This futuristic architecture incorporates both natural and forced air ventilation, solar power, water reclamation, and a completely modular design. It also happens to be simply gorgeous and almost totally sustainable.
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Northern Lights is a glass tile product that changes its color scheme with temperature fluctuations. Human touch, a change in the ambient air temperature, or hot or cold water will elicit a thermochromic response. A tad pricey at $29 for a 4 inch square, but an impressive product nevertheless.
While big and wealthy cities in many parts of the world challenge the limits of possibility by building gigantic hotels with fancy shapes, erecting sky-high office towers or constructing hovering philharmonic temples, Berlin sets up a decent mountain. Its peak exceeds 1000 metres and is covered with snow from September to March…Hamburg, as stiff as flat, turns green with envy, rich and once proud Munich starts to feel ashamed of its distant Alp-panorama and planners of the Middle-East, experienced in taking the spell off any kind of architectural utopia immediately design authentic copies of the iconic Berlin-Mountain. Tempelhof no longer only is on Berliners’ minds: People come in flocks to – not to see the mountain. Thus, come and see The Berg!
Eero Saarinen was one of the most prolific, unorthodox, and controversial masters of 20th-century architecture. Although his career was cut short by death at age 51 in 1961, Eero Saarinen was one of the most celebrated architects of his time, both at home and abroad.
In the postwar decades of what has been called “the American Century,” Saarinen helped create the international image of the United States with his designs for some of the most potent symbolic expressions of American identity such as St. Louis Gateway Arch (1948-64), General Motors Technical Center (1948-56), Detroit and TWA Terminal (1956-62) at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport
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This speech by danish architect Bjarke Ingels from BIG on TED.com is really interesting. He rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature — they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy — and creating stunning views.
Tags: BIG, Bjare Ingels, TED
I’ll be honest, the only reason this house made it on here is because I like the versatility of the brown PK 22 chair that is used at the desk. Poul Kjœrholm’s chairs are at the pinnacle of modern chair design, but often don’t receive enough recognition, so here’s a little from Adequately Fresh.
This mid-terrace house in Ireland has been extensively refurbished into a contemporary live/work space. The new structure was conceived as a simple form which connects at ground level with the existing house. The tight site and strict planning constraints defined the form of the new extension from an early stage.
Carysfort Road, Dublin, Ireland, by ODOS Architects, via: The Architectural Review (dailyicon)
Tags: Architecture, Chairs, Poul Kjaerholm
Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim. Some even said her work was unbuildable. Yet over the past decade she has completed numerous structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (which the New York Times called ”the most important new building in America since the Cold War”), the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany, and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig. Today, Hadid is firmly established among the élite of world architecture, her audacious and futuristic designs having catapulted her to international fame.
Born in Baghdad and educated in London, where her practice is based, Hadid has designed radical architecture for over 30 years and is now the subject of this massive TASCHEN monograph. Covering her complete works to date, from Dubai to Guangzhou, this tome demonstrates the progression of Hadid’s career—including not only buildings but also her furniture and interior designs—with in-depth texts, spectacular photos, and her own drawings. Also included is a special section with translucent vellum paper allowing multiple layers of designs to be viewed at once or separately. Book is available at Taschen
Tags: Books, Limited Edition, Zaha Hadid
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These images are taken over the years (from 1930 to the present) to depict the ever-evolving New York City. In my opinion, these little landmarks became more and more unattractive through the years. However, New York City will always be lovely and I think that it’s certainly an interesting visual study.
Also, The Huffington Post sponsors “The New York Music Project” where the city will be mapped out in the different songs that are written about it. Anyone can submit photos, as long as you give a legitimate photograph of the correct spot in the city and you can name the song. I am anxious to see how it turns out!
Tags: Gentrification, New York City
In 2012 Copenhagen will get a new bridge connecting Christianshavn and Applebys Plads. Designed by Olafur Eliasson. I actually like the design and think its quite innovative.
Tags: Architecture, Copenhagen, Design, Olafur Eliasson
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