NORDAM: Zaha Hadid unveils designs for “world’s largest airport passenger terminal” in Beijing



News: architect Zaha Hadid is working with airport specialist ADPI on plans for a major new terminal in Daxing, Beijing, that will accommodate 45 million passengers per year. (more…)

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NORDAM: London’s derelict tube tunnels reimagined as a pedestrian and cycle network



News: architecture firm Gensler wants to repurpose London’s abandoned tube tunnels to create a subterranean network of pathways that generate electricity as people walk and cycle through them. (more…)

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NORDAM: Perforated brick house by Tropical Space is based on termites’ nests



Perforated brick walls enclose the concrete structure of an old house in central Vietnam, which has been remodelled by architecture studio Tropical Space (+ slideshow). (more…)

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NORDAM: Mischer’Traxler’s flute for Perrier-Jouët “makes champagne bubble at a certain spot”



Small Discoveries: in our second movie for Perrier-Jouët, Viennese design duo Mischer’Traxler discuss the champagne flute they designed for the brand, which causes bubbles to stream from a small engraved moth. (more…)

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NORDAM: Ikea launches “deliberately low key” collection by Ilse Crawford



Stockholm 2015: furniture giant Ikea has collaborated with London designer Ilse Crawford to launch a range of cork and natural-fibre homeware products. (more…)

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NORDAM: TAAT’s interactive theatre set is designed to “tickle a higher sense of spatial awareness”



This labyrinthian theatre set of slatted and solid timber is designed to create an environment for two strangers to act out an improvised performance (+ slideshow). (more…)

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NORDAM: Plywood frames create a pattern of triangles inside house extension by NOJI Architects



Irish studio NOJI Architects experimented with plywood to create the three different kinds of structure that frame this extension to a terraced house in Dublin. (more…)

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NORDAM: Andreas Engesvik applies simple geometries to Fogia furniture



Stockholm 2015: Oslo designer Andreas Engesvik has expanded his seating collection and added a new table to the range offered by Swedish design brand Fogia (+ slideshow). (more…)

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NORDAM: Two curving staircases encircle the exterior of this wedding…