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Tokyo 20/20 Jul 2018

Tokyo 20/20

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games heading to Tokyo in 2020, the city is going through a flurry of urban development and design change. And the revitalisation of public space is at the heart of the project


Open Spaces, Open Hearts Jul 2018

Open Spaces, Open Hearts

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Public space in the city provides exercise and discovery, a chance to commune with nature and neighbours. Landscape architects are addressing human needs in their designs, lifting citizens' spirits with their clever eye for sustainability, smart technology and authenticity


Adventures In Space Jan 2018

Adventures In Space

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A new way of approaching the design of office space, seamlessly combined with up-to-date technology, has been quietly revolutionising to the way we work


The Art Of Extension Sep 2017

The Art Of Extension

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

As London's venerable Victoria & Albert museum unveils an innovative extension, English architect Andrew Major looks at the architectural challenges of accommodating the growing demand for gallery space around the world


Space To Breathe Sep 2017

Space To Breathe

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Green, edgy and playful, Oslo's new architecture brings joy in a city where nature has a profound effect on life, attitude and building design.


Stress Relieving Art Mar 2017

Stress Relieving Art

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

This concept won Ka Ming the 'Best of Category' award in the Student Category (Interior Design) of the 'A&D Trophy Awards 2016'


Double Dutch Mar 2017

Double Dutch

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Rotterdam is a Dutch city that's often overshadowed by the historically fascinating Amsterdam. But this metropolis is rapidly changing and there's now a huge onus on cutting-edge architecture in both design and technology which is pushing it into the international limelight


The World According To… Rafael Moneo Mar 2017

The World According To… Rafael Moneo

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

One of the biggest names in the world of architecture, Rafael Moneo, talks about his life and works as his exhibition. A Theoretical Reflection from the Professional Practice. Archive Materials (1961-2013), opens at HKDI


Poverty, Density And Sham Shui Po Mar 2017

Poverty, Density And Sham Shui Po

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The HKDI is bringing its own exhibition that focuses on Sham Shui Po from the Venice Architecture Biennale to our city


Voice, Vision, Venice: A Vista Of Change Mar 2017

Voice, Vision, Venice: A Vista Of Change

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The 15th Venice Architecture Biennale was a spectacular examination of architecture and its role in society and the human condition by looking beyond the horizon. We review some of the fair's highlights as well as visit Hong Kong's special project of urban concern


Just…Do It Oct 2016

Just…Do It

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Fourteen years after Hong Kong was promised a purpose-built cultural district the site of the project in West Kowloon remains a blank canvass but the new Chief Executive, Michael Lynch, has promised to break through the inertia and make the dream a reality.


Field Of Eames Oct 2016

Field Of Eames

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

There are few people who have had greater impact on the way we live than Charles and Ray Eames. Their chairs and houses did for furniture and architecture what Steve Jobs did for the computers. The first exhibition of their life and work took place this autumn at the HKDI and it has helped to spark a global reappraisal of the couple's contribution to modern design.


World Environment Day Oct 2016

World Environment Day

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

…Architectural installation at the World Environment Day in Tamar Park…


Miami A City Reborn Oct 2016

Miami A City Reborn

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

From Art Deco to Deconstructionism, Miami has long been a centre for architectural design. We look at its history and the architects planning its future.


Interior Intelligence Oct 2016

Interior Intelligence

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In celebration of World Interiors Day, HKDI held a series of seminars with prominent interior designers and a workshop to promote this year's theme of intelligence.


In The Frame Oct 2016

In The Frame

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A sneak peak at what's to come at the HKDI this autumn.


Play On Oct 2016

Play On

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Music lab is the work of Higher Diploma in Interior Design student, Forest Lai Yip Lam, and pays tribute to the Hong Kong music Industry…


Building The Revolution Oct 2016

Building The Revolution

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A collection of pre-crafted houses and pavilions, created by the world's best architects, designers and artists, forms Revolution. We look at this epic collection and its creators.


Talking About My Regeneration Oct 2016

Talking About My Regeneration

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Benedetta Tagliabue is one of the founding partners of EMBT, the architecture firm renowned for its urban regeneration work. She speaks to SIGNED about her projects and the exhibition at HKDI.


Innovation Explorers Oct 2016

Innovation Explorers

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A group of Masters students in architecture from Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) spent three weeks in the extreme colds of the Arctic to try out their innovative prototypes. The results are astounding.


Back To The Future Oct 2016

Back To The Future

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The unique urban regeneration style of Spanish architecture firm EMBT is showing how to make the old into the new. For many architects the goal is to build something new, for Miralles it was about regenerating the old.


Urban Lift Oct 2016

Urban Lift

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

This summer, after eight months of development, three installations by young landscape architects from HKDI will be unveiled at the prestigious Tamar site on Hong Kong's harbour front. Daisy Zhong reports on a project that seeks to create an engaging destination for city residents.


Space To Grow Oct 2016

Space To Grow

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Dutch-born designer Rosan Bosch is a master of interior design with strong opinions about how to improve the way we work, learn and play, as HKDI students discovered when she led an innovative workshop in Hong Kong.


A Frank Talk Oct 2016

A Frank Talk

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Founded just ten years ago, Gravity has evolved into one of Hong Kong's most interesting and influential design and architecture partnerships. And yet the company was born in the most difficult circumstances.


Learning Curve Oct 2016

Learning Curve

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Thomas Coldefy and Isabel Van Haute designed the Hong Kong Design Institute. Two and a half years after it opened they reflect on what the building has taught them about sustainability in architecture.