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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: This Chair Rocks! (And So Does Its Light!)

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:37 +0000

Rochus Jacob was awarded the first prize for his Murakami Chair which incorporates technology into the skids of the chair to run an OLED light—thereby powering an attached reading lamp with energy generated from its own rocking motion.

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Retail Facilities Of The Future

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:44:48 +0000

The International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. is holding a design competition to envision what shopping centers will look like 20 years from now.

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Classroom Design: What Would You Include?

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:45:29 +0000

The "2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom" has been launched.

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Shaw Contract Group Design Contest Deadline Approaching

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:50:31 +0000

Entrants have until end of February to submit application for "Design Is..." award.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Used Mattress Design Competition

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:59:15 +0000

Fms with an excess of used mattresses can now transform this massive burden on the waste stream into something positive, thanks to a design competition sponsored by Architecture for Humanity and Rubicon National Social Innovations.

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