Cultural performance in Shanghai, China Cities Today According to the UN: half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today. By 2030, almost 60 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. 95 per cent of urban expansion in the next decades will take place ...

Urban population will rise according to predictions from 4 (four) to 7 (seven) billions in the next few decades. Cities will have to face the challenge of housing additional 3 billion person. According to Space10, a future living lab, the traditional 'World-Class' Architecture business model - beyond reach for 95% ...

Design Commons is a new Design event started in September 14th during Helsinki Design Week. It will address quality of life in cities. Design Commons will travel from country to country following the global Design Week events. Activists, thinkers, makers, and stakeholders gather to share their experiences, ideas and challenges ...

"Imagine: Exploring the Brave New World of Design and Manufacturing"  is a recent publication by SPACE 10, a future-living lab based in Copenhagen. The lab brings together radical thinkers and experts from around the globe to ideate, prototype and design new concepts for a more sustainable way of living. The lab works on finding ...

Design weeks reached recently the creative and cultural scene in many cities of the Middle east: Beirut Design Week is at the 6th edition, taking place from May 19 to May 26, 2017, in different locations across the city. More than 150 events are planned: exhibitions, talks, workshops, conferences and competitions. The ...

                    London Craft Week showcases across London excellent international and British creativity and craftsmanship. This third edition, from May 3 to May 7, 2017, includes more than 230 exhibitions, demonstrations, talks, workshops and receptions. The event focuses on different fields such as furniture and home accessories, fashion, jewellery, food, and art. It ...

NO COMMENT 2016 Image © Greg Girard

  Reporting From the Front is the title of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition “La Biennale di Architettura 2016” taking place in Venice from 28 May until 27 Nevember. Directed by the Architect Alejandro Aravena (Chile 1967), winner of the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Exhibition includes 88 Participants from 37 different countries, ...

  10 reasons to visit Beirut Design Week 2016 - 20/29 May: 1. It celebrates Beirut Design Capital: 150 events in 100 locations around Beirut. The 2015 Beirut Design Week edition brought together more than 25,000 visitors. Started in 2012, it is the largest growing design festival in the Middle East region. 2. ...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY by Sora Ceballos from Medellin. Now she lives with her 10 year-old daughter Gaby in New Jersey. Her 365 Drawing Project is a challenge to create each day a “drawing/sketching/painting/doodling or just holding a pencil” to celebrate motherhood. © of drawings above: Sora Ceballos. Source: instagram @soraceballos