From Architectenweb
Posted on May 21st 2013, 11:53 AM
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From Mocoloco
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From Gizmodo
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:04 AM
Pop quiz: what does a country on the brink of economic collapse, with dozens of unfinished buildings dotting its countryside, really need? A monstrous, phallic space hotel, of course!
Meet the 984-foot tall hotel proposed US-based firm Mobilona for an artificial island off the coast of Dubai Barcelona. Reachable by a walkway from the mainland, the hotel would feature things no one would ever need or want unless that person was a sheik with limitless funds: a zero-gravity spa (the world's first!),...
From Dezeen
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:02 AM
Japanese designer Kei Harada has created two chairs made completely out of rubber. (more...)
From Design-milk
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:00 AM
Inspired by Op Art’s use of color and geometric shapes, Alessandra Baldereschi Design Studio created Poppins – a bench with some mighty colorful personality. The bench gives the illusion of patterned pillows laying there when, in fact, the fabric pushes through the wood giving it a three-dimensional effect.
The padded areas provide comfort while sitting but also give it the geometric shapes needed to give the look of a pillow.
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:00 AM
Cortesía de OMBRA Arquitectos
Arquitectos: OMBRA Arquitectos
Ubicación: Alboraya, España
Arquitectos A Cargo: Pablo Peñín Llobell, Diego Carratalá Collado, Francisco Miravete Martín y Carmen Mellado Vera
Area: 2200.0 m2
Año: 2008
Fotografías: Cortesía de OMBRA Arquitectos
Construcción: Secopsa Construcción S.A.
Propiedad: EGUSA.S.L.
Presupuesto: 2.580.863,00 €
Cortesía de OMBRA Arquitectos
La Central de Emergencias, aglutina en un mismo edificio los servicios de Emergencias de Alboraya...
From Archdaily
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:00 AM
Taking place July 6-7 at CosmoCaixa in Barcelona, the ‘Childhood and Public Spaces’ international conference offers a series of perspectives and experiences on actual childhood space scenarios in the city. An encounter with urban-design practice, educational experience and artistic methods are key aspects of this hands-on approach. It will also include a forum allowing dialogue between international professionals and workshops that take you to actual spaces in Barcelona. This action has been organized by the design and space-creation masters students of the UPC-CCCB. The deadline to register for the event is June 15. More information after the break.
Organizers: Urbanitas Berlin-Barcelona, Associació de Mestres Rosa Sensat
Contributors: Goethe Institut Barcelona, Institut Francés Barcelona,...From Core77
Posted on May 21st 2013, 10:00 AM
Reporting by Stefani Bachetti
The IIT Institute of Design held its annual Strategy Conference last week in downtown Chicago, a two-day event full of inspiring and interesting talks about using design thinking and innovation to solve complex issues. Socially conscious innovation was a common topic this year, from improving agricultural techniques in Africa to enabling University of Chicago students and professionals to collaboratively tackle major problems in healthcare, as well as revitalizing abandoned lands in Detroit with a community development and agriculture program.
Check out the sketchnotes below summarizing the ideas behind this year's event. You'll find synopses on speakers like Carl Bass with Autodesk, Catherine Casserly of Creative Commons, Stepan Pachikov, founder of Evernote, Bruce Nussbaum and Barry Schwartz from Swarthmore College, among others.
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Carl Bass, President and CEO, Autodesk
Mark Tebbe, Operating Executive, Lake Capital / Stepan Pachikov, Founder, Evernote
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Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute / Kim Erwin, Assistant Professor, IIT Institute of DesignFrom Complex
Posted on May 21st 2013, 09:57 AM
The beatdown continues.
From Mocoloco
Posted on May 21st 2013, 09:50 AM
From Spoon-tamago
Posted on May 21st 2013, 09:42 AM
10,000 feet above sea – five months straight – four years in a row. For 600 days Yu Yamauchi lived in a hut near the summit of Mt. Fuji, getting up while it was still dark to photograph the sunrise every day, from the same location. The resulting series, titled “DAWN,” is a stunning look at the colorful, sometimes abstract view of Earth waking up.
This space, “above the clouds,” exists far from the ground where we live our daily lives. It is also a space between the earth and the universe. Being there simply reminds me of the fact that we live on the earth which is a planet within an infinite space of the universe.
What’s perhaps most striking about the series is the variability. Not a single picture looks the same. And yet, each day the sun, rising from the same spot, repeats itself.
This post originally appeared October, 2012. It is part of a series of posts on Mt. Fuji. The entire series can be found HERE.
From Lecontainer
Posted on May 21st 2013, 09:19 AM
Riding a Honda C90 motorcycle through the Arctic Circle in Winter (music video) *headphones recommended* from c90 adventures on Vimeo.
From Designrulz
Posted on May 21st 2013, 09:07 AM
Studio 65 has definitely created the most extraordinary outdoor furniture with iconic design. It’s the notorious Colonna collection. Inspired by the Ionic architecture order, Studio 65 designed a seat, chaise and side table for lounging entitled Colonna. By literally breaking down a column, the designers developed three seating units, each with a well designed personality.
‘Colonna’ – a capital, complete with volutes, functions as a chaise lounge
The Ionic volute, which is the upper part of the column and was not by chance called Capitello, becomes a luxurious chaise lounge. The middle piece (“Attica”) is a cozy seat with a dotted black and white cushion- a small, yet very interesting addition to the overall composition. “Attica TL” is the base, consisting of a central...
