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Green Architecture
Livegreenblog addresses issues relating to sustainable living, spanning architecture, ideas, initiatives, materials, workshops and exhibitions through to landscaping. As a daily source of inspiration based around creativity, it explores the green world by means of exclusive interviews with leading players in the sector and by live reporting of major architectural events. Because Livegreenblog isn't just a blog, it's an approach to the world of architecture that cuts across a multitude of disciplines.
07-10-2022 - Events
Terra, 6th edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Last weekend the 6th edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, curated by Cristina Verissimo and Diogo Burnay, opened its doors to the public. The theme chosen for this edition is Terra, a clear reference to the fact that we, a multitude of different realities, all live on one and the same planet. The Triennale aims to be a call-to-action, as well as to illustrate the multiplicity of methodologies available to face current and future challenges with architecture.
06-10-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Iris Ceramica Group and Bibendum for Sustainable Conviviality
Sustainability is in its DNA: this is why the Iris Ceramica Group partnered with Bibendum to ensure “Sustainable Conviviality” during the Cersaie 2022, International Exhibition of Ceramics for Architecture and Bathroom Furnishings, in which the group participated with the theme of SHAPING THE FUTURE – the new dawn of ceramics.
05-10-2022 - Events
Exhibition against demolitions and waste in construction
At the S AM, Schweizer Architekturmuseum - Swiss Museum of Architecture in Basel, the exhibition entitled "Die Schweiz: Ein Abriss", curated by Countdown 2030 recently opened its doors to the public. A look into the Swiss demolition culture that generates more than 500 kg of construction waste per second and accounts for 84% of waste in Switzerland. Can we counteract this waste of energy embedded in the architectural heritage?
RECENT PROJECTS
04-10-2022 - Design
Francesca Perani designs functional beauty in an industrial space
Italian architect Francesca Perani has created a small multifunctional room inside a plastics production and processing company, which allows workers to rest and also serves as a showroom. An small intervention covering a space of just a few square metres, fittingly called "Mini Break", becomes a true oasis of relaxation for users.
03-10-2022 - Landscaping
Agora Maximus, beyond tactical urbanism in Montreal
With the Agora Maximus project LAAB, a Canadian creative collective, together with Signature Design Communication (SDC), a multidisciplinary agency, proposed a temporary streetscape installation. Agora Maximus celebrates the seasonal pedestrianisation of Montreal's Saint-Denis Street with viewing platforms and vantage points that allow passersby admire the cityscape and its rich cultural offerings.
30-09-2022 - Materials
MAB Anachar Basbous in Rachana, Lebanon: a site for beauty
Lebanese artist Anachar Basbous and architect Jawdat Arnouk created „Mohtaraf Anachar Basbous“, MAB, a site full of beauty, love and hope in Rachana, in northern Lebanon, as a container for the sculptor’s artworks, built of raw concrete on the basis of local architectural traditions.
29-09-2022 - Design
Fattoria Sant’Eliseo Shop by VisualDisplay
The creative artists of Visual Display, a company specialising in development of space branding and interior design projects, are responsible for the interior design of the Fattoria Sant’Eliseo sales outlet in Majano, in the province of Udine. A space with a definite pop feel, far removed from the stereotypical image of farm produce and perfectly in line with the farm’s motto, Free Spirit Farm, expressing its focus on the well-being of the animals.
28-09-2022 - News
Second weekend of architectures open to the public with "Welc-Home to Ivrea"
The enhancement of "Ivrea, Industrial City of the 20th century", UNESCO World Heritage site, continues through the involvement of its citizens. Like the weekend of September 24 to 26, many of the city’s residential, social and production buildings will once again be open to the public on September 30 and on October 1 and 2. All enriched with various talks that explore the themes of rethought, regenerated, restructured architectural works that constitute the most exemplary Italian industrial city of the last century.
27-09-2022 - News
Monologue Art Museum, multifunctional space by Wutopia Lab
The Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab, commissioned by the Sino-Ocean Group, has created the Monologue Art Museum, a multifunctional space dedicated to different artistic disciplines and a sequence of spaces where visitors can enjoy art undisturbed in its various forms, from performances to exhibitions.
