Twenty architects, designers and filmmakers from 14 cities around the globe will take part in The World Around s 2021 summit, a day of virtual talks that will be live-streamed on Dezeen on 30 January.
David Adjaye, Ryue Nishizawa and Counterspace s Sumayya Vally are named among the speakers participating in the symposium.
The World Around is an online non-profit organisation that hosts critical conversations with international experts on architecture, design and culture.
Curated by Beatrice Galilee, this year s iteration marks the launch of The World Around s residency at the Guggenheim museum.
The day of talks will be divided into three sessions, which will be available to watch on Dezeen and on Guggenheim museum s Youtube channel.
Following the news that US architecture studio Rael San Fratello has won the Design Museum s Design of the Year award, here s another chance to see our exclusive interview with partner Virginia San Fratello in which she discusses the studio s border-wall-straddling see-saw.
Designed by San Fratello and Rael San Fratello co-founder Ronald Rael, the seesaws, or teeter-totters, were designed to create a physical connection between communities on either side of the wall. The installation was in place for 40 minutes before it was removed. For 40 minutes we were able to show the world that play can be an act of resistance, San Fratello told Dezeen. And the wall became a literal fulcrum for US-Mexico relations.
An installation by architecture studio Rael San Fratello, which saw seesaws bridge the US and Mexico border wall, has been crowned Design of the Year 2020.
Dezeen Event Guide s top 10 design events from 2020
Dezeen Events Guide launched in January, just before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out almost all 2020 s architecture and design events. Continuing our review of the year, here s our pick of the festivals and exhibitions that did take place under very different circumstances.
The guide relaunched in September, as events tentatively started to take place once more. Reflecting the new reality, Dezeen Events Guide now additionally lists virtual events such as online talks.
Here is our pick of the best 10 events that responded to trying circumstances with originality and ambition.
Copenhagen was one of the first cities to host a physical design festival after coronavirus hit. Taking place in early September, this year s 3 Days of Design was a much smaller affair than usual, without international visitors and with safety precautions in place. But it showed how design weeks can take on a more local focus, with exhibitors reporting a