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18-08-10 // MONU MAGAZINE WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL



MONU magazine on urbanism has been invited to be on display at the Baltimore Book Festival in Maryland, USA
from September 24-26, 2010. The festival will take place in the historic and picturesque Mount Vernon Place. MONU
will be part of an exhibition called “Creative Control”, a collection of zines, self-published and independent art books
and magazines.


02-08-10 // MONU #12 EXHIBITED AT "LA CASA ENCENDIDA" IN MADRID



MONU magazine on urbanism #12 on "Real Urbanism" is being exhibited at "la casa encendida" in Madrid, Spain.
The exhibition entitled "de zines", curated by Roberto Vidal and Oscar Martín, features independent publications
(magazines, fanzines, artbooks and others). Around 400 international works are shown from June 29th, 2010 throughout all
the summer.


29-06-10 // BERND UPMEYER IS GUEST CRITIC IN TILBURG



Bernd Upmeyer is guest critic for the graduate studies at the Fontys Academy of Architecture and Urbanism
in Tilburg, The Netherlands.


18-06-10 // BOARD'S ENTRY FOR "ADREAM" COMPETITION EXHIBITED IN CHANTILLY



As one of 22 finalists of 336 submitted projects for the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations
in Eco and Agro-Materials, BOARD's awarded entry entitled "ATREE?" has been exhibited in the Chantilly Castle in France.

Imagine a project that does not need to be constructed, because - being a tree - it grows by itself. Such a project only needs to
be planted. The only materials to be transported are the seeds for planting. And the only energy spent is to prevent hastiness
and impetuousness as such a project needs a lot of time and patience to grow. But this proposed project is not only a tree. It is
a living installation that is made out of several trees. It can be used for pleasure, relaxation or as an exhibition space. Once the
seeds have been planted, the installation takes around thirty months to grow into its final form. The tree used for the installation is
a fast growing willow. To weave the willow into different shapes for different living installation, the bioplastic Polyamide 11, made
of castor plant vegetal oil, can be used as a mold. By using differently shaped molds, all kind of different patterns can be produced


16-06-10 // ME(U)TROZONE PUBLISHED IN IBA PUBLICATION VOLUME 4



BOARD's ME(U)TROZONE study has been published in the 4th volume of The Internationale Bauausstellung
(International Building Exhibition) entitled Metropolis: Metrozones.

As transitional areas between different parts of a city, metrozones are without doubt closely related to the transit
routes that link entire cities with one another...


30-05-10 // THE NEW BLACK - INTERVIEW WITH BERND UPMEYER



Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the Portuguese Contemporary Architecture and Art Magazine arqa.
arqa: Given your interest in radical urban research and your activity as editor of MONU magazine, how would
you interpret the situation and the current relations between architecture and the global market?
BU: In an increasingly interconnected world and ever- growing interdependence of national economies across the world
that led ultimately to the emergence of a global marketplace, architects - as all other corporations and industries - are challenged
and threatened in their existence more than ever before. Today, an architect based in the city of Lisbon does not only compete
over clients and commissions with architects from Porto, but also with architects from São Paulo, New York or Tokyo...


18-05-10 // BERND UPMEYER LECTURES IN HAMBURG



Bernd Upmeyer will lecture about the work of BOARD and the study "E80" on binational urbanism in particular
at the HafenCity University Hamburg on May 25, 19:00.


05-05-10 // BOARD SELECTED FOR FINAL PHASE OF "ADREAM" COMPETITION

The proposal of the Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD) has been selected
out of 336 projects for the final phase of the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations
in Eco and Agro-Materials organized by Region Picardie and the Free State of Thueringen.


07-04-10 // BERND UPMEYER ADJUNCT PROFESSOR



Bernd Upmeyer will start teaching as adjunct professor at the HafenCity University Hamburg. In the coming summer
semester he will conduct a seminar at the Department of Urban Design entitled "Most Valuable Cities".


11-03-10 // MONU #12 ON REAL URBANISM RELEASED

Just like the "Ideal Woman" on the cover of this issue on Real Urbanism - a sculpture by the Brooklyn based artist
Tony Matelli - most of our cities are shaped by a particular set of values... read more here!


25-02-10// MONU AT THE "BOOKMARK NAGOYA"



MONU magazine will be exhibited during the "Bookmark Nagoya" event in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The exhibition will
take place from March 20th to April 20th 2010. More than 50 organizations will exhibit rare publications, vintage books, magazines,
picture books from around the world. Various conferences with editors and writers take place, as well as temporary book making
workshops among others are offered for all generations.


19-10-09// MONU AT TOKYO DESIGN WEEK

MONU magazine on urbanism will be exhibited during the TOKYO DESIGN WEEK from October 30th to
November 3rd 2009 inside the main venue of the 100% DESIGN TOKYO hall. The Magazine Library space
will be in the center of the main venue.


15-09-09 // E80 - A THEORY OF BINATIONAL URBANISM

Bernd Upmeyer, the founder of the Bureau of Architecture, Research and Design (BOARD) and
editor in chief of MONU - magazine on urbanism, has completed his first book. The 450-page theory of binational
urbanism will be published very soon and available at selected bookshops worldwide.


25-08-09 // MONU #11 - CLEAN URBANISM RELEASED



Do we simply have to stop having sex to produce Clean Urbanism...?
Check the new issue at www.monu-magazine.com


17-07-09 // MONU MAGAZINE ON URBANISM WILL BE EXHIBITED
AT THE "A FEW ZINES" EXHIBITION IN LOS ANGELES FROM AUGUST 14 TO 16

The A Few Zines show has been in New York and Boston, and is now coming to Los Angeles.
The LA Forum hosts the insta-show for three days on Hollywood Blvd. The festivities kick off Friday,
August 14 with a panel discussion and opening party.


25-03-09 // BOARD WINS AN HONOURABLE MENTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
COMPETITION FOR THE HOUSE OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN BEIRUT, LEBANON

BOARD has been selected out of more than 400 entries and won an honourable mention. The prize-winning
design will be exhibited during the award-winning ceremony in April in Beirut.


16-03-09 // BOARD'S PROPOSAL FOR THE BUILDING FOR BOUWKUNDE COMPETITION HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE SECOND ROUND

BOARD has been selected out of 466 entries in the Open International Ideas Competition Building for Bouwkunde for the second round and is being exhibited at the NAi exhibition Building for Bouwkunde from March 15, 2009 - June 7, 2009.

The jury reports: "This entry is an intelligent and simple project, featuring a formula of two buildings in one. It is an example of a dynamic high-rise, in which sufficient attention has been given to issues of sustainability. The design proposal has potential for rich spatial development."


29-01-09 // MONU HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE MOOH EVENT IN TOKYO

MONU - magazine on urbanism has been selected from magazines around the world to be exhibited from
March 5 to March 14 2009 in a temporary magazine library in the Omotesando Hills building complex in Tokyo,
Japan. MONU will be part of the MOOH event: "The Magazine of Omotesando Hills Library".


11-04-08 // BOARD WINS PURCHASE PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

BOARD wins a purchase prize in the International Design Competition for the new building for the Estonian Academy of Art in Tallinn.


28-01-08 // BOARD HAS BEEN SUGGESTED ONE OF THE TOP10 ARCHITECTS UNDER 40 IN NETHERLANDS > NEW DUTCH BLOOD

BOARD has been suggested as one of the new dutch emerging architects by nib. If you think BOARD should be one of the the TOP10, please vote at info@newitalianblood.com.


31-01-07 // BOARD IS FINALIST in the International Architectural Design Competition for the New Headquarters for the Wexford County Council in Ireland.