Ban is the latest pavilion by architects Orproject which has been constructed for the Beijing Design Week 2012. The Chinese title refers to floral petals, and similar to the way that the shape of a flower is created by its bent petals, Ban is constructed from bent polymer sheets which form a self-supporting structure and [...]
MJÖLK Architects have completed this Week in Self in CESKÉ BUDEJOVICE HOUSE OF ART (DUM UMENÍ). Lying in wait A makeshift high seat was installed on the main square in Ceské Budejovice where it will stay for a month. It is situated high up so that it does not interfere with everyday life on the ground and [...]
In 2011, the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation launched an initiative to move the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial from the baggage claim area at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and create a larger, more accessible and interactive memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol. The fire service foundation commissioned LEO A DALY, an international architecture/engineering firm, [...]
Studio Mumbai recently has completed the Pavilion at MOMAT (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo).
Valerio Olgiati recently completed an installation for the 2012 Venice Biennale (Commond Ground, curated by David Chipperield). + Pictographs – Statements of contemporary architects For the installation I asked 41 contemporary architects to select images that refer to something important for their work or for them as practitioners. Architects whom I consider to be the most unique working [...]
Dover Street Market has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design a site-specific installation to be showcased in their London store during the 2012 Olympic Games. Entitled “Aqua”, the concept references the formal language of Hadid’s renowned London Aquatics Centre. Designing for Dover Street Market is an exciting opportunity to install a piece inspired by the fluid [...]
German studio PARAT designed the Hypermarché Hafencity in Hamburg. Hypermarché is the attempt to attract young locals (like us) to Hafencity Hamburg. Because Hafencity is a special place in Hamburg. It is an impersonal developing area. On weekdays there are just businessmen, at the weekend the promenades are full of tourists. – a temporary concept [...]
“Bambooline berlin” by Peter Ruge Architekten is a sustainable development strategy for Berlin, it is exhibited and supported by the GALLERY DEN. Brief The bambooline berlin explores the cities urban development and proposes a new approach for the temporary, interim use of sustainable urban wasteland. A new, imaginary band complements the historically developed lines of [...]
Iosa Ghini shared with us their latest installation “QUATTRO PUNTI PER UNA TORRE” for FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti. + Click here to check it out the full story about the project which was featured on +MOOD 2 months ago. We have a way of designing and making things that comes from thousands of years [...]
Ubicuo Diseño + Deriva Colectivo proposed the Architecture Pavilion for the competition of Arhitekton magazine. + Project statement Our intention was to forget about formal aspects of the skin of the pavilion, we were interested more in what could happen inside of that relatively small container (12.0 x 3.60 x 4.0 mts), in their surroundings [...]
SNITT is a cross disciplinary collaboration between architects, product-, furniture-, industrial, graphic- and stage/set- designers. The initial brief for the project was to design an installation that could be utilized in areas accessible by the public, where people are either passing through or in need of a quiet area to sit down and take a [...]
As part of the season Art and Archaeology in Cugnaux (France), Les nouveaux voisins have created the installation architectural strata. Strates is an accumulation of strata that are slightly shifted from each other, producing an imprecise outline that reminds us that archeology is a science based on constantly evolving theories. This layering represents the stairwell [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
