WEEK IN REVIEW ELEPHANT DUNG BRICKS BY BOONSERM PREMTHADA boonserm premthada, bangkok project studio founder and recipient of THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 for social impact, proves once again how animal waste can be upcycled in a way that fosters cultural and economic values for local communities. his latest work, elephant dung bricks, will be used as part of the elephant theater for the 2022 biennale of landscape and architecture in versailles. HEATHERWICK STUDIO'S '1000 TREES' OPENS IN SHANGHAI the first phase of heatherwick studio's '1000 trees' is now complete and open to the public in shanghai. the mixed-used development takes the form of two tree-covered mountains, featuring up to 1,000 structural columns and more than 70 plant species. 'HR GIGER & MIRE LEE' EXHIBITION BRINGS A DYSTOPIAN UNIVERSE TO BERLIN the schinkel pavillon brings together the worlds of late swiss visionary HR giger and south korean artist mire lee. HR giger was a painter, sculptor and designer known as the ‘father’ of xenomorph — the protagonist monster in ridley scott’s 1979 film ‘alien’. mire lee became known for her kinetic sculptures and quasi-alchemical installations. combing these two universes, the berlin art gallery immerses visitors in a seductive yet dystopian scenario. the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou. | 