Since 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been orbiting Mars, currently circling approximately 300 km (187 mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO is HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which has been photographing the planet for several years now at resolutions as fine as mere inches per pixel. Collected here is a group of images from HiRISE ove..
Architects: WOHA Location: Bangkok, Thailand Project Team: Alina Yeo, Carina Tang, Cheah Boon Kwan, Gerry Richardson, Janita Han, Jose Nixon Sicat, Puiphai Khunawat, Punpong Wiwatkul, Techit Romraruk, Richard Hassell, Sim Choon Heok, Wong Mun Summ Associated Architects: Tandem Architects Owner / Developer: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Lincolne Scott Ng Pte. Ltd...
Tandem Design Studio of Melbourne have completed a house with a wooden interior in Melbourne, Australia. Called Kensington Lighthouse, the building is located on a long narrow plot. It consists of two volumes clad in corrugated metal and connected by a central courtyard, all supported over a concrete base. Light from windows running along the top of one side is reflected by plywood panels coveri..
Peter Barber Architects have won a competition to design a new urban quarter at Goldhawk Road in London. The development will feature 68 homes set around pedestrian streets. Here’s a little bit of info from the architects: – GOLDHAWK VILLAGE Peter Barber Architects, with Places for People Developments, have this week been announced as winners of a high profile competition run by the London Borou..
Netherlands-based designer Han Koning has designed a series of lighting made of randomly-formed plastic. Called Static Plastic, each lamp is stretched to a different height, stamped and numbered. The two halves are joined by a rubber strip. The range includes a pendent lamp that houses two bulbs and a smaller table lamp with one bulb. More Dezeen stories about lighting in our special category. P..
Bleu Nature, a France based manufacturer who’s products always have a distinctive natural feeling through their frequent use of unconventional organic materials, have created wall panels called “Pixels Of Driftwood In Relief.” The panels consist of a collection of wood pieces that have been glued vertically to particle board, making them ready to be mounted on a wall. from contemporist
Miami has been changing a lot over this last decade, turning into a rich cultural city. Events such as Art Basel Miami Beach (the most important art event in the US) and buildings by international architects are part of this ongoing change. One of these new projects in the city is 1111 Lincoln Road, a development envisioned by Robert Wennett and materialized by swiss architects by Herzog & de Me..
Barcelona’s new wholesale flower market — Mercabarna-Flor — near the Barcelona International Airport was designed by Willy Muller Architects. The most striking features of the new market are the multi-faceted angular roof structure and the multi-colored outer shell inspired by an aerial view of flower fields in full bloom. The new complex — 15,000 square-meters of buildings on a 44,000 square-me..
I like to use different materials when designing new pieces, to give me an alternate view on shapes & textures, & this one started life as a couple of pipecleaners! It’s all about the lines &, from the side, you can see every curve mirrors the others to give an unusual silhouette for a rocking chair. Originally, it was constructed completely out of maple but, by adding the walnut into the suppor..
Architects: A2RC Architects Location: Brussels, Belgium Client: Palais des Congrès sa and SPF Artist: Arne Quinze Budget: 60,000,000 € Area: 52,000 sqm Competition year: 2000 Project year: 2002-2006 Construction year: 2006-2009 Photographs: A2RC Architects An audacious architectural proposition to the city offers a newfound visibility to the former “Palais des Congrès” by means of a poetic emble..
