Skin Deep: Facades In the architecture business a new specialisation has emerged - one that just deals with facades. Making a significant mark worldwide in this area is Front Inc, based in New York. Since Front began in 2002 the firm has worked with all the world´s pre-eminent architects - Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Tadao Ando. In the design world they are the façade consultant of choice. They have worked with OMA (Rem Koolhaas's firm) on the CCTV building, opening soon in Beijing. Prefab housing For many people, the term 'prefab housing' conjures up images of demountable aluminum boxes in caravan parks, a substandard home that they associate with impoverished circumstances. Trends: vertical gardens Trends and Products is the part of the show where each week we discuss developments in a particular part of the designed world. TV chefs Why does Gordon Ramsey bestride the foodie world in the way he does? In Conversation: Chefs from the warzone This week a conversation with Tania Cammerano, editor of the on-line food site taste.com.au, about what it takes to be a TV chef and why the world of TV chefdom is a little bit weird these days.
