Saturday 30 April 2011
Los Tres Juanes - Master Spanish craftsman showcase their geometrically intricate woodworking styles
Los 3 Juanes - Mudejar Art from Maite Felices on Vimeo.
Using a combination of modern machinery and historical woodworking techniques, Los Tres Juanes create beautifully-intricate roof frameworks in styles unique to the south of Spain. These exceptionally skilled craftsman create Alfarjes (polygon-shaped painted ceilings) and Mudejar-style coffered ceilings made entirely of finely-intertwined wood. Check out their short video above, detailing their workshop and the process of creating their geometric works of art. - Coolhunting, Thanks!
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Negozio Olivetti by Carlo Scarpa [RESTORED] WOW!
Negozio Olivetti Thanks Coolhunting!
Widely recognized for their Ettore Sottsass-designed Valentine typewriter, one of Olivetti's less celebrated design accomplishments is the company's Venice showroom and store. Architect Carlo Scarpa spent two years conceiving the space with a focus on transparencies and materials after commissioned by Adriano Olivetti in the late '50s, leading to what became one of the most significant architectural achievements of the 20th century.
Widely recognized for their Ettore Sottsass-designed Valentine typewriter, one of Olivetti's less celebrated design accomplishments is the company's Venice showroom and store. Architect Carlo Scarpa spent two years conceiving the space with a focus on transparencies and materials after commissioned by Adriano Olivetti in the late '50s, leading to what became one of the most significant architectural achievements of the 20th century.
Aires Mateus - VOIDS at Venezia Architettura Biennale 2010
One of the better exhibits at last years Biennale
Venezia Architettura Biennale:
As well as addressing the academic side of architecture, the Biennale is an occasion where big-name architects and designers can showcase new projects, arranged in different pavilions, each with different themes. Wikipedia
VOIDS -
Venezia Architettura Biennale:
As well as addressing the academic side of architecture, the Biennale is an occasion where big-name architects and designers can showcase new projects, arranged in different pavilions, each with different themes. Wikipedia
VOIDS -
A New Favourite, Patkau Architects.
Patkau Architects
Fallingwater Cottages
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
Seabird Island School
Fallingwater Cottages
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
Seabird Island School
Thursday 28 April 2011
Hundertwasser's Architectural Manifesto and Theories
More at Hacedor de Trampas, Thanks!
Hundertwasser's original features are the expression of shock in pictorial art, environmentalism Environmental Philosophy,the design of facades, postage stamps, flags and clothing(among other areas). Common themes of his work are a rejection of the straight lines, bright colors, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism.
His inspiration was the spirals, and came to denote the straight line as the "tool of the devil." He called his theory of art "transautomatismo", basing his theory on the Surrealist automatic.
Hundertwasser's original features are the expression of shock in pictorial art, environmentalism Environmental Philosophy,the design of facades, postage stamps, flags and clothing(among other areas). Common themes of his work are a rejection of the straight lines, bright colors, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism.
His inspiration was the spirals, and came to denote the straight line as the "tool of the devil." He called his theory of art "transautomatismo", basing his theory on the Surrealist automatic.
Fleet Street Hill by Peter Barber Architects
Peter Barber Architects have produced these drawings as part of a planning application for 25 terraced family houses in London’s East End. The layout of the proposed houses on Fleet Street Hill across 3-4 storeys allows each to have its own ground floor courtyard, as well as accessible roof terraces.
Thanks Dezeen!
Thanks Dezeen!
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Paolo Portoghesi
Il Salvatino Restoration
Exhibit of Portoghesi's work
That exhibit, The Presence of the Past, was at the 1980 Venice Biennale and featured a stunning display in the newly renovated “Corderie” of the Venetian Arsenale. That display, Strada Novissima, was a temporary plywood and plaster street, fabricated in Rome’s Cinecitta film studio and featuring facades and back room exhibits by architects including Frank O. Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Arata Isozaki, Robert Venturi, and an grand entrance by Aldo Rossi.
Exhibit of Portoghesi's work
That exhibit, The Presence of the Past, was at the 1980 Venice Biennale and featured a stunning display in the newly renovated “Corderie” of the Venetian Arsenale. That display, Strada Novissima, was a temporary plywood and plaster street, fabricated in Rome’s Cinecitta film studio and featuring facades and back room exhibits by architects including Frank O. Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Arata Isozaki, Robert Venturi, and an grand entrance by Aldo Rossi.
toyo ito - taichung metropolitan opera
construction begins of the taichung metropolitan opera house, designed by toyo ito.
the ground-breaking ceremony for the second-stage main construction of the taichung
metropolitan opera house was held on dec. 3, 2009.
the theater is expected to cost NT.36 billion (US5 million) and will take over four
years to complete. the opera house is now on track for a december 2013 ribbon-cutting.
according to taichung city officials, the project was put up for bid five times over the past
several years but failed to attract suitable tenders due to associated engineering challenges.
while other major cities in taiwan are all known for something, taichung, a city of roughly
1 million residents whose name means 'central taiwan' in chinese, has trouble finding
anything to distinguish itself from taiwan's other metropolises. today it is seen as one of
the most cultural cities in taiwan.
Thanks Designboom
the ground-breaking ceremony for the second-stage main construction of the taichung
metropolitan opera house was held on dec. 3, 2009.
the theater is expected to cost NT.36 billion (US5 million) and will take over four
years to complete. the opera house is now on track for a december 2013 ribbon-cutting.
according to taichung city officials, the project was put up for bid five times over the past
several years but failed to attract suitable tenders due to associated engineering challenges.
while other major cities in taiwan are all known for something, taichung, a city of roughly
1 million residents whose name means 'central taiwan' in chinese, has trouble finding
anything to distinguish itself from taiwan's other metropolises. today it is seen as one of
the most cultural cities in taiwan.
Thanks Designboom
Tofu House - Jun Tamaki
Tofu house was designed by Jun Tamaki of TAMAKI Architectural Atelier that located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. This is modern Japanese house design. To anyone’s eye, the name describes the appearance of this house. “Tofu” was designed by a Kyoto-based architect Jun Tamaki in 1997 for a couple as their future retirement home. This simple but distinctive design has stood the test of time.
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