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Moxon Architects adds perforated weathering steel extension to Aberdeenshire Council HQ
Moxon Architects has restored and converted a listed building and a former police station in Fraserburgh, Scotland, adding a contemporary extension clad in weathering steel. More
Live interview with architect Carlo Ratti as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Carlo Ratti spoke to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
This week's VDF highlights include Alison Brooks, Chris Precht, UNStudio, Fritz Hansen and free Dieter Rams film screening
That was week three of VDF! Highlights include a video message from Ben van Berkel and an exclusive screening of the Dieter Rams documentary plus a live interview with director Gary Hustwit. We also teamed up with Fritz Hansen to celebrate Vico Magistretti's centenary. More
Live interview with architect Alison Brooks as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Alison Brooks speaks to Dezeen in this live discussion with Marcus Fairs, as part of our Screentime interview series sponsored by Enscape. Watch the conversation live from 4pm UK time. More
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit shares Dieter Rams documentary plus previously unseen photos of the legendary designer
VDF has teamed up with filmmaker Gary Hustwit, who is offering Dezeen readers a free screening of his feature-length documentary about Dieter Rams all weekend and has shared photos taken while filming the influential German designer. More
Arthur Mamou-Mani seeks game designers to help realise virtual Burning Man installation
Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has called for help to turn a timber amphitheatre designed for this year's Burning Man into a virtual experience after the desert festival was cancelled. More
Development in China is about decongesting and depopulating cities, says Beatrice Leanza
The fifth and final part of VDF's collaboration with reSITE sees London architecture studio WallaceLiu discuss working in China and the West with MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza in a talk moderated by Yoko Choy, editor of Wallpaper* China. More
"Corporations are beginning to sound a lot like governments" says Bianca Wylie at reSITE conference
Open-government advocate Bianca Wylie discusses her concerns over smart-city project Sidewalk Toronto in the fourth VDF talk in collaboration with reSITE. More
The building of the future will be "an ecosystem by itself" says architect Chris Precht
The third lecture from today's collaboration between VDF and reSITE sees Chris Precht of studio Precht explain his mission to design buildings that serve both environmental and emotional needs. More
Marianthi Tatari explains how UNStudio designed "the smartest neighbourhood in the world"
For the second lecture screened exclusively for the VDF x reSITE collaboration, Marianthi Tatari of Dutch architect UNStudio talks about how technology can help architects design neighbourhoods that serve people better. More
"Creativity is the ultimate renewable energy" says Ravi Naidoo in the first reSITE lecture shared with VDF
VDF teams up with reSITE today, with the Prague conference sharing five lectures from its 2019 conference starting with Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo's talk about the South African design platform he founded in 1995. More
Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects creates angular Arctic Sauna Pavilion
Finnish studio Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects has created a timber pavilion that functions both as a sauna and a hub for social activities. More
VDF and Ron Arad present an exclusive video showing the development of Arad's Don't F**k With The Mouse chairs
Today VDF teams up with Ron Arad for the video launch of a new series of sculptural chairs – including one that commemorates Brexit – followed by a live interview with the designer at 2:00pm UK time. More
VDF x Zoomed In present live lecture with photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre
In the second part of VDF's collaboration with Zoomed In festival, photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre explains his journey from photojournalism to architectural photography. The lecture will be live-streamed at 2pm UK time. More
VDF x Zoomed In collaborate on a day of talks about architecture photography
VDF teamed up with architecture imagery festival Zoomed In to host a day of talks and screenings, starting with a discussion on photographing infrastructure with Anthony Coleman, Dennis Gilbert and Kilian O'Sullivan. More
Pearson Lloyd creates tubular steel flat-pack chair for Takt
London studio Pearson Lloyd has designed a steel flat-pack chair, called Cross Chair Tube, for Danish furniture brand Takt. More
"Don't mix rock 'n' roll with the professional" says Snask founder at Forward Festival
In the fifth and final part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Fredrik Öst explains how his creative agency Snask ended up acquiring a rock band. More
"I illustrate but I don't draw" says artist Sarah Illenberger at Forward Festival
In the fourth part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, artist and designer Sarah Illenberger discusses how she makes illustrations from everyday objects. More
Freitag creative director talks about creating clothes that are "completely biodegradable" at Forward Festival
In the third part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Freitag creative director Pascal Dulex explains how the Swiss accessories brand evolved from making bags out of truck tarpaulins to creating compostable clothes. More
"Don't work with a**holes," says Erik Spiekermann at Forward Festival
In the second part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Erik Spiekermann shares seven propositions for designers to remember. More