Who wouldn’t want to live in this gorgeous home by Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa? Not only would it be a beautiful, better way of life, you’d never be for want of someone to talk to, and your roommates would never talk back. I need more plants in my life… | via today and tomorrow
Eero Saarinen’s terminal can make you look at citrus fruit with a new perspective, considering his inspiration for his final masterpiece, was derived from a simple rind of a grapefruit. Few were lucky to be able to venture inside, the now defunct terminal, during a 3-hour opening, staged by Open House New York. And according to rumors, there are plans to re-open the majestic terminal into a boutique hotel…until then, we shall gaze lovingly at these sneak peeks from inside. To read more about this, visit the Phaidon site here.
Yutaka Sone is a trained architect based in Los Angeles, who has since expanded into a successful art career, blending his skill and attention for detail with his love of nature and unconventional art. Other than traditional sculpture, Sone creates as an installation artist, a painter and a performance artist.
For Little Manhattan, Sone tediously carved a 2.5 ton miniature marble version of the island of Manhattan. To do so he used Google Maps, took multiple helicopter rides over the city to view it from an aerial point, and used existing photos.
Sone’s next exhibition will be at the David Zwirner Gallery in NYC from September 20-October 29, 2011.
Found via Spoon & Tamago
Silencio is a Parisian nightclub with interiors designed by David Lynch. They say he will also be programming the events there on a regular basis. The club is planned to be a home for artists and creative endeavors of all sorts. David Lynch had this to say:
“They say that when men go into their 50s they dream of building gigantic towers to prove their virility. I have directed films, composed music, made all sorts of objects, works that had a beginning and an end. Now I want to make something solid.”
… and isn’t it pretty? | via Architizer
I want to live in a castle. I don’t care which, just pick one. All I require is a place to park my shark boat.
(via The Telegraph)
Renowned architecture firm Shigeru Ban have been developing emergency shelter/partition kits for earthquake relief since the 2004 Niigata earthquakes in Japan. Ban recognized that after the quake the biggest issue was housing the massive amount of people left without homes and shelter. Crowded into shelters, gymnasiums and stadiums, the usually private people were forced to get much more personal with their neighbors. In order to ease tension and give a sense of calm, Ban used cardboard pieces, first for people to sleep on, instead of the hard floors, and then as some people were able to leave the shelters, the cardboard was used to build walls.
Since then, Ban has been perfecting a kit to deal with these types of situations in Japan. The kit as of now includes -
“a strut-beam structure using paper tubes that can be furnished faster and conveniently at any site, with white cloth for partitions. The joints were made of plywood, and ropes were used for braces .For flexible partitioning depending on the family size, the modularized unit dimensions were standardized at 180cm. For administration, it is impossible to forecast partition needs, so low cost and high speed were the priorities in developing this partition system.” (from the Shigeru Ban website)
The shelter dividers assembledBan is collecting donations to help them make more kits and to deliver them to the many emergency shelters. They are also seeking volunteers in the area, please visit their website to see how you can help.
The Whitney is moving… and the question of what will happen to it’s current buildings is strong in the minds of architecture and art lovers. One suggestion that we strongly support comes from NY Mag and Robert A.M. Stern – a for real architecture museum, done RIGHT.
In the words of the author of the article – “…architecture is the one art that insinuates itself into virtually everybody’s life, independent of taste or desire. Anyone can shun novels, let the television screen go dark, or indulge an allergy for hip-hop or opera, but avoiding all contact with architecture would mean choosing the lifestyle of a hermit or a hunter-gatherer…” which in NYC would be a very difficult feat.
Read the article here.
Magical composite photographic works. Found images and snapshots compiled into detailed fantasy stories by Portland artist Jim Kazanjian
An urban revival project begun in the early 80′s in Paris at the 19th arrondissement replacing huge slaughter houses that had been on the property since the 1800s.
The winning design was by Bernard Tschumi, a world renowned French contemporary architect. Tschumi designed 35 ‘follies‘ to be built around the park. It also features interactive facilities for the sciences and music and multiple children’s playgrounds. In designing the space, Tschumi consulted with Jacques Derrida, an expert in deconstruction – in order to design a space for creativity and activity, as opposed to the original concept of a park being a place of relaxation and self-indulgence.
In recent years, some of the follies have been renovated to house restaurants and other park facilities.
A must see for anyone visiting the City of Lights!
(Ashley’s favorite animal <3)
It’s Canstruction time again! Every year architecture, design and engineer firms around NYC compete to see who can build the coolest structures out of canned foods. Once the competition is over and the public show is closed, all of the structures are dissembled and the cans are donated to local food banks and shelters. New Yorkers can check it out now through 11/22. More info here.
Canadian artist An Te Liu has been working with architecture and the theme of “place” for quite some time. This piece, Title Deed (2009), addresses the current housing crisis in a clever way. | via The Daily Mail
Lang Bauman’s Beautiful Steps will make your head spin. This would be a great way to clear you head on a stressful day… just don’t trip!
| via LikeCool
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