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Brazil’s Girrasol Building wins MIPIM AR Future Project Awards

A distinctive residential block formed by unevenly cascading levels situated on a sloping topography in São Paulo, has been named the Overall Winner in the 10 annual MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards.

Highlighting great design: Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

Young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh attracted a great deal of attention last year for their amazing Reading Between the Lines church construction, but their other work is equally impressive and thought-provoking.

iD-institute launches

With the launch of iD-institute, Regina and Wolfgang Hanke, two Berlin-based design entrepreneurs, present their vision of an International Design Institute.

The new service features sophisticated functions and highly concentrated information, and already features 1,145 designers from eight countries, as well as numerous public organisations and world-renowned universities. International agencies and marketing professionals have also lent their support to the project.

50 Tips For Getting Press Releases Published

A year ago I wrote an article outling 30 dos and don'ts for press releases which had an accompanying podcast, both of which turned out to be very popular. Since then I've received over 100 emails all asking me for tips on how to write and/or improve press releases.

Common issues seem to be:

 

• Knowing which publications to approach and how to approach them
• Style and length
• Images
• Format
• What to do if the releases are not published
• Audience targeting

 

Marco Piva & DGI Design: Beijing Feng Tai

Studio Marco Piva, together with Chinese Partner DGI DESIGN were asked to look at Beijing Feng Tai District's future financial center, an area of 16 square kilometres, and suggest ways in which it could be more than the sum of its parts.

The result is a radical new proposal for a city centre which works within existing urban parameters but creates a new type of living and working environment.

The proposal made by Studio Marco Piva and DGI Design maximizes land use without sacrificing green space, creating a solution that will make Feng Tai both an international icon and sustainable city of the future.