01.

“There is no such thing as creation from nothing.”

—Tadao Ando

02.

VW Living Billboard.

To help raise awareness of the new all-electric ID. family, Volkswagen created a one-of-a-kind living billboard on Prince Street in Manchester. Measuring 12x3 metres and made entirely from different types of moss, the billboard uses power generated by wind and sun to capture harmful carbon dioxide.

—via Volkswagen

03.

Tadao Ando.

Insightful interview over on The Talks—a weekly updated online interview magazine—with Japanese self-taught architect Tadao Ando.

—via The Talks

04.

Nils Frahm.

All Melody is the latest work and tour by contemporary composer and pianist, Nils Frahm. This BBC World Service programme reveals the creative, emotional and physical processes involved when new material is combined with vast stage shows for an international schedule of truly daunting proportions. Listeners also treated to an immersive binaural experience, recorded at London’s Barbican Centre.

—via BBC World Service

05.

Mr Rafieh’s Pencil Shop.

Found via Present & Correct, is this short film about Mr Rafieh’s Pencil Shop located inside the Tehran traditional market.

—via YouTube

06.

The Power of Good Design.

Back in the late 1970s, Industrial Designer Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him: “An impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question: is my design good design? His answer is expressed in his ten principles for good design. Vitsœ, together with Dieter Rams, have produced this little book which includes those principles.

—via Vitsœ

07.

A Conversation with Frank Lloyd Wright (1953).

Filmed in several locations, this 1953 interview features the icon of 20th-century architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, in discussions of his life, work, and philosophy.

—via YouTube

08.

Remarkable Places.

Our team is crafting projects at various stages across the UK. From the border of Scotland, south to Oxford, Somerset and across to the wilds of West Wales. Here we share some thoughts and a photographic record of our team exploring a new project and a truly unique site.

—via Hyde + Hyde Architects

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