Tag: Steel

Parabola Chair \ Carlo Aiello

Parabola Chair \ Carlo Aiello

Category: Design, Furniture Tags: , ,
| May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

The design intention of the Parabola Chair by Los Angeles-based product designer Carlo Aiello was to create a simple and porous yet highly sculptural chair. The challenge was to achieve a single surface that serves as seating, armrest, and backrest supported by a minimal structure. Although the chair exhibits curvatures in two directions (hyperbolic paraboloid) [...]

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Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial \ LEO A DALY

Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial \ LEO A DALY

Category: Installation Tags: , , ,
| September 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

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, [...]

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Mies van Der Rohe Towers in Chicago \ EDITION29

Mies van Der Rohe Towers in Chicago \ EDITION29

Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: , , ,
| April 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Shared by EDITION29, this is the short fun video that features the incredible Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe twin glass tower apartments in Chicago built in 1949. + Check it out here for more information and images in our earlier story.

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Pergola in Echavacoiz Norte \ AH Asociados

Pergola in Echavacoiz Norte \ AH Asociados

Category: Landscape Tags: , , ,
| December 17, 2011 | 4 Comments

Pergola in Echavacoiz Norte is a project by AH Asociados. The urbanization responds to two basic objectives: to define areas of support, (infrastructures, pavements, etc.,) in an important residential area and to design a linear park, other border for the risen up city, which confirms its horizontal walkway character, supported at the edge of the [...]

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Facilities for Children and Youth Sport Activities “La Camisera” \ Cerrejon architects + Magen Arquitectos + Luis Moreno Architect

Facilities for Children and Youth Sport Activities “La Camisera” \ Cerrejon architects + Magen Arquitectos + Luis Moreno Architect

Category: Architecture, Sport Tags: , , , ,
| November 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

The origins of this Project lie in the relationship between the sports placed at the facilities and the features of the site: a 25,226 m2 plot of land with a sep downward slope and marked drops in height towards the west and towards the neighbouring green space to the north. This proposal meets the needs [...]

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Steel art | Frank Plant

Steel art | Frank Plant

Category: Design, Industrial Tags: , ,
| July 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

Frank Plant is a Barcelona based American sculptor. He studied sculpture at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After finishing his B.A. in fine arts in 1993 he moved to Amsterdam and during this period he began to develop his drawings in steel. These are simple and direct studies of the forms and [...]

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8030 Georgia Avenue | Division1

8030 Georgia Avenue | Division1

Category: Architecture Tags: , , ,
| June 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

8030 is located in an industrial site in Silver Spring, MD. The site has been retrofitted with café’s, and artist’s studios. There has also been a surge of condominium construction around the sites periphery. The site acts as a hinge between residences, retail, and 2 major streets. The stairs act as a focal point while [...]

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Reconstruction of the Mechelen Melaan | OKRA Landscape Architects

Reconstruction of the Mechelen Melaan | OKRA Landscape Architects

Category: Landscape Tags: , , , ,
| May 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

‘Water in Historic City Centres’ has Mechelen as its proving ground The first project for the ‘Water in Historic City Centres’ (WIHCC) project has been completed in Mechelen, Belgium. The Melaan, a tributary of the Dijle river, has been excavated and newly landscaped in the old city centre of Mechelen. WIHCC is a European collaborative [...]

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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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1713 Wood House | Miller Hull Partnership

1713 Wood House | Miller Hull Partnership

Category: Architecture, House Tags: , , , , ,
| February 26, 2011 | 0 Comments

American architectural firm Miller Hull Partnership has designed the 1713 Wood House located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The dramatic Southern elevation is centered on a three story curtain wall with a perforated steel screen for privacy. On the main living level, a skylight runs the length of the home on the North elevation, maximizing the [...]

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UPDATE of Bicycle Transit Center: More images, drawings & diagrams

UPDATE of Bicycle Transit Center: More images, drawings & diagrams

Category: Architecture, Selected, Transportation Tags: , , , , , ,
| January 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

We’ve featured the Bicycle Transit Center by KGP Design Studio few days ago, here is supplemental information, including full project description, credits, images, drawings and diagrams shared by architect. If you missed our previous post, let’s check it out here. + Full description by KGP Design Studio Summary At the cusp of a livable cities [...]

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