2023.11.14

VOL.332

Award&Competition
	Judges Determined ¡ÈADF Design Award 2024¡É!!
	NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is pleased to announce the 14th edition of the ADF Design Award 2024, an international design award organised by ADF. Award applications will be accepted from Monday 14 August to Friday 22 December 2023*, must be received by 22 December 2023 (Japan time). This year, as in previous years, the award theme is 'Architectural Design'. The prize money will be USD 30,000 for the Grand Prize and USD 5,000 for the Award of Excellence in each category, with a total prize fund of approximately USD 50,000. The judges for the "ADF Design Award 2024" have been determined.

Service
	Metaverse Virtual Museum ¡ÈCOCO WARP¡É presents the first special exhibition ¡ÈPhygital World - Beyond Gutenberg -¡È
	NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) presents the exhibition ¡ÈPhygital World - Beyond Gutenberg¡É at the Metaverse Virtual Museum ¡ÈCOCO WARP¡É from September 1 to October 31, 2023. This exhibition focuses on the theme of our physical senses, which are changing along with civilization.

Event&Project
	Business of Design Week (BODW) 2023 is to Take Place
	Business of Design Week (BODW) 2023 is going to take place from November 29 2023 to December 1 in West Kowloon Cultural District, HongKong. BODW is Asia¡Çs premier annual event on design, innovation and brands. Since 2002, BODW has gathered some of the world¡Çs leading design masters, brand leaders and entrepreneurs to advance the discourse on the value of design and innovation that inspires global audiences and creates new business opportunities. ADF is proud to support BODW 2023 again this year as one of the media partners. 50% OFF promo code available for ADF members only (Go to "RDetails" to get it)

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛShakespeare Gordon Vlad Architects ¡ÈThe Garnet¡É, an Apartment Complex that Revitalizes the Community
	Named for the jewel-toned glazed-brick accents that punctuate its gray and black masonry façade, The Garnet, designed by Shakespeare, Gordon, Vlado: Architects, constitutes a substantive and assured presence on a busy and eclectic street in Brooklyn¡Çs Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. And much more than that: it provides 103 much-needed affordable apartments and illustrates how close collaboration between architects and New York City agencies and planners can transform vacant, underused, or problematic sites into gracious, dynamic, affordable housing projects that strengthen the urban fabric of their communities.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛDutch Creative Farm Concrete Produces ¡ÈCenter Parcs Cottage¡É Surrounded by Nature
	Concrete and Center Parcs present the Center Parcs Cottage, a place to gather in the heart of nature in Parc Bispinger Heide in Germany. Center Parcs, renowned for its family-friendly holiday parks in the heart of nature, aimed to enhance its offerings for a broader audience. In response, Concrete developed a new and innovative generation of prototype cottages, rethinking the classic Center Parcs bungalow.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛVilebrequin and Beau Lake Announce the Ultimate Luxury Paddleboard Experience
	Two iconic names in luxury and waterside leisure, Vilebrequin and Beau Lake, are thrilled to unveil a collaboration that marries the timeless tradition of French elegance with a mid-century aesthetic and classic craftsmanship.

Recruitment
	Looking for Entries for Design Anthology Magazine¡ª Design Anthology
	Would you like to show the world your work? The Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is seeking information on projects (architecture, product design, hotels, condominiums, apartments, restaurants and bars) recently completed or soon to be completed from designers and owners for the "Design Anthology."