We recieved this Urban Action 2010 by Dror Bill from the Bat-Yam Biennale in Israel. It focuses on the tension between the temporary and the permanent, between the planned and the experienced. The Biennale examines the occasionally tense relationships between the city’s attempt to create order through long-term plans, and the everyday chaos that is the product of that process. Our goal is to enc..
Janet Rosenberg & Associations with Blackwell Bowick Partnership, Dougan & Associates, and Ecokare International Today, the ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition unveiled its five finalist designs for a next generation wildlife crossing at West Vail Pass, Colorado. The competition is intended to solve the problem of ensuring safe travel for humans and wildlife. Co..
PROJECT: NESTLE FACTORY DESIGN | ARTIST: METRO ARQUITETOS ASSOCIADOS ||ANNA FERRARI | GUSTAVO CEDRONI | MARTIN CORULLON CLIENT: NESTLÉ PROJECT YEAR: 2009 | 2010 LOCATION: SAO PAOLO | BRAZIL SIZE: 1850 M2 Brazillian metro arquitetos were commissioned to create a visiting area for the nestle factory in brazil - which is nearing completion. the main intention of the design was to highlight the gene..
Atelier 9.81 of France haveinserted a perforated canopy in between a row of houses to create acovered pedestrian walkway in Tourcoing, France. The structure is made from a composite of aluminium and plastic with a series of folds to create a roof over the passage. Graphics are applied to this surface, directing visitors between thenew bus station on one side, and a tram and subway station on the..
Gabriel Dawe was born in Mexico City where he grew up surrounded by the intensity and color of Mexican culture. After working as a graphic designer, he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2000 following a desire to explore foreign land. In search for creative freedom he started experimenting and creating artwork, which eventually led him to explore textiles and embroidery—activities traditionally assoc..
Singapore-based design studio FARM created a sculpture called “The Tree” located on the site of the National Museum of Singapore. When we think about the National Museum, association with another grand old dame comes to mind. It is the huge old Banyan tree that sits majestically on the museum’s front lawn, seemingly holding fort to a place full of histories, stories and magic. We wanted to allud..
The government funds an art piece that comments on advertising. Tea Partiers: Is this proof that the U.S. is run by Commies? A provocative new sculpture has opened at the U.S.-Canada border crossing near Vancouver, BC. It’s a billboard advertising...well, nothing. So instead of your usual glimpse of cheeseburgers and red-faced car salesmen, you’ve got a snarl of stainless steel rods vaguely remi..
Life Will Kill You is an installation designed by Molly Hunker and Greg Corso for the Revolve Clothing showroom in West Hollywood. To stand in contrast to the high-fashion clothing of the boutique, an everyday industrial material – the zip tie – is aggregated to create a floating volume that nestles below an existing soffit. The design is intended to explore the edge between aggression and elega..
Urban Landscape Group have designed the Corvin Gate Public Light in Budapest, Hungary. The public premise renewal program called 3K – Köztéri Kulturális Keresztez?dés (Public premises Cultural Crossing)” will come to fruition between the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011, within the confines of which the crossing of Ferenc boulevard and Üll?i street and a part of Üll?i street will be renewed. The ..
Architects Ahmed Mito, Kamel Loqman, Hisham Alaa and artists Ayman Lotfy, Ahmed Refat, Niveen Farghaly, and Amer Abdelhakemrecently took part of the prestigious La Biennale di Venezia where they presented their work for the Egyptian Pavilion. Images and the architects description after the break. THE STORY Conflicts and wars.. Divergence and quarrels.. Are consequences of people’s short sight an..
