Do physical places, either those that we create or those that are naturally occurring, have the power to fire the imagination? Do certain places inspire you more than others? What about a certain environment can have this effect on an individual, or a community? Is it possible for somewhere to spark imagination in one person,…
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Our understanding of communities has shifted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Local communities have come together to help those who are vulnerable, share food, and develop support networks. Other spaces have felt abandoned during lockdown. In this unique time, we now have the chance to pause and re-imagine how we want these civic spaces to act and…
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Whether you’re looking for innovation or escape, most of us will have had some experience of virtual reality, or are at least familiar with the concept. Turning to Dezeen, this article looks at Space Popular, a design collective that is harnessing VR’s power to free design. The opportunities, from nostalgia to creative interpretation of classic…
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Sometimes imagination comes to life in the smallest places. Creating doesn’t have to be a grand overture; in fact, a book is perhaps the smallest space in which you’ll find infinite worlds. What we love about these book nook projects is that tiny, personal journey for the reader made real. In particular, the idea that…
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It’s easy to get carried away with architecture and design; sacrificing usability or making it secondary to innovation. However, Space10, a Danish research and design lab is dedicated to projects that will actually work for the people that use them. Here, Design Week catches up with the team to talk about the importance of connecting…
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It seems obvious that our surroundings affect our emotions, but that connection has not always been taken into account. As this article from BBC Future explores, cities are becoming home to the majority of the population, and their architecture is making its mark on us. We’ve questioned cities’ suitability for the future before, and it…
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Dubai’s Museum of the Future is as much about the innovation of the building process as is it about the initiatives it’s going to promote. In fact, the two feed into each other. We love the idea of constantly learning and developing even in the building process, so that we have the tools and skills…
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Imagination is about questioning, celebrating and engaging what we can see by using what we can’t. A great way to do this is through making the familiar unfamiliar. It allows us to make that connection to what might be. That’s why we love Manifold Garden as a game. It puts that essential twist on the…
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Architecture is everything about the spaces around us. We understand it; it’s visual and familiar. Digital spaces are anything but. As this article from Fast Company says, the digital is often binary in its decisions, which we as humans can’t compute. We love the interdisciplinary nature of this exhibition and lab at the Tate. By…
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Much of our focus on designing our spaces goes on optimising home life or fostering better learning practices. And rightly so. However, forgetting and dismissing our cities’ infrastructure as a necessarily complex evil is having devastating effects. This article from Curbed explores how one firm is trying to humanise our approach to transportation design through…
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This project is really exciting as it combines two of our favourite themes: creative ways to learn and spaces to imagine. It’s not about maximising or constantly learning, it’s about context and environment. By taking the conversations outside the classroom to daily places like bus stops, it makes these topics accessible and relevant. It’s interesting…
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