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Unlocking Urban Potential: Street Vending Integration Strategies in Informal Settings

ArchDaily

Usually defined by their open-air settings, diverse offerings, local and independent sellers, temporary nature, and acting as social hubs, street markets have been around for thousands of years. Policymakers and city officials have long struggled with informality, considering it the “antithesis of modernity.”

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Eight products and furnishings informed by the natural properties of stone

Deezen

Seating and plant pots informed by the appearance of stone also feature. Each piece in the Offcut wall sconce line has a unique pattern and shape thanks to its natural origins and is crowned by a half-spherical white light bulb. For more details email showroom@dezeen.com. Dezeen Showroom is an example of partnership content on Dezeen.

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Refik Anadol creates ‘world first’ AI model trained on data from nature instead of humans

Archinect

Refik Anadol Studio has announced the creation of the “world’s first open-source generative AI model dedicated to nature.” “Our vision for the Large Nature Model goes beyond being a repository or a creative research initiative,” said Refik Anadol about the m.

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Tadao Ando unveils serpent-informed watch for Bulgari

Deezen

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has created a snake-informed watch as the latest addition to Bulgari 's Serpenti range. In a metaphor for time and transformation, indeed for the renewal of nature itself: the serpent likewise sheds its skin and emerges anew, its colors transformed."

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niko architect’s futuristic membrane house in russia is informed by natural motifs

designboom

the final structure celebrates the beauty of natural shapes yet adopts an introverted character, limiting the visual contact to neighboring houses. The post niko architect’s futuristic membrane house in russia is informed by natural motifs appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum

Deezen

Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China , which was designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners and local studio CSWADI. These were informed by the small wooden plank paths, or "Shu" roads, that cross the province's mountain ranges.

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Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló overlaid with AI-informed artwork by Sofia Crespo

Archinect

Thomas, the project is described by organizers as “a spectacular setting that immersed the public in the nature contained inside Casa Batlló as well as in Gaudí's creative universe.” Image credit: Claudia Maurino Image credit: Claudia Maurino Created by Crespo with music by Robert M.