http://www.dhub.org news, interviews, articles about design Tue, 21 May 2013 00:11:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.dhub.org/crown-resorts-selects-wilkinson-eyre-architects/ http://www.dhub.org/crown-resorts-selects-wilkinson-eyre-architects/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:54 +0000 Rita Bila http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014824

British firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects has come out on top out of the eight invited international submissions for the $1.5 billion skyscraper to be built on the harbourfront of Sydney. Chosen by Crown Resorts the controversial 235 metre tall home for … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/crown-resorts-selects-wilkinson-eyre-architects/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/architects-and-photographers/ http://www.dhub.org/architects-and-photographers/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:30:11 +0000 Charles Pickett http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014741

The careers of architects and photographers are often intertwined. An outstanding case is Max Dupain, Australia’s leading photographer of architecture, whose work was crucial in building the reputations of several architects including Harry Seidler, Sydney Ancher and Glenn Murcutt. An international example … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/architects-and-photographers/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/sydney-design-poster-competition/ http://www.dhub.org/sydney-design-poster-competition/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:40:58 +0000 Sydney Design Team, Powerhouse Musuem http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014419

In 2013, Sydney Design, one of the world’s oldest running design festivals, decided to become more inclusive. As one of the few design festivals produced by a Museum, the festival is all about engaging audiences around design. What better way … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/sydney-design-poster-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/nouvel-and-gehry-in-the-hood/ http://www.dhub.org/nouvel-and-gehry-in-the-hood/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:59:10 +0000 Charles Pickett http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014317

The first new building at the Central Park development on Broadway is making progress. Watching it is a bit different from following the progress of most new buildings – it’s literally growing, not just figuratively so. French botanist Patrick Blanc … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/nouvel-and-gehry-in-the-hood/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/the-makoko-floating-school-project/ http://www.dhub.org/the-makoko-floating-school-project/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:08:43 +0000 Aja Stuart http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014237

In a world where changing climate conditions are seeing the rise of sea levels and increased rainfall, disadvantaged waterfront communities are bearing the brunt of consequent flooding and land loss. Makoko, the largest informal settlement in Lagos, Nigeria, is one … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/the-makoko-floating-school-project/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/capithetical-winners/ http://www.dhub.org/capithetical-winners/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:56:25 +0000 http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014275

The four winning propositions for the CAPITheticAL competition for a hypothetical Australian capital were announced on 14 March. The CAPITheticAL competition, for the design of a hypothetical Australian capital, announced its winners on 14 March at the Gallery of Australian Design. … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/capithetical-winners/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/oscar-and-reuben/ http://www.dhub.org/oscar-and-reuben/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:57:32 +0000 Charles Pickett http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014134

The recent death of Oscar Niemeyer attracted glowing tributes from around the world. As well as being truly venerable (104 years old) and extraordinarily prolific (about 400 projects), Niemeyer (or just Oscar as he is usually known in Brazil) was the last of the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/oscar-and-reuben/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/rethinking-innovation-harnessing-the-collective-creativity-of-the-crowd/ http://www.dhub.org/rethinking-innovation-harnessing-the-collective-creativity-of-the-crowd/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:04:01 +0000 By Jochen Schweitzer, University of Technology, Sydney and Joanne Jakovich, University of Technology, Sydney http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014121

The past few years have seen a resurgence in design as a driver of innovation. This has been visible in the popular managerial press and also the scholarly debate in management and design. Many foreign organisations and governments have already … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/rethinking-innovation-harnessing-the-collective-creativity-of-the-crowd/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/the-beachcomber/ http://www.dhub.org/the-beachcomber/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:35:58 +0000 Charles Pickett http://www.dhub.org/?p=1014050

One of the nice things about a museum project going public is the response from people with relevant artefacts, stories, photographs etc. Often this can be frustrating – if only we had known about this before the exhibition was opened, … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/the-beachcomber/feed/ 0 http://www.dhub.org/winner-of-the-moma-ps1-young-architects-program/ http://www.dhub.org/winner-of-the-moma-ps1-young-architects-program/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:49:34 +0000 http://www.dhub.org/?p=1013977

CODA, a New York based firm is the winner of the 2013 MoMA Young Architects Program. Each year emerging architects are invited to develop designs for a competition to create a temporary outdoor installation. The design must provide shade, seating … Continue reading →]]> http://www.dhub.org/winner-of-the-moma-ps1-young-architects-program/feed/ 0