
The Designs of the Year 2015 nominees have been announced by the Design Museum.
O’Donnell + Tuomey’s LSE Saw Swee Hock student centre continues its run of nominations, included in the Architecture category alongside Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris and Elemental’s UC Innovation Center.
The furniture category has been absorbed into the product category this year, which includes Konstantin Grcic’s moving glass furniture range, Man Machine; and Marjan Van Aubel’s Current table, which can charge electronic devices thanks to its integrated solar panel. The 76 nominated projects will be exhibited at the museum from 25 March.
Architecture nominees
Arena Do Morro, Brazil, by Herzog & de Meuron
Beijing No.4 High School Fanshan Campus, China, by OPEN Architecture
Desert Courtyard House, USA, by Wendell Burnette Architects
Forfatterhuset Kindergarten, Denmark, by COBE
Fondation Louis Vuitton, France, by Frank Gehry
House of Trees, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
La Ultima Esperanza, Ecuador, by Al Borde
Long Museum West Bund, China, by Atelier Deshaus
Markthal Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by MVRDV
One Central Park, Australia, Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Philharmonic Hall Szczecin, Poland, by Barozzi/Veiga
Sancaklar Mosque, Turkey, by Emre Arolat Architects
Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, by O’Donnell + Tuomey
UC Innovation Center, Anacleto Angelini, Chile, by Elemental
Waterbank Campus at Endana Secondary School, Kenya, by PITCH Africa
Furniture design nominees
10 100 1000 (TenHundredThousand) by La Metropolitana, Francisco Torres and Luis David Arredondo
Current Table by Marjan Van Aubel in collaboration with Solaronix
Dragonfly by Odo Fioravanti
Endgrain by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay
Man Machine by Konstantin Grcic for Galerie Kreo
Strap Chair by Scholten & Baijings
Switch Light by Joel Hoff