The range of practices operating within this philosophy is broad, from John Young and Deborah Natsios—architects and founders of a network of websites that host thousands of suppressed and classified documents that even Microsoft has failed to shut down—to the proposal to erect a monument to RoboCop in Detroit that surpassed its US $50,000 crowd-funded goal.
Plus the Soumaya Museum by Fernando Romero in Mexico City and the playground projected by Selgascano practice in Mérida, Spain, the third installment in Paola Antonelli's series dedicated to the state of design practice today, Massimiliano Gioni reflecting on the four new pavilions commissioned by Bice Curiger, curator of the Venice Biennale, and much more.
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On 16 February 2011 at Vilvoorde in Belgium, a hydraulic claw destroyed 75 counterfeits of furniture by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. They were confiscated as a result of a move by Cassina who have exclusive production rights. The fakes were requisitioned in a bar, a showroom and a warehouse for e-commerce. Photo courtesy of Cassina
Editorial
Joseph Grima
Open Source Architecture
(OSArc)
Mixtapes: London
Beatrice Galilee, Scanner + Allard Van Hoorn. Curated by Daniel Perlin
Journal
Edited by Elena Sommariva
Photoessay
Luca Casonato, Colliders
Artworld Beehive
Project by FREE/Fernando Romero. Text by Pedro Reyes. Photos Iwan Baan. Edited by Laura Bossi
Children are attentive
Projects by MiAS Architects, Tank Architectes. Texts by Ethel Baraona Pohl, Axel Sowa. Photos Julien Lanoo. Edited by Laura Bossi
Critical Playground
Project by José Selgas, Lucía Cano. Text by Pedro Gadanho. Photos Iwan Baan. Edited by Laura Bossi
Network: Architecture in Uniform
Roberto Zancan
Network: A New Hotel for Athens
Maria Cristina Didero
Open Source Design 01: The architects of information
Project by John Young, Deborah Natsios. Interview by Joseph Grima. Photos Yoo Jean Han. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Open Source Design 02: Critical Infrastructure
Text by Geoff Manaugh. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Open Source Design 03: RoboCop: The Monument
Texts by Nate Berg / Camilo José Vergara. Edited by Elena Sommariva
Open Source Design 04: The architecture of Facebook
Text by Alexis Madrigal. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
Open Source Design 05: Towards an open-source ecology
Text by Geoff Manaugh. Edited by Francesca Picchi
Open Source Design 06: The Esperanto of objects
Project by Intrastructures. Text by Thomas Lommée
Kiosk 2.0
Text by Bruce Sterling. Edited by Francesca Picchi
Sonata for L'Aquila
Second movement
Project by Shigeru Ban. Graphic reportage by Vincent Filosa. Edited by Francesca Picchi
States of Design 03: Thinkering
Text by Paola Antonelli. Edited by Francesca Picchi
A letter from Venice
Text by Massimiliano Gioni. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
Unpacking my library: Luc Sante
Text by Gianluigi Ricuperati. Photos Yoo Jean Han. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Rassegna: Lighting
Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Panorama
Edited by Guido Musante
Horoscope: Gemini
Texts by Dan Graham, Jessica Russell. Edited by Elena Sommariva