields of architecture, interiors, product design, sustainability, and media. Open to professionals across the globe, the competition welcomes submissions from individuals, studios, and companies of all sizes. This year again, Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is supporting the awards as a media partner. Final deadline: June 5, 2025

Trend Reports
	GOCA by Garde presents solo exhibition of Ibuki Minami ¡ÈGei-Kaku Ichinyo¡É
	Gallery of Contemporary Art (GOCA) by Garde will present its second exhibition by Japanese artist Ibuki Minami titled "Gei-Kaku Ichinyo (Art Core Oneness)," on view from May 8 through June 28, 2025. The exhibition features an entirely new body of works on canvas showcasing Minami's minimalist compositions, which blend Western and Eastern philosophies to create abstract paintings. Through this, Minami explores the origins of artistic thought and expression, crafting pieces that encourage viewers to contemplate the essence of creativity in the digital age. Image: Ibuki Minami

Trend Reports
	Applications Closing Soon for the Gottfried Bohm International Architecture Scholarship
	Under the patronage of the City of Cologne, the "Gottfried Böhm Scholarship" is now accepting applications until May 31, 2025. This scholarship is designed for architects and urban planners with a strong interest in the relationship between architecture and urban development. Selected scholars will participate in a one-year residency program in Cologne from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, where they will explore the future of the city and its surroundings through innovative research and design. Neviges_Copyright-Familie-Boehm (c) Böhm family

Trend Reports
	Korea News May 2025
	We have received a new report supported by GARDE! The MUSINSA 2025 Spring/Summer Season Preview was designed to evoke the feeling of a resort, bringing elements of nature into the heart of the city. It offers a quirky, sensory experience-like stumbling upon an oasis in a quiet desert. Visitors are invited to feel nature: stepping onto sand, hearing the gentle creak of trees outside, and inside, touching wood textures whose grains vary across the floors, structures, benches, and columns.¡¡In contrast, the seye clinic presents a minimalist design, composed of a simple hexahedron formed by clean, straight lines. To soften the clinic¡Çs static, achromatic atmosphere, carefully curated visual imagery is introduced. These visuals not only create a more relaxed and approachable environment but also help maintain patient privacy by subtly directing attention to specific focal points.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛAtelier Pierre Thibault and Residents of ile Verte Reinvent the Boucaneries
	On Île Verte, a small island in the Saint Lawrence River with just fifty permanent residents, a visionary architectural project has breathed new life into the island¡Çs disappearing vernacular heritage. Spearheaded by Atelier Pierre Thibault, the initiative reinterprets the island¡Çs boucaneries—old fish smokehouses—into conceptual installations that engage the community and explore sustainable future uses. Unveiled at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2025 for May 10 to November 23, the project is a profound response to climate challenges, cultural loss, and rural isolation.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛCasa Chacala by Estudio AMA¡ÃA Home Between Voids and Vegetation
	Nestled along the lush coastline of Nayarit, Mexico, "Casa Chacala" is a residence shaped by a single guiding principle: to follow nature. From the very first site visits, the architecture studio Estudio AMA prioritized preserving the existing vegetation and allowing the trees themselves to determine the orientation and layout of the project.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛEstonian Design House ¡ß NYCxDESIGN | SoHo New York hosts sustainable design from Estonia
	The world¡Çs most trendsetting meeting point, SoHo in New York City, embraced a vibrant chapter of Estonian creativity last week. Kicking off North America's largest design week, NYCxDESIGN, the Estonian Design House launched its exhibition "UPMADE IN ESTONIA" and opened a temporary store at The Canvas, a new gallery in SoHo.