Chicago’s Studio Gang Architects have completed their latest project, Columbia College’s Media Production Center. The 3,600 sq. ft. space is unique in that it’s transparent glass infrastructure allows students to view wardrobe, set construction, and prop staging areas from the outside. The school boasts three sound stages, the largest one having the capacity to shoot and teach simultaneously. The department’s Chairman wanted to “instigate a pedagogical shift for students and instructors.” Though the building has come under much criticism for it’s lack of privacy, Columbia strives to do just that: Make behind-the-scenes work visible, increasing the effectiveness of student learning. (Studio Gang also designed Chicago’s Aqua building) More
Don Lucho’s Casa de Karton is an apartment made strictly out of carton and paper. He has also added a car that looks like it’s been in an accident to his project. I wonder what it would feel like to live in an apartment like this realistic looking paper apartment. More
New York based Resource Furniture distributes European furniture companies. One of the companies based in Italy called Clei manufactures really high level designs that really save space. Amazing furniture that transforms in a matter of seconds for example one of the furniture featured in the video below appears to be a table one second and a bed the next. Truly remarkable use of space.
The Priztker Prize is architecture’s highest honor and is given to one recipient each year for outstanding achievement. This year, there are two winners who have collaborated on projects since the mid 90’s. Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa are co-founders of Japanese firm SANAA and were the runaway favorites for the 2010 award. Scroll down to see some of their work. Learn more about the Pritzker Prize at: www.pritzkerprize.com
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‘Aqua’ is an 82-story mixed use building located in the Lakeshore East area of Chicago. It is the largest project awarded to a female-led architectural firm, designed by Jeanne Gang (Studio Gang Architects). The wavy protrusions serve as terraces for residential and hotel guests, and give the building a unique visual appeal.
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This massive resort in Singapore consists of three 60-story buildings that are connected by a 1.2 acre sky bridge offering amenities to include a garden,
swimming pool, jogging paths, spas, and crystal pavillions. The three buildings combined are said to house a total of 2,600 rooms.
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Architectural firm RAFAA Architecture & Design has designed a solar powered glass waterfall for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. The monument will stand approximately 1000 feet above sea level, and is expected to produce enough energy to make the games completely carbon neutral.
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This house was designed using concepts derived from the works of Spanish surrealist, Salvador Dali. Architectural firm 123DV used Jugendstil form to make the interior lines flow and took influences from ancient Spanish architecture for the facade, as requested by the client. The result is a trippy modern home with cool remnants from the past.
Cinimod Studio has designed the fourth London location for Snog Pure Frozen Yogurt.
Located at 5 Garrick Street, the site was one the location of an apple store dating back to the 1860’s. The feature ceiling is comprised of thousands of individually controllable LED globes, descending from the glowing ceiling on stainless steel rods set to specific lengths. These lights and their control systems are bespoke products developed by Cinimod Studio for the application.
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The Seed Cathedral sits in the centre of the UK Pavilion’s site, 20 metres in height, formed from 60,000 slender transparent fibre optic rods, each 7.5 metres long and each encasing one or more seeds at its tip. During the day, they draw daylight inwards to illuminate the interior. At night, light sources inside each rod allow the whole structure to glow. As the wind moves past, the building and its optic “hairs” gently move to create a dynamic effect.
