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daily news a designboom.com publication February 2011, 28 you may want to submit a design mail@designboom.com --- zaha hadid: guangzhou opera house update published 02.28.11 zaha hadid's guangzhou opera house in china is now complete. featuring two separate forms that seem to puzzle together, the structure serves as a gateway to the city, enhancing urban functions and opening access to the nearby river and docks. read more --- form us with love: hood published 02.28.11 composed of a series of tapered and slightly bowed felt panels, the over-sized lamp is intended to be both a light source and a sound barrier. read more --- 2011 brit insurance award winners announced published 02.28.11 the design museum in london has announced the winners for this year's 2011 brit insurance design of the year awards read more --- transformers megatron tank published 02.28.11 the five-ton iron sculpture is modeled after the megatron tank from transformers. read more --- mute spaces by serraglia published 02.28.11 artist serraglia digitally alters architectural photos in helsinki to see much detail can be removed and still remain realistic. read more --- light painting wifi by timo arnall + jorn knutsen + einar sneve martinussen published 02.28.11 timo arnall, jorn knutsen, and einar sneve martinussen have built a measuring rod for visualizing the immaterial wifi networks in cities. read more --- ron gilad: IX mirrors published 02.28.11 incorporating byzantine mosaics and antique fabrics directly into the reflective surface, ron gilad's series of mirrors invites viewers to reconceptualize the function of mirrors and the interplay they might offer between past and present. read more --- svenskt tenn: monica förster and björn kusoffsky created new marble 4420 pattern published 02.28.11 using the original pattern 'marble 4420' by josef frank as a starting point, swedish designer monica förster and björn kusoffsky have created a 3D installation with handmade artifacts and a film which explores the depths of josef frank's world of patterns. read more --- moshe safdie: artscience museum, singapore published 02.28.11 resembling a lotus flower, the 6,000 m2 museum accommodates 21 naturally-lit galleries within its 10 'petal' forms. read more --- gil sheffi of bakery studio: local material published 02.27.11 combining the traditional palestinian craft of rattan weaving with modern industries, the lamp emits a diffused pattern that filters through the natural material. read more --- corde architetti: euroom published 02.27.11 conceived as a display box for photographic works, the rectangular volume is an abstraction of the traditional gallery space compressed down to a 35 m2 area. read more --- wataru yoshida: composition of mammals published 02.27.11 'composition of mammals' by the japanese illustrator wataru yoshida is a set of posters that combine photographs of mammals overlaid with subtle illustrations of their body structures. read more --- ipad 2 review parody published 02.27.11 with the hype steadily building around the launch of apple's ipad 2, the norwegian director anders overgaard and actor eskild engeland fors decided to put together this amusing review parody. read more CURRENT DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS

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