2024.10.01

VOL. 375

Event&Project
	London Build 2024, the UK¡Çs Largest Construction Trade Fair to Open
	London Build, the UK¡Çs largest and most prominent construction show, is returning to Olympia London this November. This year, the event will be bigger than ever, expanding into both the Grand and National Halls. Attendees can look forward to two exciting days filled with outstanding content, networking opportunities, and the UK¡Çs biggest Festival of Construction, along with much more. The show will also be co-located with the London Build Fire & Security Expo. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is proud to support London Build as a media partner starting this year.

Award&Competition
	Call For Entries ¡ÈADF Design Award 2025¡É
	NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is pleased to announce the 15th edition of the ADF Design Award 2025, an international design award organized by ADF. Award applications will be accepted from Thursday 15 August to Friday 20 December 2024 (JST). There will be a Grand Prize of USD30,000 and two Awards of Excellence of USD5,000 from all categories, for approximately USD50,000.

Event&Project
	SDW2024: Details Announced for "DESIGN FUTURES FORUM 2024!"
	Singapore Design Week (SDW) will return from September 26 to October 6, 2024. This year¡Çs event will feature the Design Futures Forum 2024, which will delve into the evolution and future possibilities of design over the past two decades. Once again, NPO ADF (Aoyama Design Forum) will serve as a media partner, supporting Singapore Design Week, organized by the Design Singapore Association.

ADF gallery
	ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.29 Yuqi Shinohara Solo Exhibition ¡ÈFROZEN SUPERMARKETS¡É
	ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is pleased to present ¡ÈFROZEN SUPERMARKETS,¡É the 29th exhibition of the ¡ÈADF Art Gallery Project¡É by Yuqi Shinohara, an artist who questions our sensibility with the motif of the relationship between animals and humans, from Saturday 28 September to Saturday 12 October 2024. Image: Yuqi Shinohara¡Ô¥Ö¥í¥¤¥é¡¼¥ë¡¼¥à / Broiler Room¡Õ2024

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛThe Festival des Architectures Vives 2025 is accepting applications for 10 projects
	The 19th edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives (FAV) started accepting applications for 10 projects. The FAV will take place in the heart of the city of Montpellier, in the Ecusson district and, more specifically, in the inner courtyards of certain private mansions, offering visitors a journey of architectural discovery. The aim of FAV Montpellier is, on the one hand, to open up these emblematic sites to visitors for the duration of the festival and, on the other, to reveal an intimate relationship between contemporary architecture, an installation, and a heritage site, thanks to the intervention of teams of architects who will present a work specific to each site.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛStrategic Design as Accelerator for Back to the Office by LAAB architecture: The Plus Company Campus
	Leading Canadian ad agency Cossette and its parent corporation Plus Company formulated an ambitious agenda for change: to reunite its Montreal workforce in a single downtown campus and attract remote workers back to the office. Cossette invited LAAB architecture to reboot its workplace to go beyond hip design features and the ubiquitous foosball.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛGrupo Arquitectura Completes ¡ÈFour Houses¡É in Valle de Bravo in Harmony with Nature
	The residential project Four Houses (Pinares), designed by Grupo Arquitectura, has been completed amidst the lush natural landscape of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. With a focus on blending architecture with the surrounding nature, Grupo Arquitectura preserved the existing trees and carefully adapted the design to the sloping topography. The result is a series of houses that appear as if they have been part of the natural environment for years, offering a harmonious living space where architecture and nature coexist seamlessly.

Service
	ADF Supports CSR Project
	Awards are an option that is still not widely available in Japan. Let's be among the first to discover and develop new and fresh talent. Incorporating "awards" as part of CSR activities into your corporate strategy can significantly increase your company's visibility in the public eye. The word "awards" is in common use worldwide, and your awards business will be recognized as a cultural and social contribution activity. ADF supports your awards program and accelerates your cultural and social contribution activities and branding. There are awards that can only be provided by ADF, which has many connections around the world.

ADF gallery
	ADF Art Gallery Project-Would you exhibit your works for free?
	Omotesando has a renowned reputation as a source of innovative art. The artworks are exhibited in our gallery in a great place where people with a deep understanding of art.