2020.12.15

VOL.181

Competition
	¡ÚDeadline Extended¡ÛThe GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Awards 14th Edition Calls for Entries!
	The GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Awards celebrates and rewards the work of designers and architects who improve our quality of life and the built environment, as well as private and public clients who entrust them with their design needs. Enhancing the appreciation and promotion of excellence in design, the awards provide international recognition and exposure to its winners. ADF(NPO Aoyama Design Forum) proudly supports the GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Awards 2021 as a media partner.

Trend Reports
	Thailand + Beijing News November 2020
	We have received a new report supported by GARDE! An old shophouse which formerly housed a theater, located in Trang, southern Thailand, has been reborn as ¡ÈLion¡Çs Tale Bar&Restaurant¡É. Taking design inspiration from 19th century England, when the UK was one of Trang¡Çs principal trading partners, to express Trang¡Çs natural beauty. In addition, we would like to introduce an energetic Chinese restaurant ¡ÈSUPERFLY¡É which is in the hotel ¡ÈThe Opposite House¡É in Beijing, China.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛWeThePlanet Campus 3deluxe Creates Floating Biotop Off Manhattan, NY
	3deluxe's was commissioned by New York-based organization #WeThePlanet (WTP) to create an inspirational structure that nurtures and investigates new and forward-looking opportunities for people-friendly architecture in harmony with nature. The floating building complex is aimed at serving as an inspiring example for future life, communicative living, and working environments.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛLife in an old Japanese house Vol.5: Shifts in Lifestyle and Home Layouts
	A report by AKIHIRO YAMAMOTO, artist known for his art installation from abandoned houses and also works as a renovator of old Japanese houses and small businesses. In his fifth volume of his report series on old Japanese house, he talks about how the shifts in lifestyle effected the transition in home layouts.