A cube is filled with water and fish. Underneath is an array of ultra-violet lights (blacklights) that light up the fish from below. Because of the properties of UV light, the light source itself doesn't glow but only the light bounced off certain surfaces does. The fish are used as light reflectors, glowing as the UV light is bounced off them. An organic lighting system. Exhibited for Cliche ma..
Design Miami 08: Lebanese designers Huda Baroudi and Maria Hibri of Bokja presented a collection of found furniture pieces upholstered in vintage Middle Eastern fabrics at Design Miami last week. The collection was created for ALEF, an exhibition held by Al Sabah Art & Design Collection. See our earlier story about Pieke Bergmans’ collection for Al Sabah Art & Design Collection, which was shown ..
Architects Baumschlager Eberle have designed a combined clubhouse and boathouse at Port Rohner on Lake Constance in Fussach, Austria. The cube-shaped building consists of an irregular concrete structure enveloped in glass. “The irregular structure of the concrete elements is set off against the regular rectangular shapes of the sheets of glass,” say the architects. “The randomness of the glass d..
Marwan Al-Sayed Architects have completed a house in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the ground floor in twoseparate, one-storey, cast concrete structures, which are partiallysunken into the ground to provide privacy and shade. The upper floor spans these two volumes and comprises living, dining and cooking spaces, as well as outdoor decking. The following informa..
Architects: Arkhefield Location: Ballandean, Queensland, Australia Project Team: Andrew Gutteridge, John Croser, Steffen Tuck, Justin Boland Project Year: 2006 Photographer: Scott Burrows, Aperture Architectural Photography The Tobin Winery is located on a North facing gently sloping site on a vineyard in the heart of the Granite Belt. The vineyard merges with remnant scrub that borders a creek ..
Nordwesthaus by Baumschlager Eberle The construction of the port in Fußach is an undertaking that disdains any picturesque posturing. The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment. Since the year 2000 the port building has »hovered« over its surroundings, giving the owner, Maria Rohner, the overall view she needs. In response to the concrete tube devised for the ..
연설문중 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. 만약 아직도 미국이 모든것이 가능한 나라라는데 의심을 가지고 있는 사람들이 있다면, 미국의 건국자들의 꿈이 아직도 이 시대에 살아 있는지 궁금해 하는 사람들이 있다면, 그리고 민주주의의 힘을 의심하는 사람이 있다면. 오늘이 바로 당신의 의심에 대한 답입니다. It’s t..
Interesting interview with David Chipperfield by Martha Thorne (Associate Dean for External Relations of IE School of Architecture and Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize). He shares his thoughts on new concepts in architecture.
Design Miami 08: here are some photos of the Temporary Structure designed by New York architects Aranda\Lasch to house the Design Miami collectors’ fair that ended yesterday (Saturday). See our earlier story for more info about the structure. Photos are by James Harris. earlier story Design Miami 08: New York architects Aranda\Lasch have designed a temporary exhibition venue for this year’s Des..
Here are some images from ©MURAKAMI, a retrospective exhibition of work by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, which opened two weeks ago at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures and animation by the artist, including the unveiling of a new animation called Kaikai & Kiki. Watch Murakami give a tour of the exhibition, and a preview of the new a..
