designboom weekly

INTERVIEW WITH KENGO KUMA

designboom spoke with acclaimed japanese architect kengo kuma about his ongoing work for the biophilic, wood-enveloped mixed-use complex ‘welcome project’ in milan. ‘milan and japan have a strong tradition of using wood, and they can work together to recover the use of timber for a big city in a big project like this,’ kuma tells us. 'we are facing a revolution of urban design, and wood can make this revolution happen.’ watch our conversation and read more about the project here, and discover more recent interviews here.

INSIDE LE CORBUSIER'S UNITE D'HABITATION

this new photographic series offers a new glimpse into the unite d'habitation, one of the most recognizable works of modernism built by le corbusier in 1952 in marseille. captured by brooklyn-based photographer paul clemence, the images take viewers inside the iconic vertical city, which takes shape as a monumental, seventeen-story block raised atop an array of heroic pilotis.

CHAIRS MADE OF VINYL-WRAPPED DISCARDED OBJECTS

Seungtae Jang turns waste and discarded materials into functional objects with the help of vinyl. in his 'wrapping' series, the designer conceals waste boxes, construction sign boards, paint cans, and agricultural hoses and tires behind a  thin skin of vinyl to create a new set of chairs and stools. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.