Archive for 'architecture and the city'
rethinking the wall
Blobwall, Greg Lynn last creation, is “a freestanding, indoor/outdoor wall system made of a low-density, recyclable, and impact-resistant polymer” which re-thinks the traditional in-out interface: the base comes out from a lightweight honeycomb material developed by Panelite, which technical brochure from the official site is available here. The blobwall will be presented at the new […]
Posted: December 5th, 2007 under architecture and the city, materials and technology, trends, vision and scenario, art, announcements, 100% thought.
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strawberry to get informed
Ultrafragola Channels is an Italian little internet channel now avalable for free on design, architecture and art. Check this link to get videos and images.
Posted: November 19th, 2007 under architecture and the city, art, media and communication, announcements, sources, video.
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Kengo Kuma’s “weak” architecture
Kengo Kuma Teahouse in Frankfurt’s garden of Museum für Angewandte Kunst is another step in his search for a “weak architecture”. The following words are from the exhibition press release.:”Kengo Kuma develops the traditional teahouse architecture further, while at the same time venturing onto entirely unexplored territory with regard to his design. In search of flexible […]
Posted: November 18th, 2007 under architecture and the city, art, emotional environment.
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