This dress full of balloons by German artist Nicole Michniewski is one of ten outfits created by product designers, artists and architects for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht in the Netherlands last month. Above and below: Untitled (crisp abstraction) by Manja Hunger Called CLASH, the collection includes a wearable cage, origami paper dress and jewellery made of cable ties. The project was curated by Ma..
Architects: Pablo Ribera Pons & Joseán Vilar Pons Location: C/ Morera 5, urb Lloma de la Verge, Picassent (Valencia), Spain Collaborators: Uno Uno arquitectos Promotor: Escola les Carolines S.Coop.V. Project Date: August 2006 – September 2008 Cost: 1,750,000€ Construction Area: 1,711 m2 Photography: Fernando Alda The cooperative Escola Les Carollines needs to grow so they decide to create a new ..
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© 2007 Portus ehf., Olafur Eliasson, and Henning Larsen Architects A concert hall and conference centre by Henning Larsen Architects in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson is under construction in Reykjavík, Iceland. © 2007 Portus ehf., Olafur Eliasson, and Henning Larsen Architects Called Harpa, building will accommodate four concert halls, the largest of which will accommodate up to 1,8..
NEW VENUE OF CHOICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Opening in 2011, the Qatar National Convention Centre will be an unparalleled convention facility, boasting iconic design and cutting edge facilities in a world-first green-technology venue. QNCC is the first of its kind being built to the gold certification of U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED). On completion, ..
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to redevelop the Dynamo Moscow Stadium and surrounding park in Moscow. Called VTB Arena Park, the project will create two stadiums plus shops, restaurants and cultural facilities within the facade of the existing building, first opened in 1928. This will leavethe remainder of the site to be developed as parkland, while underground parking c..
Garduño Architects transformed an underground plaza for a parking lot, underneath a 40-storey building in Mexico City, into the O2 Restaurant. O2 is the conversion underground plaza for a parking lot into a garden restaurant with a new approach and ingenious sustainable ideas. When we were confronted with the challenge of designing a restaurant in an overcrowded and concrete-saturated area, we s..
Architects: Formwerkz Architects Location: Singapore, Singapore Design Team: Seetoh Kum Loon, Alan Tay, JY Pang, Koh XuanYi, EkaChai Site Area: 1,190 sqm Gross Floor Area: 1,000 sqm Photography: Courtesy of Formwerkz Architects Brief The scale and programme of the house suggests more of a communal dwelling for a multi-tier family. The family called for a design that can accommodate a long wish l..
Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the largest building in the world dedicated to the containment and preservation of rare books, manuscripts, and documents. It was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and is located in New Haven, Connecticut. Prior to the completion of this project, Yale University placed its rare books on special shelving in Dw..
This office building in the Belgian hills by architects Atelier Vens Vanbelle has a brick facade broken by huge windows overlooking the surrounding farmland. The offices, waiting room and kitchen open out to the views on two sides, turning away from the adjacent street and restaurant. The building is cantilevered at the back to accommodate staff parking beneath. Here are some more details from t..
