[ Sami Rintala ] NICE BOX (HOME) Location: Oslo, Norway When I suggest that they produce an Ikea-like kit, Holte nods in agreement—but Eggertsson gently reprimands him for undervaluing his own craftsman-ship: Holte did most of the construction work. Just a generation ago, Nordic men were all expect-ed to build their own house, and Rintala wants to return to that practice. Recently, however, espe..
The Serpentine Gallery in London has published a few photos of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, designed by Frank Gehry.
Sometimes we get fancy gift-wrapping and a somewhat expected gift which does not accompany the exterior wrap! Although the best alternative is to try to look for the content and not for the fancy wrapping; but what happens when wrapping and the content are equally weighed? I guess that’s the best formula! Such is the case with Neil Barrett, fashion designer and AquiliAlberg Architects. Recently,..
Arhitektura d.o.o., in collaboration with PONTING (construction engineers) received second prize for their proposal for a competition sponsored by the city of Maribor in Slovenia within the European Capital of Culture. They managed to put the bridge in one leap across the 120 m wide river. The bridge was shaped as a sincere response to the highlighted urbanistic and structural parameters of the ..
Just a few days ago, we posted the fascinating entry for a footbridge by Family as part of the ‘EPK - DRAVA RIVER 2012’ competition in Maribor, Slovenia. Following is another very exciting bridge proposal by Toronto-based Ja Studio in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio. Here’s a detailed project description we received from Ja Studio: The city of Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia a..
Lead Designer: Heatherwick StudioKey Construction Materials: steel and timber composite structure, 60,000 fiber optic filaments, aluminum sleevesSite area: 6000 square metersSeed Cathedral dimensions: 25m x 25m x 20mSeed Cathedral floor area: 105 square metersOptic fibers: 60,588Optic fibers length: 7.5 metersSeeds in Seed Cathedral: 217,300Landscape area: 4490 square metersPublic park area: 24..
Architects: White arkitekter AB Location:Kastrup, Denmark Landscape:White arkitekter AB Engineering:NIRAS Rådgivende ingeniører og Planlæggere A/S Contractor:Københavns Dykkerentreprise A/S Construction year: 2004 Photographs: Ole Haupt, White Arkitekter, Erco Lighting, Åke E:son Lindman Reaching out into the Øresund from Kastrup Strandpark in Kastrup, Kastrup Sea Bath forms a living and integra..
Designer Fabio Novembre has belatedly sent us these images of Insegna Anche a Me la Liberta delle Rondine, a retrospective exhibition of his work at Rotonda di via Besana in Milan, which ended last month. The exhibition title means ‘Teach me too the freedom of swallows’. Open from 11 April to 8 June, the exhibition was designed by Peter Bottazzi and curated by Beppe Finessi.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven student Ricardo Ploemen has designed a conceptual chapel with wavy brick walls, using an AutoCad script to determine the structure of each facade. Called Brick Tectonics, the project involved generating different structural patterns according to changing parametres, creating curved or pleated walls. Ploemen combined the resulting forms to design a space where a ..
Rather belatedly, here’s a pavilion designed by Beijing studio HHD_FUN for Shanghai, with a surface composed of triangles, divided and divided again in a fractal pattern. Called Embedded Project, the structure was built in October 2008 in collaboration with artist Xu wenkai. It housed an installation that projected imaginary buildings and images from mapping programme Google Earth in response to..
