Tag: Fluid form

BIG Wins the Competition to Design a Major Cultural Center in Albania

BIG Wins the Competition to Design a Major Cultural Center in Albania

Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
| May 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold , Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management are today announced as the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27.000 m2 cultural complex in Albania, consisting of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony. The capital Tirana [...]

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The Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices | UNStudio/ Ben van Berkel

The Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices | UNStudio/ Ben van Berkel

Category: Architecture, Office, Selected Tags: , , , , , , ,
| April 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

In Groningen, The Netherlands, UNStudio/ Ben van Berkel, with consortium DUO², realizes one of the most sustainable large office buildings in Europe for two governmental offices – The Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices. The design contains numerous new innovations related to the reduction of materials, lower energy costs and more sustainable working environments. It [...]

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Stissa Chair | Studio06

Stissa Chair | Studio06

Category: Design, Furniture Tags: , , ,
| April 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Italy-based Studio06 has designed this fluid and colorful Stissa Chair. Stissa is a combination of the two main components of a chair, the seat and legs. As adrop that is falling, the legs become the real design element.The chair can bedisassembled, so it is easier to transport. + Designer: Studio06 (Roberto Guadrini, Massimo Guglielmotto, Paolo [...]

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Librairie La Fontaine Bookstore | Studio Kawamura Ganjavian

Librairie La Fontaine Bookstore | Studio Kawamura Ganjavian

Category: Interior, Selected Tags: , , ,
| April 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Librairie La Fontaine is a historic bookstore inside the EPFL campus in Lausanne. Its venue moved in 2010 to the new Rolex Learning Centre designed by SANAA architects. Taking into consideration the architectural language of the host building the bookstore is organised around 5 “pods” that articulate thematic categories. All pods are slightly different from [...]

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RD Table + Tipper + Koffie Table | MAKEMEI

RD Table + Tipper + Koffie Table | MAKEMEI

Category: Design, Furniture, Selected Tags: , , , ,
| April 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

MAKEMEI has created these 3 modern pieces, the RD Table + Tipper + Koffie Table. RD Table The RD Table is a solid American walnut coffee table finished in natural oil and beeswax. The tilted area with a carved out surface is specially designed for displaying literature. Due to the precise detailing, the magazines/books sit [...]

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Galleria Centercity | UNStudio/Ben van Berkel

Galleria Centercity | UNStudio/Ben van Berkel

Category: Architecture, Commercial, Selected Tags: , , , , , , , ,
| April 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

Ben van Berkel / UNStudio’s Galleria Centercity in Cheonan – “If museums are turning into supermarkets, why then should department stores not turn into museums?” The Galleria Cheonan responds to the current retail climate in Asia, where department stores also operate as social and semi-cultural meeting places. Because of this, the quality of the public [...]

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Long Sleeve Skywalk | Turenscape

Long Sleeve Skywalk | Turenscape

Category: Landscape, Selected Tags: , , , ,
| March 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Long Sleeve Skywalk by Turenscape is a simple but graceful integration of complicated urban functions with poetic space. Straddling across several river systems and a express way (Xuning Road), the Long Sleeve Skywalk is located on Xuning Road, Suining County, Jiangsu Province. It connects the focal point of the county, Harmony Square, to the [...]

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BMCE Bank | Foster + Partners

BMCE Bank | Foster + Partners

Category: Architecture, Office, Selected Tags: , , , , , , ,
| March 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

The world-renowned architect Foster + Partners have completed their project in Africa with BMCE branches in Morocco. The BMCE flagship branches – our first completed buildings in Africa – reinterpret elements of traditional Moroccan architecture, combining these with a contemporary interior that reflects the Bank’s progressive approach to its customers. This blend of ancient principles [...]

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The Wave in Vejle | Henning Larsen Architects

The Wave in Vejle | Henning Larsen Architects

Category: Architecture, Residential, Selected Tags: , , , , , , , ,
| March 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Wave in Vejle by Henning Larsen Architects is a new unique housing and with its sculptural and organic forms it will become the new landmark of Vejle. With the magnificent location overlooking the promenade and the bay the characteristic building both respects and challenges the potential of the area. During the day the white [...]

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Baufeld 10 – HafenCity Hamburg | LOVE architecture & urbanism

Baufeld 10 – HafenCity Hamburg | LOVE architecture & urbanism

Category: Architecture, Mixed Use Tags: , , , , ,
| March 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Baufeld 10 is a mixed use building to accommodate 24 apartments, 2 commercial spaces & 1 restaurant located in HafenCity Hamburg, Germany. It was designed by LOVE archi­tec­ture & urban­ism after winning the 1st prize international competition in 2005. Living with a direct view of the port With the HafenCity Hamburg, a new district covering [...]

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Saffire | CiRCA Architecture

Saffire | CiRCA Architecture

Category: Architecture, Hotel, Selected Tags: , , , , ,
| March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment

Australian architectural firm CiRCA Architecture has designed the Saffire project located in this beautiful Great Oyster Bay in Tasmania, Australia. The resort is also organic in its relationship to the site. Its form evokes memories of coastal land forms, dunes, waves or sea creatures.  The journey moves from the monumental to the more intimate personal [...]

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MUSH sofa + LINNE armchair + Reindeer desk | Alex Kozynets

MUSH sofa + LINNE armchair + Reindeer desk | Alex Kozynets

Category: Design, Furniture Tags: , , , ,
| March 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

Alex Kozynets has designed these 3 modern furnitures: Reindeer desk + MUSH sofa + LINNE armchair. + Designer: Alex Kozynets | http://www.flickr.com/photos/36800881@N07/ MUSH sofa Sofa rather impressive size (1500 x 1350mm), which allows itself to accommodate up to 2 people. The concept is that the entire amount would be resolved as a single “skin “. [...]

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