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Frame #81 is anything but black and white. At David Adjayes Russian art-inspired business school in Moscow, colour blocking meets constructivism. In Tunisia, Matali Crassets radiant take on indigenous architecture has resulted in the Dar HI Hotel. After checking out the vibrant views of Ecosistema Urbana and Idom, were ready for a change of emphasis, exploring the digital in design with the likes of SOFTlab and Patrick Tighe, where colour coexists with code.
CONTENTS
-Stills
New interiors by: Rei Kawakubo, Studioilse, Campaign, Edwards Moore, Byn Studio, UID, Toshiya Ogino, Ferruccio Laviani, Shigeru Ban, Heimtextil, Elding Oscarson, Mathieu Lehanneur, Doepel Strijkers, Archi-Union, NAU, Drexler Guinand Jauslin, Foster + Partners, Studio MK27, Emmanuelle Moureaux, Studio Velocity, Chiharu Shiota, Platvorm, Grob Enzo, Manuelle Gautrand, Manuel Maia Gomes, Design Spirits, Sinato, Studio Pacific, Warren and Mahoney, Rem Koolhaas, Ferran Adrià
Visions
Street museums, a weather-responsive concert hall, fossilized water and other ideas from Peter Zumthor, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Bluarch and more
-Reports
Kettal: Elegant outsiders
Dynamobel: A base for the future office
Roca: Searching for bathroom innovation
Catalogue: Furniture - fresh ideas in chairs, tables and other versatile basics
-Features
Chroma Zones: From high to low tech and back again with SOFTlab
White Noise: What a carve-up: the robotically sculpted world of Patrick Tighe
Dream Supreme: African inspiration meets Russian suprematism in a new landmark project by David Adjaye
The Social Spectrum: A fun, flamboyant and feisty factory of youth by Selgascano
Sunny Side Up: Social spaces, sunshine shades and solar gains from Ecosistema Urbano
The Quest For Zest: An exercise in office dynamics and dynamism by ACXT Architects
Local Colour: Matali Crassets first architecture project is beautifully rooted in its Tunisian setting
Urban Legend: Barcelona gets a coolly cartoonish new city hotel, courtesy of Equip