Architectural renderings are a great way to showcase projects. They provide an impression of what your built environment will look like once completed. Thanks to real-time rendering software, you can now do more than present beautiful images.
We’ve highlighted five ways to optimize your design workflow by using real-time rendering.
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When matched with warm wood tones, Karcher Design's unmistakable Cosmos Black surface helps create attractive and striking contrasts. Image Courtesy of Karcher Design
With its Cosmos Black and Titan Grey collections, German specialist in door and window handles Karcher Design offers specifiers a universe of options in the creation of striking architectural accents.
With the kick-off theme "Precious Space", the Hansgrohe Group's design brand AXOR launched its new, digital platform AXOR Futures on November 9, 2021. The event series highlights new developments in architecture and design by bringing together renowned experts from various fields for an inspiring exchange on avant-garde topics. "With AXOR Futures, we offer exclusive insights into new ways of thinking about societal influences on interior design. The first edition on the topic of 'Precious Space' was very well received by the global architecture and design community. This is another reason why we are very much looking forward to 'The Long View' on April 20," says Anke Sohn, Head of Global Brand Marketing AXOR.
Unilin’s new carefully curated range includes 222 different finishes. The colour choice is honed to contemporary tastes, while matt textures become all important in the mix. Image Courtesy of Unilin
New Unilin Panels designs include the colour-stable and textured matt Master Oak finish – a decorative option the brand says is better than the real thing.
War Cities - Participate and Donate / NonArchitecture Competitions!
SUMMARY // Our world is changing fast, while ambitions and challenges match in importance. In this context, design can play a huge role. How do we imagine the world to be? What range of possibilities we haven’t discovered yet? What’s a Non Architecture for a World in crisis? In 2020 we started the second phase of competitions to address the issues of tomorrow.
We would like to invite filmmakers and distributors to participate in Arquiteturas Film Festival Porto 2022, and submit film projects related to this year's theme—'Slow Down!'
Candidates participating in this competition are asked to design a floating pavilion on the Drava River, which would serve as a small stage and a place for contemplation by the river. The pavilion is primarily intended to serve as a venue for smaller events and shows (small bands, discussions with notable guests, wine tasting, etc.), but also as a relaxation site, offering views of the river and the historic city centre. The small stage will particularly serve its purpose during the Lent Festival in June as an additional performance stage. It is necessary that the floating construction can be moved easily to another location by the river (if required) and be adapted quickly to different programs. The pavilion should highlight the existing qualities of the area, ensure a better connection between the elevated Lent riverbank and the river and, consequently, invite people closer to the river.
The Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture is a 6 month full-time course aimed at architects, engineers, designers, material engineers, mechanical engineers and construction professionals willing to specialise in this new technology, and willing to explore how it will shape the way we think, design and build a more sustainable habitat.
RIQUALIFICAZIONE AREA MERCATALE DI VIA BUON TALENTI E PIAZZA CAVALLOTTI
The goal of the competition is the redevelopment of the market area in via Buontalenti and piazza Cavallotti, through the regeneration of a central urban space for the city, which gives an input to the renewal of the historic center of Livorno. The result will have to be an increase in both the commercial and social vocation, accentuating the urban quality, welding it to the recovery and implementation of market functions and aggregative functions, with a proposal that takes into account a vision of both the specific and general urban context.
mOOO offers workshop scholarships to proactive individuals who seek to explore the architecture boundaries with a relentless curiosity in the fields of Digital Design, and Narrative-driven Design and Research. *Up to half scholarships will be awarded to successful applicants by workshop tutors.
Perhaps the most immediate point of contact with our designed world, furniture has long provided fertile ground for micro-architectural icon-making, material experimentation and technological innovation. The latest tranche of Global Design Agenda expert insights – as part of our Furniture Design Week, which starts on 4 April – sees fêted designers Sebastian Herkner and Alfredo Häberli, as well as architectural grandee Benedetta Tagliabue and interiors specialist Katy Ghahremani from Make Architects, discuss the meaning, method and magic of furniture design and specification.
Grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitality sector is re-grouping and looking for fresh ideas and stories. Image Courtesy of HD Expo + Conference
As the hospitality sector begins to reemerge after the global pandemic, fresh thinking, new strategies and innovation will be key – and all on show at HD Expo + Conference in Las Vegas, 26 to 28 April.
After water, concrete is the second most-consumed material on the planet and its production is substantially growing, expected to increase from 4.4 billion tons, reaching production up to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. Unfortunately, this comes at a huge environmental cost, accounting for almost eight percent of the global carbon emissions. With this estimated expected growth, stakeholders in the construction industry must work on integrating sustainable building materials and innovative processes.
The aim of this competition is to encourage students to brainstorm design solutions for issues that plague the world and mankind. The problem can be of any nature ranging from design problems to environmental problems. You have no constraints as to what you can design or redesign, it can be a product, a building, a space, a neighborhood, a city, or even a new type of technology.
The eleventh Israeli edition and sixth international edition of Jerusalem Design Week (JDW) takes place in Jerusalem’s historic Hansen House from 23rd–30th June 2022. Welcoming more than 40,000 visitors, JDW is Israel’s foremost public design event. At Hansen House, 200 Israeli and international designers will participate in over 40 events, exhibitions, and installations. Moreover, JDW will see new collaborations with leading local and international partners. With design centred around a yearly theme, JDW encourages non-commercial works and a cross-disciplinary approach in targeting new formats for exhibitions, performances, and events.
The NextGen International Taskforce is a collaboration between IE School of Architecture & Design and CPA NextGen, bringing together international talent to exchange ideas on the real-estate industry and built environment. This group of NextGen professionals typically gathers on a bi-monthly basis to address topics such as sustainability, inclusivity, technology, cities and wellbeing.
These conversations look at the future of cities and how to build a better future for people and businesses. In this edition, held on January 25th, 2022, a group of 12 professionals came together to discuss the topic of sustainable mobility, also touching on the future of remote work and its impact on housing.
