Sealine S330 and C330 win the "Oscar of Cruisers": The Motor Boat Award 2016

HANSEYACHTS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT : Europe's oldest motor boat magazine, "Motor Boat & Yachting", has presented the two Sealine models S330 and C330 with the internationally coveted "Motor Boat Award 2016".

The two winners received the famous award in the category "Sport cruiser up to 45 feet". Just the year before, Sealine received the Motor Boat Award for the model F380 in the "Flybridge up to 55 feet" class. The specialist jury from "Motor Boat & Yachting" said the following during the prize awards: "SEALINE has fulfilled the wishes of Sealine customers: British designer Bill Dixon excelled himself, taking the hull from the successful S330, but completely re-arranging the interior and designing a new deck layout. click here to read full article....

By The Hand Club For Kids Receives AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award

TEAM A Architects : By The Hand Club For Kids is a new 26,300 SF after-school center in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago for kids grades 1-12. Designed by TEAM A, the facility hosts (8) spacious classrooms, a reading room, sun-filled multipurpose room, a gymnasium / cafeteria with a high school sized basketball court, an auditorium and administrative spaces. Fulfilling the needs in the Austin neighborhood for a safe and nurturing environment for at-risk youth, the site serves 264 students annually and is open seven days a week. click here to read full article....

Penthouse in Printhouse

FORMstudio London UK : Designed by famous architects FORMstudio UK, this penthouse has many wow factors apart from obvious views of London skyline. A sensuous helical stair contained within a top-lit drum links the overlapping upper (entry & living) and lower (sleeping) floors of this 230 m² duplex penthouse; the frameless glass overhead drawing the sky deep into the drum and creating an effect reminiscent of a James Turrell installation. click here to read full article....

Increase in Exhibitors & Visitors Boosts Heimtextil

Heimtextil 2016 : In Frankfurt am Main, Heimtextil - the leading international trade fair for home and contract textiles, will finish today with a clear increase in the number of exhibitors and visitors. Over 69,000 trade visitors (2015: 67,861) and 2,866 exhibitors (2015: 2,723) from across the world travelled to Frankfurt from 12-15 January to start the economically promising 2016 business and trade fair year together. Detlef Braun, CEO of Messe Frankfurt, was visibly satisified with the outcome: ‘The world world of textile interior design came to Frankfurt and the increase in exhibitors and visitors alike speaks for itself. The positive economic indicators also boosted discussions between suppliers and purchasers. Heimtextil has thus impressively consolidated its position as the top global meeting place for the industry’. click here to read full article....

RIBA LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD: THE RIBA INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is delighted to announce the 2016 RIBA International Prize, a new global architecture award for the world’s best new building. Having opened for entries already, the RIBA International Prize will be awarded to a building of any type or budget and in any country, which exemplifies design excellence, architectural ambition and which delivers meaningful social impact. The RIBA International Prize will be awarded to the most significant and inspirational building of the year. The winning building will demonstrate visionary, innovative thinking and excellence of execution, whilst making a distinct contribution to its users and to its physical context. click here to read full article....

JetBlue Launches Palm Springs Service with Mid-Century Modern Celebration

JetBlue today announced the start of service between New York City and Palm Springs, Calif., the airline’s 95th destination. Roundtrip flights serve John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) five times per week, Thursdays through Mondays, now through May 1, 2016. JetBlue now operates non-stop flights to 70 destinations from JFK, including nine in California, and offers more flights between Palm Springs and the east coast than any other airline. click here to read full article....

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Australia

Weinerberger Brick Award 2015 : Designed by Gehry Partners LLP, United States as Design Architect & Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke architects, Australia -Executive Architect. The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is a key component of UTS’s City Campus master plan and provides teaching, learning, research, and office space for up to 1,600 students and staff in Sydney Australia. click here to read full article....

FIFTY SHADES OF SUPER BOWL 50

Super Bowl 50 : The 50th edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 46th modern-era National Football League championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2015 NFL season.

In a departure from the NFL tradition of using Roman numerals, this game will be marketed in Arabic numerals as "Super Bowl 50" instead of Super Bowl L (the Roman numeral for 50).The game is scheduled to be played on February 7, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. click here to read full article....

A Traveler's Dream - Staying In A Treehouse

Airbnb : A Traveler's Dream - Staying in Belize City Airbnb unveils top Wish Listed destinations and properties around the world.

- The great outdoors: Treehouses top the list for some of the most desirable type of place to stay on Airbnb

- Small is the new big: All 10 of the most Wish Listed properties are not villas but rather tiny homes, treehouses, and cottages

- Sun trumps snow: Around the globe people are looking for sun, destinations like San Juan, Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos are some of the most wanted on Airbnb. click here to read full article....

'WOMEN: New Portraits' By by Annie Leibovitz

'WOMEN: New Portraits' an exhibition of newly commissioned photographs by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz will open to the public on Saturday 16 January 2016 at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. Following London, the exhibition will travel to Tokyo, San Francisco, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Istanbul, Frankfurt, New York and Zurich, in the course of the next 12 months. Access will be free to the public. Leibovitz's new work is a continuation of a project that began over fifteen years ago when her most original project was a collaboration, called it "a work in progress". 'WOMEN: New Portraits' will evolve over the coming year as Leibovitz photographs women in each of the host cities and regions. click here to read full article....

Tribes Inspiring Workplaces - Offices for Business Nomads

Ceramiche Refin S.p.A. : AbrahamsCrielaers : Dutch design firm AbrahamsCrielaers has developed a state of the art office design for Tribes. Tribes is the new network of mobile offices for workers from every field and origin who are able to find a common space. Tribes provides internet access, virtual offices, meeting rooms, flexible work areas suited to all requirements; a business space that isn't an office in the traditional sense of the word. click here to read full article....

Maria & Henry's Asturias Home

PKMN Architectures Spain : Maria Joseph and Henry live in Mexico but travel a lot in Europe. They wanted a second home in Asturias that would be an apartment for the couple and the family at the same time. Through rotating furniture the two bedrooms of the House can appear and disappear in a minute. The House has three positions, a House with two bedrooms, one bedroom with or without any of them. Thus the housing becomes a place to celebrate a great festival for children or a loft-type space when María Joseph and Henry are alone. It is the luxury of having a room of nearly 50 sqm in a House of 70 sqm. click here to read full article....

Award Winning Projects of Pritzker Prize Laureate Alejandro Aravena

The 48-year-old Aravena is an architect based in Santiago, Chile. He becomes the 41st laureate of the Pritzker Prize, the first Pritzker Laureate from Chile, and the fourth from Latin America, after Luis Barragán (1980), Oscar Niemeyer (1988), and Paulo Mendes da Rocha (2006). Mr. Pritzker said, “The jury has selected an architect who deepens our understanding of what is truly great design. Alejandro Aravena has pioneered a collaborative practice that produces powerful works of architecture and also addresses key challenges of the 21st century. click here to read full article....

Pritzker Prize for Architecture 2016 Is Awarded to Alejandro Aravena of Chile

Pritzker Prize For Architecture 2016 : A Chilean architect who has focused his career on building low-cost social housing and reconstructing cities after natural disasters has been named the winner of architecture’s highest prize, the Pritzker for 2016.

The architect, Alejandro Aravena, from Santiago, received the honor at a time when Chile’s architects have been recognized for designing distinctive buildings with regional materials. They include Pedro Alonso and Hugo Palmarola, who won the Silver Lion award at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, and Smiljan Radic, who designed the annual pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery — both in 2014. click here to read full article....

Google's Robot Car Shows Need For Driver Behind Wheel

Google's just released report detailing when human drivers took control of a self-driving robot car being tested underscores the need – as required by California DMV draft regulations – for a driver behind a steering wheel of a self-driving car, Consumer Watchdog said today.

The nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group also called on Google to release any videos of the incidents, as well as technical data gathered immediately preceding the disengagements.

"The DMV got it exactly right and is putting our safety first," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project director. "How can Google propose a car with no steering wheel, brakes or driver when its own tests show that over 15 months the robot technology failed and handed control to the driver 272 times and a test driver felt compelled to intervene 69 times?" click here to read full article....

Lake Jasper House

Architecturama Canada: Whether visiting alone, with a large group of guests or as a family, the owners were looking for a relaxed, welcoming environment, conceptually similar to a cottage yet more refined, particularly in the relationships among spaces and between people. The goal was to have a present, living and enthusiastic architecture that engages the senses.-0- The design process, grounded in the setting, symbiosis with the site and a reduced environmental footprint, led to a reflection process on the functional elements and their optimization. click here to read full article....

Influential Colors For The New Year 2016

After careful examination of color trends in modern fashion, lifestyle and culture, color experts from a famous paints company has forecasted influential paint hues that will be popular in home design this year.

Experts predicts that roses and pinks will continue to influence and become more sophisticated and less juvenile. They have observed the soft blushing pinks infused in recent fashion, makeup and even automotive designs. Minimal Rose is a playful and modern pink that pairs well with other pastels for a retro vibe. "Another harmonious pairing would be with blues and gray for a Scandinavian influence," Experts said. "Try rose pink with a warm neutral for a traditional, more vintage color palette." click here to read full article....

Bold Future for Acura Design

North American International Auto Show 2016 : The Acura Precision Concept model made its world debut at the 2016 North American International Auto Show today, pointing toward a bolder, more distinctive future for Acura vehicle design. The Acura Precision Concept was developed by the Acura Design Studio in California to express the Acura brand DNA of "Precision Crafted Performance." click here to read full article....

imm cologne presents the Trends for Young Living

imm cologne 2016 : The most important national and international companies show what's en vogue in the Young Living at imm cologne.

Realizing great design ambitions at affordable prices is an art. It also requires extensive knowledge of the scene to develop furnishing styles that speak to the tastes of young people. The companies showing modern, exceptional styles at fair prices at imm cologne 2016 in the Smart segment bring both of these properties with them. And this with a dynamic that impresses: halls 7 and 8 are among the highest sales segments of the furnishing trade fair.-0- Vintage or science fiction look? Clever, space-saving furnishing solutions for the living community room or robust furniture for the young family? In the Smart segment at imm cologne, renowned companies like Actona, Jakobsen Home, Germania, HAKU, Wellemöbel, Demeyere or COMPOSAD show how Young Living can look in 2016: practicable, versatile, affordable and close to the zeitgeist. click here to read full article....

Explore the latest Surface Trends at Surface Design Show 2016

Surface Design Show 2016 : It is the perfect place to explore the latest trends in surfaces for the built environment. Taking place from 9-11 February at London’s Business Design Centre, over 150 exhibitors will be showcasing the best in exterior and interior surface design giving visiting architects, designers and specifiers the chance to discover the latest trends for 2016/17.

Since its inception in 2005 the Show has become the destination for industry people to see, touch and explore the latest materials, gain new insights and understand how environmental considerations are impacting architecture and interior design.

There is also an extensive programme of events, lectures and installations many of which will give insight into the materials, colours and designs that will make their mark in 2016/17. Future Thinking is Surface Design Show’s annual look at the future of materials, highlighting colours, topics and surface trends for 2017. New for 2016 will be Surface Spotlight Live curated by Sally Angharad, a leading UK colour and trend consultant. Surface Spotlight Live will be a tactile display of surfaces for the Retail Design sector (sponsored by Concord) and Health + Wellbeing sector , capturing the key material directions and developments and presenting product samples for visitors to interact with and learn more about. click here to read full article....

Balance Light By Mieke Meijer

Studio Mieke Meijer : Balance XXL is a large version of the Balance light commissioned by Popup Concepts in Beirut, Lebanon. Studio Mieke Meijer developed it after exhibiting the small Balance light during the Beirut Design Week as part of the NExAR exhibition.

Inspired by the structure of a tower crane, Balance only lights up when perfectly balanced. It is lamp you have to touch, whether you want to or not, either to adjust it or to switch it on or off. The will to use it must be stronger than the fear of disturbing the balance.

The lamp consists of two posts anchored by a single wire. A copper post containing an LED light source is balanced in a T-formation across another upright post. When the two posts touch, the circuit is completed and the LEDs turn on. The light can be adjusted by simply sliding the horizontal post to the desired position. By sliding the post on the non-conductive segment, the light is switched off. click here to read full article....

FLYPRO's XEagle UAV Controlled by Mouth

CES 2016 : This CES 2016, UAVs have become one of the highlights of the show's many sectors, with DJI, FLYPRO UAVexhibiting its most innovative UAV products. At a press conference at CES, FLYPRO released a smart flying drone controlled by mouth, that is voice control, - the XEagle, a "smartwatch UAV" with one key control, quick automatic obstacle avoidance, intelligent gimbal follow recording and multiple intelligent security protection.

According to the product information and people who witnessed the feature presentation, XEagle operated differently than other consumer drones. Mainly for sporty people, the functionality of the drone was a highlight as an unprecedented innovation allowed for freedom of movement of both hands making full range of motion possible while recording each wonderful sports moment. click here to read full article....

Touching Tales – Design Stars for imm cologne

IMM COLOGNE : The cooperation of DAMN° and Alcantara ensures another design highlight that places a special material in a new light.

Alcantara is a material with a unique, patented technology. And it was meant for designers: the microfibre material adapts to an endless number of forms of expression, colours and facets. Alcantara was developed in the 1970s as a leather substitute and has been produced since 1974 exclusively in Italy by the company of the same name. In order to demonstrate the avant garde nature of the material, Alcantara, together with the magazine DAMN°, have commissioned four of the trendiest design agencies with drafting their interpretation of Alcantara. The results will be shown at two locations in the context of imm cologne 2016, and once again emphasise that the leading trade fair for the furnishing branch also plays in the premiere division from an artistic perspective. click here to read full article....

RIP : Scottish Architect Gareth Hoskins

Hoskins Architects : Gareth Hoskins has died at the age of 48. He established Hoskins Architects in Glasgow in 1998 and won UK Architect of the Year in 2006 and Scottish Architect of the Year in 2009. His High profile work included the National Museum of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery and World Museum in Vienna.Mr Hoskins died after suffering a heart attack. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was "deeply shocked".Mr Hoskins was an advisor to the Royal Institute of British Architects and a design panel member of the Scottish government's body, Architecture and Design Scotland. Between 2006 and 2010, he was the Scottish government's National Healthcare Design Champion.

Bellymena Health Care Centre

Chris Coleman-Smith, a co-director of Hoskins Architects, said: "Everyone at Hoskins Architects has lost an exceptional architect, a visionary and a gifted leader, but above all a very good friend. click here to read full article....

Ventura Lambrate 2016 Final Call for Entries

Ventura Lambrate 2016 : A brand new year has just started to present new ideas, projects, designs, or maybe you have made some good resolutions for 2016... If not, You still have a chance to apply for Ventura Lambrate 2016, while you still can! click here to read full article....

Colorful Crossing - Future Of Road Design

Better Bankside London: Better Bankside, commissioned an artist to creatively transform a number of pedestrian crossings along Southwark Street, London SE1 during summer and autumn 2015. The work was being commissioned as part of Better Bankside’s Avenue of Art initiative – a long term programme to transform and animate the everyday spaces along and around Southwark Street and take art out of its traditional gallery setting.

The commission was being funded through a partnership of agencies, including Better Bankside BID, Southwark Council and Transport for London through its Future Streets Incubator programme. The Future Streets Incubator supports innovative on-street trials that encourage sustainable transport, increase levels of walking and cycling and create vibrant public spaces. It delivers on the recommendations of the Roads Task Force, which calls for a stronger emphasis on balancing movement with place functions within London’s street network, and promotes innovation and the trialling of new approaches and projects to achieve this.

The aims of Colourful Crossings

Colourful Crossings transformed the experience of Southwark Street in Bankside, central London by working with an artist to reimagine the everyday street infrastructure of pedestrian crossings. The project broughtg a new focus to Southwark Street, encouraging greater footfall and dwell time in the street. The project explored how art in the public realm can change how people view or use a street, and measured the impact of the commission on footfall, dwell time in the street and on driver behaviour. click here to read full article....