FEBRUARY 2012

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Cover image: zim & zou

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LEADER SCENE

DIARY PRIVATE VIEW ANATOMY OF

FIVE MOST WANTED ICON OF THE MONTH

FRONT Above the pavement, the farm The roof blows off Foster’s airport (again) Events to see this month A gingerbread architecture competition Tower Garden, a solution for green-f ingered city dwellers Odile Decq’s wish list Slapstick staple: the custard pie

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NEW OMA’s architecture school for Cornell, a womb-like nursery school in France, Herzog & de Meuron’s Museum of Culture, a range of ceramic electronics, CZWG’s library at Canada Water, a futuristic concept kitchen, a windowless house in Japan, Studio Glithero’s process-inspired works and a Spanish music hall with a shimmering pearl facade

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WORK AC DIGITAL FOOD HONEY & BUNNY

MARTÍ GUIXÉ

FEATURES Turning Brooklyn into a city farm Will we be printing our food in the future? An architect-curated supper at Vienna Design Week comes complete with edible cutlery Edible objects from the Spanish designer

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REVIEW Adjaye’s survey of African cities, Michael Sorkin’s acerbic essays, Durham’s electric light parade and brutalist Birmingham at Ikon Gallery

PRODUCTS Selected products including lighting, furniture and f looring

DIRECTORY A noticeboard for design, retail and services

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BACK PAGE Sarah Wigglesworth

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