POPEL COUMOU

Posted by Fabio 18 November 2010

Popel Coumou looks for the romanticism in geometry and human absence. The way the outline of a dusty window is projected on a bleak floor shows the almost tangible loneliness in her photographs. Nevertheless the source of these works is a lot less evident than first suspected. read more

INFLUENCERS

Posted by Fabio 4 November 2010

INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment. Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson.

www.influencersfilm.com

Filip Dujardin

Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010

In addition to his more traditional work, Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin creates imaginary buildings by resampling pictures of real buildings; that is, he digitally pieces together elements of existing architecture to create fictional structures. Dujardin often starts with a specific idea for an image, then creates a cardboard maquette or a 3D computer model of the final shape he has in mind. read more

Massar Children’s Discovery Centre

Posted by Fabio 18 October 2010

The Massar Children’s Discovery Centre will be the heart of a Syrian educational programme – Massar. The centre will through science-based, hands-on experiences offer activities to empower young Syrians to contribute actively in building their future, by Danish architect group Henning Larsen Architects. Expected completion 2013.

www.henninglarsen.com

The Upside Dome

Posted by Fabio 4 October 2010

When visiting the St Michiel Church in Leuven one might overlook that the church has no dome. Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh build an installation that takes this seemingly trivial fact as a starting point and generate the missing dome in a remarkable way. read more

Sterling Prize 2010 Winner

Posted by Fabio 3 October 2010

MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the coveted £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2010.

www.architecture.com

Asmund Havsteen Mikkelsen

Posted by Fabio 2 August 2010

Berlin based Danish artist Asmund Havsteen Mikkelsen has a an interest in how architectural structures functions as extensions of human consciousness.
Shown here is Real House from 2009, oil on canvas 102 x 140 cm.

www.asmundhavsteen.net

John Kroll

Posted by Fabio 23 July 2010

Photographer John Kroll has created a 360 degree submersive image of the Danish Pavilion which was exhibited at the Shanghai Expo 2010 – built by danish architects BIG. View image here.

www.VirtualWorks.dk
www.big.dk