http://www.designight.com do design Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:28:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The construction of a huge robot has officially started in Inden, Germany. The 45m tall watchtower and landmark called "Indemann" is designed by the young Dutch office Maurer United Architects (MUA). Indemann (image from wikipedia) The building marks the new housing and recreational development of the area. It will function as an ... http://www.designight.com/2007/08/20/i-robot/ This is not an accusation of plagiarism, don't get me wrong it would be naive to assume that the mega giant of populist furniture IKEA could be so unprofessional. Everything is legal and the authorship are clear for the industry and the authorised patent commissions. Thonet Chair IKEA ÖGLA My concern is the ... http://www.designight.com/2007/06/22/ikea-screw-yourself/ I wrote a plugin for wordpress that i need for a client. And probably for more clients in the future. And decided to make it public so all you people can use it, share it and change it. Piflasa is a plugin for wordpress that makes it possible to insert ... http://www.designight.com/2007/06/13/piflasa-wordpress-plugin/ The 3rd International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 24 May - 2 September 2007 Theme: POWER - Producing the Contemporary City The 3rd International Architecture Biennale starts on 24 May in Rotterdam with the question: Who and what will define the future of our cities and what role can architects play in this? Curator of ... http://www.designight.com/2007/05/23/3rd-int-architecture-biennale/ There is a "remarkable similarity" between the Rak Gateway project by Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture and the CO2 -free city by Foster+Partners in Abu Dhabi. Koolhaas doesn't directly apply an accusation of plagiarism, but he required an explanation for the striking resemblance in terms of shape, scale, ... http://www.designight.com/2007/05/19/koolhaas-vs-foster/ A night of browsing, reading, watching, thinking. Photoshop night, Cad night, Flash night, Deadline night..... A night so inspiring and creative then a stressful empty night. a Designight Designight is a collection of design emotions and news, platform for projects and ideas, a connection between the design workers and worshipers and all the disciplines ... http://www.designight.com/2007/05/18/good-night/