DESIGNBOOM JOINS FORCES WITH ARCHITONIC AND ARCHDAILY
big news this week as designboom teams up with architonic and archdaily to create DAAily Platforms, the clear global market leader in premium architecture and design. this follows on from our alliance with architonic for the product library since 2012 and their acquisition of archdaily in 2020. while continuing to operate as separate and distinctively branded channels, the three platforms together now form a single organisation. find out more here!
RICARDO BOFILL: HIS LEGACY AND ICONIC WORKS
with the passing of catalan architect ricardo bofill, (read more here), we celebrate his legacy with a collection of some of his most iconic and influential projects. with his use of vibrant color and bold geometries, bofill is commonly regarded as one of the most representative postmodernist architects in europe.
ZERO-EMISSION AIR YACHT BY PIERPAOLO LAZZARINI
italian designer pierpaolo lazzarini thinks there is a solution to sailing both skies and oceans without emissions in the future — the ‘air yacht'. his latest watercraft design takes shape as a 150-meter-long vessel that can fly in the sky pushed by a 400.000 m3 (200.000 m3 on each side) of helium. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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