• Trees burst through walls of Ha Long Villa by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

    Trees burst through walls of Ha Long Villa by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
    Dezeen Awards 2019 architect of the year Vo Trong Nghia Architects has built a house on Vietnam's scenic Ha Long Bay with trees growing through its concrete walls.
    Big rectangular openings dot the concrete facade of Ha Long Villa, and each one contains a large tree.
    Vo Trong Nghia Architects wanted to give residents the experience of living in nature."We have designed a sustainable home that exists in harmony with the surrounding environment and seeks to become part of its landscape," expla
  • This week's VDF highlights include Alison Brooks, Chris Precht, UNStudio, Fritz Hansen and free Dieter Rams film screening

    This week's VDF highlights include Alison Brooks, Chris Precht, UNStudio, Fritz Hansen and free Dieter Rams film screening
    That was week three of VDF! Highlights include a video message from Ben van Berkel and an exclusive screening of the Dieter Rams documentary plus a live interview with director Gary Hustwit. We also teamed up with Fritz Hansen to celebrate Vico Magistretti's centenary.
    Monday 27 April
    VDF x reSITE: we started week three with a collaboration with Prague conference reSITE, which shared five lectures from its catalogue of talks by leading creatives. Design Indaba's Ravi Naidoo (above), UNStudio's M

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