International events
DMY 2015
From June 11-14, the 13th edition of the DMY 2015 design festival took place in Berlin, where the latest products, prototypes and projects offering an overview of trends in German design were tested in an international context. The focus was on furniture, modular and industrial-inspired design, arts and crafts, combining conceptual approaches with maker features, as well as professional networking between designers and different organizations. This year, DMY took place at Kraftwerk Berlin and had the sections: Showroom, Lab, Education, Berliner Zimmer, DMY store. The winners were: in the Showroom category - Puzzles Living, in the New Talent category - Charlotte Anne Duckworth, in the Education category - VOMO/ Thomas More University.
As part of DMY 2015, 92 studios opened their doors on June 12 for the Design White Night in Berlin. The exhibition at the Museum der Dinge and the debate brought the need for a German design museum back into focus, while the Kraftwerk Berlin hosted lectures by Robert Stulle, Piero Lissoni, Johan Karlsson, Roman Rochel or Angelika Taschen and presented projects such as: MIITO (Nils Chudy and Jasmina Grase), Senic (Felix Christmann) Fly Light Wall (M. Geoffroy Gillant), Kubrickology (Bob van Luijt), Mercure Lamp (Lucie le Guen) etc.
MAKE CITY 2015
The Make City 2015 Festival of Architecture and Urban Alternatives, held in Berlin from June 11-28, has chosen the theme "Re-Sourcing the Urban", with the stakes being the discovery and optimization of the city's urban resources. What strategies enable affordable housing? What are the new forms of housing? What urban concept will determine the city's new identity? Can we talk about a redefinition of urban development in Berlin? Is crowfunding urbanism a solution?
The projects "Silicon Allee" or the initiative of the Stadt von Unten group, which succeeded in stopping the sale of Dragoner-Areal in Kreuzberg, were presented, the future of the 386 ha of the former Templehofer Feld Airport was discussed.
Make City 2015 ended on 27-28 June with the Architecture Days, when more than 90 venues in the city awaited their visitors: architectural offices open to the public, numerous guided tours of recently completed buildings, etc. The event was organized by the Berlin Chamber of Architects. www.tag-der-architektur.de
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
The 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion will be open from June 25 to October 18, 2015 in London. Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano Selgascano, known for their semi-submerged structures built in harmony with nature, have kept their promise and created a pavilion that is "absolutely experimental", "truly embracing Kensington Gardens", as they like to experiment with new materials and forms. This year's pavilion is made of ETFE, a translucent, multicolored, fluorine-based polymer plastic.
http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/
Guggenheim Museum Helsinki
After a competition boasting the largest entry in the history of any architectural competition (1,715 entries from 80 countries), the future Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki will be built by Moreau Kusunoki Architects. The winning design "Art in the City" features nine pavilions and a light tower clad in charred wood. The jury praised the concept for respecting the site, proposing a fragmented, non-hierarchical campus composed of independent volumes highlighted by a landmark tower.