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【ADF Web Magazine】Les architectes FABG designed New public Space Esplanade Tranquille in Montreal, Canada

The Esplanade Tranquille designed by Les architectes FABG constitutes the last phase of a project to develop the public spaces of the West Pole of the Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal. Its name pays tribute to the Tranquille Bookstore, once located on the site, an important place in the contemporary history of Quebec where the Refus global manifesto was launched in 1948.

【ADF Web Magazine】“Binary Spectrum” an Art Installation Designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design

For the lobby atrium of one of these new buildings on King Street in downtown Kitchener, Canada, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design designed Binary Spectrum, a site-specific installation that draws ideas from the region's rich history of manufacturing and its transformation into an emerging technology hub. The three-story-high installation consists of 8,000 coloured discs of varying diameters suspended from 650 wire cables.

【ADF Web Magazine】SOUR and Seoinn Design Group designed Chimneys Are the New “Sexy” in South Korea

The Metropolitan City of Incheon, together with the Housing and City Development Corporation, organized an international competition for the new Geomdan Museum Library Cultural Complex. Among 75 entries from around the world that responded to the open call, SOUR, in collaboration with Seoinn Design Group, was selected among the Final 5 to present for the second stage of evaluations in front of an international jury

Songyun Villa by Bob Chen Design Office

Situated in the bustling downtown of Changzhou, the hundred-year old Songyun Villa has now been opened to public after renovation. While remaining the original architectural style, an exquisite and deluxe restaurant has been built in the courtyard. The restaurant features the functional spaces for dining, high-end banquet, wine tasting, tea drinking and courtyard leisure, with 15 boxes of various sizes and one big dining hall.

【ADF Web Magazine】“mum” project changes course and embraces the uncontrollable nature of ocean plastics

Product Designer Virginia Alluzzi introduces the architectural design studio behind the "mum" project. This studio is a sustainable start-up from Japan that aims to re-evaluate marine pollution. In a world where marine plastics have become part of the environment, this project presents marine plastics as natural materials by accepting the materials as they are.

Art Gallery / Museum Information-Recommended Exhibition in February 2023

We present to you the Art Galleries and Museums Exhibitions in February 2023. In addition to the calendar of events, we provide detailed information, for example, about the exhibited works. Up-to-date information on opening hours can be found on the websites of each museum before you visit them.

Australia News January 2023

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Opened in December, the transformed Art Gallery of New South Wales is Sydney’s most significant cultural development since the Sydney Opera House nearly half a century ago. The development almost doubles the art gallery’s exhibition space and includes a new building and centerpiece of the project designed by acclaimed Japanese architects SANAA. This is linked to the original building by an art garden. The art museum buildings are set in new civic spaces and landscape with elements designed by American landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson, creating new freely accessible outdoor art experiences. The new building is also comprised of art research and education spaces, multipurpose spaces, a gallery shop, food and beverage facilities, and visitor amenities.

【ADF Web Magazine】Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital designed by Lemanarc SA Xiamen, China

Designed by Lemanarc SA, Xiamen Humanity Maternity Hospital was completed in September 2021 and is an expansion of the existing Xiamen Hong'ai Hospital. The name of the hospital refers to its philosophy, with Hong'ai meaning "spreading love" Its cozy and safe atmosphere offers users a whole new hospital experience.

【ADF Web Magazine】The International Garden Festival Unveils Designers Selected for its 24th Edition on the Theme ROOTS

The International Garden Festival is pleased to announce the selected projects for its 24th edition, titled ROOTS, which will take place from June 24 to October 1, 2023. This year, Ève De Garie-Lamanque, the event's artistic director, has asked designers to imagine a present and a future that is environmentally, economically and culturally responsible and that takes into account the lessons of past generations. In 2022, nearly 60,000 people visited the Reford Gardens.

【ADF Web Magazine】A Floating Forest designed by Turenscape in Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City, China

In the city of Nanchang in the floodplain of the Yangtze River in east-central China, Turenscape transformed an underutilised 126-hectare landscape into a gorgeous floating forest that regulates stormwater, provides wildlife habitat, offers a range of recreational opportunities, and allows residents to reconnect with nature.

【ADF Web Magazine】2022 Remix / Recap

Artist and freelance writer Keith Tolch looks back at the year 2022. The author looks back at the work of Joan Mitchell, his first writing artist in 2022. We hope you enjoy the article and the photos of the work.

Art Gallery / Museum Information-Recommended Exhibition in January 2023

We present to you the Art Galleries and Museums Exhibitions in January 2023. In addition to the calendar of events, we provide detailed information, for example, about the exhibited works. Up-to-date information on opening hours can be found on the websites of each museum before you visit them.

【ADF Web Magazine】Escaleras y Mirador Vela: a Unique Viewing Platform Over the Mediterranean Sea Barcelona, Spain

External Reference presents a new architectural and urban planning project on the Barceloneta seafront that creates a new balcony overlooking the Mediterranean Sea as a unique viewing platform above the city, connecting Passeig del Mare Nostrum with Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents in Barceloneta.

Hovering Kan-Too

The translucent Great Bay Area Showroom known as the "Hovering Kan-Too" designed by Wutopia Lab, the door to future of Vanke-Shum Yip, was completed and opened in July 2022. Located at the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, and the west gate of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, it is in the front-line coastal area of the Great Bay Area. Standing on the roof on sunny days, one can have a view of the spectacular building cluster on the other side of the sea in Qianhai, Shenzhen. The ambitious showroom is a new landmark of the new city floating on the sea.

【ADF Web Magazine】PechaKucha Night × DESIGNART Tokyo Special’ at Shibuya QWS

A diverse group of designers, including Jin Kuramoto, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Kiyoaki Takeda and Studio Swine, as well as "NEXT CIRCULATION" exhibitor BCXSY from DESIGNART TOKYO, U30 selectees Nina Nomura, Karyn Lim and Sohma Furutate from Japan and Sweden, the UK, Singapore and the Netherlands.

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