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Art Gallery / Museum Information-Recommended Exhibition in August 2022

We present to you the Art Galleries and Museums Exhibitions in August 2022. 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.

Hong Kong News April 2022

We have received a new report supported by GARDE!

Hutong Restaurant serves Northern-style Chinese cuisine with a modern twist. The interior design is inspired by the hutongs (alleys) of old Beijing, with handmade screens, bright red rickshaws, blue and lilac lighting on hand-carved wood panels, and handmade grand lanterns with colorful silk tassels like those in the Forbidden City.

South Africa News June 2021

We have received a new report supported by GARDE!

We would like to introduce the Kruger Shalati? The Train on the Bridge. A hotel inside converted 1950s train cars located on the top of the Selati Bridge and suspended over the Sabie River in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The hotel comprises 31 rooms which provide guests unparalleled views of the Kruger National Park and the majestic Sabie River below.

【ADF Web Magazine】Holsum Gallery and Exhibit #6

Artist and Contributor, SUMIRE SKYE TANIAI writes about a gallery and the exhibition, “Exhibit #6”. The report introduces the unique space and its exhibit in a corner of an industrial building in West Bottoms in Kansas City, Missouri.

【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】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.

ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021 Winners Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners for the ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2021. Takuto Ohta swept the Best Performance Award, followed by Boey Wang and Alexander Schul winning the Outstanding Performance Awards. Congratulations to all the winners for their outstanding performances, and we are truly grateful for all the support we received for this award to be a success.

【ADF Web Magazine】Exo, Elnaz Javani and Annette Hur, curated by Azadeh Gholizadeh at Devening Projects

Artist and freelance writer, AMANDA JOY CALOBRISI contributed a report on the EXO exhibition held in Chicago IL. The exhibition features recent work by Annette Hur and Elnaz Javani curated by Azadeh Gholizadeh.

【ADF Web Magazine】A solution by Kostow Greenwood Architects

A solution from a team of architects and designers at Kostow Greenwood Architects addresses the demise of the physical retail industry, in particular antiquated large-scale shopping malls.
The concept involves a dynamic mix of cultural space, public amenities, restaurants, retail and housing coming together as a new form of community center by re-purposing obsolete sites.

【ADF Web Magazine】Mark Pasnik, AIA Founding Principal, OverUnder Boston, MA

Architect, Author and Activist, Mark Pasnik, a Founding Principal at OverUnder is the only Architect honored on this year's OUT100.
Mark Pasnik is an architect, author, and professor who co-founded OverUnder, a multidisciplinary practice engaged in architecture and design projects ranging from books to city design in the United States and abroad.

【ADF Web Magazine】The Scale of Man’s Best Friend - Architecture for Dogs

An architect and a dog lover, Von (Yvonne) Chua contributes a report on "Architecture for dogs" exhibition held in Japan House in London, a collection of architectural designs for dogs by leading architects and designers in the world.

【ADF Web Magazine】Massage Near Me

A report contributed by development writer, Riley Yaxley, talks about the Chinese artist Evelyn Taocheng Wang's art work shown during the 2016 Dorothea von Stetten Award exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany, where Wang offered massage to the visitors as part of her exhibition. The performance makes the exhibition unique for interrogating the division of intellectual and bodily labor.

【ADF Web Magazine】Alberghi Diffusi - A new paradigm of hospitality from Italy to Japan

An interesting report by artist and researcher, Matteo Belfiore, about a new paradigm of hospitality born in Italy. This widespread hotel concept brought into Japan last year by the National Association of Diffused Hotels is helping the revitalization of local communities.

【ADF Web Magazine】Urban Parks - A Welcomed Respite in Cities

A report by Von Chua, known for a Chartered Architect leading the creative directions at Von X Architects, an architecture and interior architecture studio based in London, England. She explains some characteristic of urban parks with projects in Tokyo, NY and UK.

【ADF Web Magazine】New Font Family “Mireille” Comes with a French Vibe

German type designer Anita Jürgeleit introduced her new typeface "Mireille" which is a homage to the french culture. It is a serif typeface with 7 styles, 1000 glyphs, over 100 alternates and ligatures and a lot of joy and elegance.

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