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Florence Design Week 2012: Russian Design Pavilion
May 12th
Florence Design Week 2012 Russian Design Pavilion Lungarno Collection 22 May – 3 June 2012 Russian Federation will be a special guest of Florence Design Week for the first time. Project aims to promote striking trends of russian contemporary design, introduce europen public to the talented colleagues from Russia whom exhibition and residence will be located in one of the most prestigious places in Florence «Lungarno Collection». Russian design Pavilion is a part of Florence Design Week (22-27 May) which is one of the most interesting showcases in Europe reflecting technical innovations and bold experiments in design to favour the development of cultural and commercial exchanges of Tuscany with other countries
[BUENOS AIRES] New Contemporary Art Museum Architectural Competition
Apr 1st
Image courtesy AC-CA The aim of this International competition is to design a New Contemporary Art Museum in the Heart of Buenos Aires. A Contemporary Art Museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art. Paintings and scupltures are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, drawings, collages, prints, photographs and installation art including other artistic activities, such as performance art, land’art, web art to name a few are also regularly shown
[BUENOS AIRES] New Contemporary Art Museum Architectural Competition
Apr 1st
Image courtesy AC-CA The aim of this International competition is to design a New Contemporary Art Museum in the Heart of Buenos Aires. A Contemporary Art Museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art
Chalet RBCH architects
Mar 18th
Situated in a residential area in Château d’Oex , this new building was thought as a replacement for the former house whose size and outer layer failed to meet present day standards for a family home. The structure of this new building is made of poles and beams as a reference to the local traditional chalet
Chalet RBCH architects
Mar 18th
Situated in a residential area in Château d’Oex , this new building was thought as a replacement for the former house whose size and outer layer failed to meet present day standards for a family home. The structure of this new building is made of poles and beams as a reference to the local traditional chalet.
GYOGAM + ZIGZAG Jiwoong Jung
Mar 11th
South Korean designer Jiwoong Jung recently has created the GYOGAM + ZIGZAG . ‘ GYOGAM ‘ means communion in Korean. It was inspired by a speaker and power-line tower.
A Cradle for Multiple Cultures and Social Cohesion Nomad Office Architects
Mar 11th
Courtesy Nomad Office Architects Heritage Revitalization in Hong Kong Heritage is a socio-cultural resource, which the Hong Kong citizen is drawing on to help define an identity, both connected to and distinct from mainland China. Heritage revitalization is primarily software driven and its operating model should reflect the social needs and benefit at time rather than only upkeep architecture which frozen in time. Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minority If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole range of human potentials, and weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
BMW Welt Photography by Veronica Morales Angulo
Mar 11th
Veronica Morales shared with us her photography of BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb(l)au in Munich. BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb(l)au, image courtesy Veronica Morales Angulo BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb(l)au, image courtesy Veronica Morales Angulo The architect Prof Wolf D. Prix and his agency, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU , were able to visualize the expectations of BMW In the shape of gigantic cloud developed from a twisted Double Cone of steel and glass, and made accessible to visitors.
Urban Redevelopment for ‘Havenkwartier’ Office Jarrik Ouburg
Dec 31st
Office Jarrik Ouburg (OJO) made a plan for the urban redevelopment of the ‘ Havenkwartier ‘, the harbour of Deventer. Although the harbour will continue to function as a place for transhipment of goods, it has lost one of its biggest customers: the grain silo
Atomium Belgium Photography by Veronica Morales Angulo
Dec 27th
Shared by photographer Veronica Morales , the Atomium is located in Brussels, Belgium , it was designed by André Waterkeyn for Expo ’58 . The Atomium stands 102 metres tall and has 9 steel spheres connected by tubes, each of them are easily reached by escalators. You can find more works of Veronica Morales Angulo here
