Dear friends,

the #BEOPENDesignCity open call, held together with the Mayor’s Fund for London, is now closed for submissions. Huge thanks to all the participants; we are amazed at the amount of talented works we’ve received, and even more amazed at how many creative souls around the globe we got connected with thanks to this open-call. It will not be an easy task to define the winner, so give us some time to review the results, and stay tuned for the updates meanwhile. And just in case you’ve missed this one, please, make sure to take part in our upcoming challenges which will follow shortly.

Have you noticed that looking at a certain colour often alters your behavior and feelings? Environmental-behaviour research studies have brought us a new concept of changing the emotional reality around us through colour, which naturally get represented in design and architecture. The colour becomes a language, a visual cue, sending a certain message to people passing by.

Colour intervention may serve a means to transform the infrastructure of the city and draw attention to its certain areas, for aesthetical purposes as well as for practical ones. And more than that — it is a simple and uncostly way to get your idea through to the minds of people. Check out these outstanding examples of colour intervention created by both artists and architects.

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Tunnels  and underground passages might seem dark and unfriendly places, but some of them are there to prove just the opposite. To architects, those often offer an opportunity to express their most daring ideas of space distortion and use of color. Moreover, advanced usage of underground spaces and empty lots seeems simply inevitable these days, as it may become a perspective means of confronting the housing crisis as well as a great opportunity to employ innovative technologies. Just take a look at several examples of tunnel architecture, that may serve as an inspiration to design a project like this for your city environment!

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Dear friends!

Our #BEOPENDesignCity open call held together with the Mayor’s Fund for London is still rolling. There is only a couple of weeks left before the deadline on January 31st! Are you in? If yes, just post your picture on Instagram or Facebook with the tag #BEOPENDesignCity to win €300! Today we suggest taking a look at the works we find most impressive – those submitted to the challenge by the participants from all over the world.

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