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【ADF Web Magazine】"KASHIWA SATO" Exhibition at THE NATIONAL ART CENTER Italian licensed architect and researcher, MATTEO BELFIORE reports on the latest exhibition on the work of Kashiwa Sato, one of the most notable creative directors of contemporary Japan, held at the National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT).

【ADF Web Magazine】Life in an old Japanese house Vol.7 Japanese homes’ “Tokonoma” pt. 2 A report by AKIHIRO YAMAMOTO, artist known for his art installation from abandoned houses and also works as a renovator of old Japanese houses and small businesses. In his seventh volume (part 2) of his report series on old Japanese house, he explains how the usage and characteristics of the "tokonoma" has changed during the course of the history.

"ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021" Interviews with the Winners Part. 1 We interviewed Boey Wang and Alexander Schul, who won Outstanding Performance Awards at the "ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021" sponsored by Aoyama Design Forum (ADF). We asked some questions such as their submitted works, their thoughts on art and prospects.

ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021 NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) has organized the ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021 and announced the winners for the award on its website on 25 January, 2021. Congratulations to the winners; Takuto Ohta (the Best Performance Award) , Boey Wang (Outstanding Performance Award winners) and Alexander Schul (Outstanding Performance Award winners).

VASE NA by Bo Zhang "VASE NA" by a contemporary artist and designer, Bo Zhang, is to integrate the lines and color into the space and present the seemingly existing space, but there is no actual existence. Usually vase is container with borders. VASE NA’s design use white frame，color paint，pattern, and angle transformation to break the inherent space constraints, color constitute the body of vase， embodying sense of depth，change and realism. The concept between virtual and real: create a vase in space with gradient colors from different small frames. But the vase does not exist, it is just a space with color, which creates a sense of space but no boundaries. Different experiences of angle transformation: Moving the line of sight, the color of the vase will change. changing the perspective, the interwoven frame structure will produce depth, level changes and 3D effects. These design elements have led people to a “visual roaming”.

ADF Participated in the SDGs for Regional Revitalization Public-Private Partnership Platform The NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) has participated in the SDGs for Regional Revitalization Public-Private Partnership Platform established by the Cabinet Office with the aim of promoting efforts toward SDGs. The "SDGs for Regional Revitalization Public-Private Partnership Platform" aims to promote the domestic implementation of SDGs by the Cabinet Office. It is a platform established in 2018 as a place for public-private partnership. As of the end of January 2021, 4,558 organizations have participated it.

【ADF Web Magazine】Ahsa Farmstay Vernacular Architecture Plays a Huge Role in Sustainable Tourism Ahsa Farmstay offers tourists from all over the world to be hosted in the farm stay in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. This project allowed the architects to consider a relationship between architecture and culture. In Chiang Rai, as in other rural areas of the country, traditional building techniques are not passed down from generation to generation. As people's life styles are changing, their traditional homes are becoming less relevant. Vernacular houses are either improperly adapted to "modern extensions" or dismantled and sold as recycled wood.

Singapore News February 2021 We have received a new report supported by GARDE! “NEON PIGEON”, a restaurant & bar modeled on an izakaya, opened at Carpenter Street in Singapore at the end of last year. It is a space that used recycled rebar from Singapore construction sites and oxidized perforated metal. And guests will be welcomed by a “NEON PIGEON” sign in Japanese text, made with many small bulbs.

【ADF Web Magazine】New Light Installation in Amsterdam The light installation Het Licht van Jan (Jan's light) was unveiled in an industrial traffic underpass near Amsterdam's city center. In the artwork by Matthias Oostrik, passersby activate surging light projections that illuminate the narrow sidewalk and weathered walls of the underpass.

【ADF Web Magazine】New Gardens of the 22nd Edition of the International Garden Festival Unveiled The International Garden Festival unveiled the names of the new designers and their gardens chosen for the 22nd edition of the Festival. Five new projects from Canada, the United States, France and Sweden have been selected to be featured at the 2021 edition of the International Garden Festival. This year, a total of 160 projects by designers from 17 countries were submitted.

【ADF Web Magazine】Studio KAE and the new design generation Designer and researcher Enza Migliore conducted an interview with a young design consultation studio KAE's founders. Detailed description of their work processes and the outcomes explains the interesting contemporary dynamics ongoing in the field of Design.

【ADF Web Magazine】Life in an old Japanese house Vol.7: Japanese homes’ “Tokonoma” pt. 1 The 7th edition of "Life in an old Japanese house" contributed by Akihiro Yamamoto. He introduces some episodes and collections related to a‘Tokonoma’, a decoration space in a Japanese tatami room. You can find incredible stories such as a manners of sitting on the Tokonoma.

【ADF Web Magazine】10 Best Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software The software market is inundated with different types of software. This could leave Architect, Engineer, and Construction (AEC) professionals overwhelmed as to which Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions they should go with when executing their construction projects.

【ADF Web Magazine】Team Lab, Borderless in Tokyo A detailed report by architecture Matteo Belfiore about TeamLab's must-experience exhibition "Boarderless" held in Odaiba, Tokyo. "Borderless" acts on the stimulation of the senses using light sources, tactile surfaces, music and aromas which are effective as a therapy to heal the mind.

【ADF Web Magazine】Elkus Manfredi Architects Enlisted to Design the New Life Science Building 66 Galen Street is a new commercial development comprised of 231,000 sqft of life science building located in Watertown, Massachusetts, a burgeoning life sciences hub just outside of Boston. Elkus Manfredi Architects is enlisted to design this place-making destination, the first of two phases of the redevelopment plan of the area.

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