Build Magazine April 2016

Build Magazine 42 ArDe is a new architecture and design fair exploring ‘The Near Future of a Global City’. This five-day event uses everyday human experiences to en- courage wider debate about innovative and holistic approaches to much needed change in the city. The fair provides a compelling combination of exhibitions, conferences, seminars and think-tank programs across and throughout Somerset House. With themes around urban density, societal trends, technological advances and environmental needs, ArDe invites you to an experiential journey through a series of uniquely curated installations, that chal- lenge established views of architecture, art, interior design, landscape, and property development. With immersive exhibition spaces designed by both emerging and well established firms, visitors will open the door to the practical imagination of great minds in the industry sharing a vision of how our lives will be different in the future and how we can make our cities more resilient as well as sustaina- ble, yet still beautiful. By exploring our urban landscapes in brand new ways and through a range of special exhibitions, ArDe considers the way we eat, sleep, wash, travel, play and work in our cities, and how these daily rituals might alter as the landscape around us changes. By engaging brands, developers, designers and architects, ArDe will prove to show that only a holistic approach to these disciplines can generate successful and new models that will affect our daily lives. The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court will be the stage of an installation by landscape architect Günther Vogt and artist Dan Graham. Having exhibited in Marseille and Place Vendome, ArDe is proud to host their first installation in London. Spanish Architects, Teresa Sapey Studios have created a triplet of Fireflie pavilions. Situated in the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court, these spaces are intended as places for transiting and socialising. As Fireflies biologically emit a fluorescent light, so too will the pavilions at night, illuminating the courtyard with colour and energy. Benedetta Tagliabue, is an internationally recognised architecture studio. Benedetta is designing an ephemeral installation through the ritual of “play” exclusively for ArDe. Working together with the car manufacturer SEAT, Benedetta is reinterpreting the way of living and experiencing the car, a dominant element of modern and contemporary cities. The installation aims to redesign the interior layout of it towards the future and explore new possible functions and aspirational functions. Echlin, Tree Box and Deirdre Dyson are collaborating to create the ‘Garden Balcony’, a green garden wall setup both interior and exterior, that’s dedicated to providing sustaina- ble and aesthetic solutions by sourcing locally manufactured, recycled and environmen- tally friendly materials. This will be a thriving ecosystem in the heart of Somerset House with the well thought out narrative of providing transformational change to our urban environments. Additionally, ArDe will set up a shop selling technology products and limited edition furniture and design objects. Architecture & Design Fair The urban future is explored at a new Design and Architecture Fair running 8-12 June at Somerset House, London. M