Cajsa Carlson
Artist Linda Tegg transforms car park in Stockholm into biodiverse meadow for ArkDes
The next part of today's VDF collaboration with ArkDes features a video interview with Australian artist Linda Tegg, who has temporarily rewilded the car park outside Sweden's national centre for architecture and design. More
Kiruna Forever book by ArkDes illuminates the relocation of the northern Swedish city
As part of today's collaboration with ArkDes for Virtual Design Festival, curator and editor Carlos Mínguez Carrasco explains how the architecture centre's idea for its book Kiruna Forever came about and why Kiruna's history is so fascinating. More
ArkDes' exhibition Kiruna Forever premieres with 360-degree tour on Virtual Design Festival
ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, hosts a virtual 360-degree vernissage for the premiere of its new exhibition Kiruna Forever in the first part of today's VDF x ArkDes collaboration. Tune in from 11:00am UK time for the tour. More
ArkDes, Ilse Crawford, Alcova and Farshid Moussavi feature at VDF this week
Week eight of the Virtual Design Festival starts this Monday with a collaboration with ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, taking visitors on a virtual 360-degree tour of the opening of its new exhibition, and much more. More
Short film Walmer Yard: Architecture for the senses is "an exploration of the incredible light that passes through the buildings"
The final film from Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson is a meditative look at the Peter Salter-designed Walmer Yard. More
Invisible Studio "started as a voyage of self-build discovery" says Piers Taylor in film for VDF
In the second part of our VDF collaboration with film-makers Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson, we screen the first episode of the duo's Practice series, in which architect Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio explains why he built his own house in the woods. More
Tuñón Arquitectos adds white concrete gallery to Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear
Spanish practice Tuñón Arquitectos has added a white concrete extension to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear in Cáceres, Spain. More
VDF premieres Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson's film Zaha Hadid: Words by Eva Jiřičná
Today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and filmmakers Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson sees the launch of their film Zaha Hadid: Words by Eva Jiřičná. More
"There are no sustainable materials" says Material Library founder Björn Florman
As part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, the founder of the Material Library in Stockholm reveals what Scandinavian designers look for when they visit, and discusses environmentally friendly materials. More
Stockholm Design Week and VDF present this year's Formex Nova nominees
As part of today's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, Virtual Design Festival showcases work by the five nominees for the 2020 Formex Nova award. More
Exclusive tour of AI exhibition Hyper Human with designer Monica Förster for VDF x Stockholm Design Week
As part of VDF's partnership with Stockholm Design Week, designer Monica Förster takes us on a tour of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. More
VDF x Stockholm Design Week Design Relay talk with Space Copenhagen, Note Design Studio and more
The first part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week sees a selection of well-known Scandinavia-based designers come together in a relay talk. More
Pedestrianisation of cities can be tool of exclusion says Interboro in VDF lecture
The final talk for Virtual Design Festival's partnership with CAMP sees Brooklyn and Detroit-based architecture studio Interboro share its views on public space interventions and urban planning. More
Cobe's Thomas Krarup discusses making Copenhagen into an "urban living room" in VDF lecture
As part of today's collaboration with CAMP, VDF is showing this lecture where Danish architecture studio Cobe explains how it helped make Copenhagen one of the most liveable cities in the world. More
Snøhetta "managed to push the world forward through architecture" says Jenny B Osuldsen in VDF talk
In this lecture, part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with CAMP, Snøhetta partner Jenny B Osuldsen discusses the architecture studio's core values and projects, including Times Square and the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture. More
Watch architect Kengo Kuma live from Japan for Virtual Design Festival and CAMP
Today, Virtual Design Festival has teamed up with CAMP, Prague's centre for architecture and urban planning, to present a day of talks, starting with a live lecture by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma from 10:00am UK time. More
"We already had an office before we finished school" says Francine Houben in VDF lecture
In our final lecture as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Architects, not Architecture, Dutch architect Francine Houben talks about her influences and the founding of Mecanoo. More
We entered the Pompidou competition "against my will" says Richard Rogers in VDF lecture
In the second talk as part of our Virtual Design Festival collaboration with Architects, not Architecture, architect Richard Rogers discusses his reluctance to enter the Centre Pompidou competition and liking the Lloyd's building. More
"I didn't want to become an architect at all" says Reiulf Ramstad in VDF lecture
In the first lecture from today's collaboration with Architects, not Architecture, Norwegian architect Reiulf Ramstad discusses his background and how he originally wanted to become a dancer, not an architect. More
Archigram, Faye Toogood, Reiulf Ramstad and Rosey Chan feature at VDF this week
In week five of Virtual Design Festival we team up with former Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton for an exclusive video series, plus our live Screentime interviews feature Rael San Fratello, Standard Architecture, Ben van Berkel and more. More