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Recycled and waste materials are the focus of MoMA’s Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition

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New York’s Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition that examines the potential for design to be responsible and respectful of other ecosystems while retaining elegance and innovation.

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Snøhetta's Joslyn Art Museum expansion set to open in September

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The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, has shared new renderings and construction photos to go along with the announcement of the impending completion of a two-year, $100 million expansion project designed by Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture.

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Art Depot by 1100 Architect

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This new 4-story building was designed as a fine art storage facility. In addition to the main function, the preservation of art and cultural assets, there are also rooms for collection care and exhibition preparation. The facade is designed by a material combination of ceramics and plaster.

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Take a look inside Magazzino Italian Art's new minimalist Robert Olnick Pavilion

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Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo of MQ Architecture have delivered a new 13,000-square-foot expansion to the ten-acre campus of Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring, New York. Courtesy Magazzino Italian Art. Photo by Javier Callejas.

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Natural Material Studio drapes floor-to-ceiling biotextiles across Copenhagen art gallery

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Danish design practice Natural Material Studio has unveiled its Human Nature exhibition, which featured compostable biofoam seating and biomaterial textiles, at 3 Days of Design. We created a lot of materials for this exhibition, I think around 150 square metres," Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum told Dezeen.

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Banksy murals to be digitally preserved as part of new UK art database

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Art by the famous artist Banksy is to be included in a new initiative to document the UK’s murals. As reported by The Art Newspaper , the project will see more than 5,000 murals from across the UK digitally recorded for access in a free public database.

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From Sketch to Painting: A Digital Art Gallery To Inspire Everyday Architectural Work

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Digitization has revolutionized the way we experience art on platforms like SINGULART, which combines multiple influences from various artists. In the context of contemporary society, many of our activities are carried out digitally, from booking accommodation for travel to manufacturing materials and creating art exhibitions.

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