OFFF is an entity in continuous transformation, alive and evolutionary. More than a decade ago, it was born as a post-digital culture festival; a meeting place to host contemporary creation through an in depth programme of conferences, workshops and performances by the most relevant artists of our time. OFFF is back in Barcelona next year and we are going to be there! It’s a great pleasure to an..
We just received stunning photographs of the "Exhale Pavilion" (previously on Bustler), winner of the prestigious Art Basel Miami Beach/Creative Time 'Oceanfront' competition. This temporary outdoor public art pavilion during the contemporary art fair was a joint design effort of Phu Hoang Office (New York) and Rachely Rotem Studio (New York/Tel Aviv). Related news: Art Basel Miami Beach 2010: S..
Toronto-based Ja Architecture Studio, in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio, have sent us their proposal for the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center competition. The international competition aims to make Kaohsiung, Taiwan an incubator of the pop music industry in Southern Taiwan and throughout the Asian pop music network. The announcement of the final winner is expected for ..
Dimensions : 32 x 32 x 36 cm Material : Eternit (cement and fibres) This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. « All Lovely Stuff by Carl Clerkin and Ed Ward Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne December 11th, 2010 This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. Called Trash Cube, the object is made from the discarded ..
Architects: IKONIKO Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Structural Engineer: Lukas Quach, Axial Engineering, Van Nuys, CA Landscape Design: Laurel Stutsman General Contractor: Becker General Contractors Project area: 367 sqm Project year: 2007 – 2009 Photographs: David Lena Photography Nestled in the heart of Cheviot Hills, this house on Kilrenney Avenue sits deftly on its hillside site. IKON..
The extension of the Mother house of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heard of Jesus in Sherbrooke is 56,680 sqf and includes a 54-room health care unit with all the attached services, a kitchen to serve 200 people, a physiotherapy room, a library, maintenance workshops and an inner courtyard designed with a garden. More photographs, drawings, and sketches of this project following the break..
plexus no. 3 + site specific installation at guerillaarts + gütermann thread, wood and nails + 12' x 6' x 16' + 2010 from gabrieldawe
Milan 09: House of Furniture Parts by Studio Makkink & Bey is a shed-like structure where furniture components are pressed out from the walls and assembled. Made of CNC-cut ply, the structure is intended to create a small room within larger offices or public spaces. The project was presented by Dutch brand Droog in Via Alserio, Milan, last month and is a development of the studio’s Stairhouse pr..
Designer: Arjen Reas Location: Zoermeer, The Netherlands Project area: 744 m2 Project year: 2009-2010 Photographs: Kees Hageman Construction: Adviesbureau Docter Contractor: C.L. de Boer & Zn BV Thatch: Voogt Rietdekkers This project is a private assignment for an entrepreneur from the city center, and the question was posed, how could the family find peace on the edge of that same city. The sit..
Photographer Montse Zamorano has sent us his photographs of Álvaro Siza’s recently-completed auditorium for the Universidad del País Vasco in Bilbao. Called Paraninfo de la Universidad del País Vasco, the L-shaped upper storeys create a terrace at first-floor level. The project sits opposite the Nueva Biblioteca de la Universidad de Deusto by architect Rafael Moneo, opened in 2007, with the two ..
