Natureza em Risco
Posted by Fabio 8 August 2011
…As we walk past it, will grow a “diary” of the garden, superimposing spontaneous and arbitrary records, productively artistic through the action of the wind on the rods with markers attached to their ends which will operate like a wind printer of the intervention of viewers ready to interact with them, thus creating a drawing of their journey. read more
2011 RIBA Stirling Prize
Posted by Fabio 21 July 2011
The 2011 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist has been announced. Shown here is the Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany by previous Stirling Prize winner (2007) David Chipperfield Architects. See full lineup here.
New York by Gehry
Posted by Fabio 6 July 2011
At 870 feet tall, New York by Gehry is the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere and a singular addition to the iconic Manhattan skyline. For his first residential commission in New York City, master architect Frank Gehry has reinterpreted the design language of the classic Manhattan high-rise with undulating waves of stainless steel that reflect the changing light, transforming the appearance of the building throughout the day. www.newyorkbygehry.com
Norman Mailer’s Life as Seen Through His Last Home
Posted by Fabio 3 May 2011
Author Norman Mailer expanded his fourth-floor apartment in Brooklyn Heights into a nautical adventureland and filled it with mementos of his life. Now that he and his wife are deceased, his nine children have listed the co-op for sale for $2.5 million. (New York Times)
100 abandoned houses by Kevin Bauman
Posted by Fabio 29 April 2011
The abandoned houses project started roughly ten years ago. Kevin Bauman actually began photographing abandonment in Detroit in the mid 90’s as a creative outlet, and as a way of satisfying his curiosity with the state of his home town. He had always found it to be amazing, depressing, and perplexing that a once great city could find itself in such great distress, all the while surrounded by such affluence. read more
27 The Project
Posted by Fabio 17 March 2011
27 is a joint venture between a filmmaker, two architects and a designer. They travel together to meet people engaging in the process of making the Europe of tomorrow. 27 is a journey into the heart of contemporary European architecture, under a permanent state of mutation. 27countries, 27 cultures, 27 architects build according to their own rules, and their own history while giving contribution for the construction of a common space : Europe. www.fatcat.fr
Lee Mawdsley
Posted by Fabio 20 January 2011
Photos by London based photographer Lee Mawdsley documenting the creation of The Shard, a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London by Italian architect Renzo Piano.
The Shard is to be completed in 2012.
William Krisel
Posted by Fabio 3 December 2010
William Krisel is one of the few mid-century modern architects who has not only lived to see, but also participate in the resurgence of modernism in Palm Springs. Over the course of his fifty-one year career, he is personally responsible for having designed well over thirty thousand domestic units in and around the Southern half of California. read more
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Sainte Maria is an illustrator based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her illustrations strip things down from exuberance and reflect fashion in all its beauty. -
"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
Christina Nicodema's paintings explore the schisms of the food chain that all life participates in. They challenge the impossibility of reconciling the opposing notions of violence and empathy.. -
Prague-based type designer Martin Vácha talked to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Prague. Plus a selection of his favourite places.