HIGHLIGHTS
budi pradano architects sculpts a clay house within the idonesian hillscape
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the project is built as a sustainable and green architecture, collecting locally-available material such as natural clay and bamboo.
the project is built as a sustainable and green architecture, collecting locally-available material such as natural clay and bamboo.
tired of early flights? try cabin's sleeper bus for long-distance traveling
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elon musk’s hyperloop may be the future but while it’s still under development, we highlight an already existing and functional one—the cabin sleeper bus.
elon musk’s hyperloop may be the future but while it’s still under development, we highlight an already existing and functional one—the cabin sleeper bus.
weaving new worlds: designboom speaks to chiharu shiota
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designboom speaks to chiharu shiota about her unique woven installations and the quiet poignancy of everyday objects.
designboom speaks to chiharu shiota about her unique woven installations and the quiet poignancy of everyday objects.
jaguar e-pace shatters record for world's furthest barrel roll with 270° corkscrew leap
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behind the wheel, stunt driver terry grant experienced a g-force of 5.5 during the twist, and required a 160-meter run up to hit the air at the correct speed.
behind the wheel, stunt driver terry grant experienced a g-force of 5.5 during the twist, and required a 160-meter run up to hit the air at the correct speed.
'digital grotesque II': a 3D printed grotto with 1.35 billion algorithmically-generated surfaces
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this highly ornamental structure is designed entirely by algorithms, comprises 1.35 billion surfaces and is materialized from 7 tons of 3D printed sandstone.
this highly ornamental structure is designed entirely by algorithms, comprises 1.35 billion surfaces and is materialized from 7 tons of 3D printed sandstone.
10 amazing movable bridges around the world
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from kinetic sculptures to apostrophe-shaped and hanging ones, we highlight ten of the most amazing movable bridges around the world.
from kinetic sculptures to apostrophe-shaped and hanging ones, we highlight ten of the most amazing movable bridges around the world.
BIG expands WWII bunker to form TIRPITZ, a 'hidden' museum sunken into the danish coast
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embedded into the landscape, the 'sanctuary in the sand' transforms a historic bunker into an expansive cultural complex housing sunken galleries, exhibition areas and an events »
embedded into the landscape, the 'sanctuary in the sand' transforms a historic bunker into an expansive cultural complex housing sunken galleries, exhibition areas and an events venue.
artists 'erase' graffitied car with painted photoshop transparency pattern
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merging the digital world with the analog, the installation optically turns the 3-dimensional objects into a seemingly flat 'background later'.
merging the digital world with the analog, the installation optically turns the 3-dimensional objects into a seemingly flat 'background later'.
the cylinder house nestles between the forests near lyon
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this unusual home imagines a structure organized and envisioned using a single element: a cylinder.
this unusual home imagines a structure organized and envisioned using a single element: a cylinder.
MVRDV to develop mixed-use towers connected by air bridge in rotterdam
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located by the water, 'the sax' will feature two interconnected towers will be united by a bridge which inside will have a 150 room hotel.
located by the water, 'the sax' will feature two interconnected towers will be united by a bridge which inside will have a 150 room hotel.
aston martin valkyrie hypercar: exterior and interior design revealed
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the formidable alliance between aston martin + red bull reveals the valkyrie hypercar’s aerodynamics, body styling and cockpit packaging.
the formidable alliance between aston martin + red bull reveals the valkyrie hypercar’s aerodynamics, body styling and cockpit packaging.
RÂU ARCH manipulates bamboo in moọc spring building in vietnam
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nestled among the rainforests of quảng bình in vietnam, a thatched roof building serves as a touristic site.
nestled among the rainforests of quảng bình in vietnam, a thatched roof building serves as a touristic site.
slow motion video reveals an unprecedented look at hummingbirds' lives
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anand varma has used a camera capable of capturing 3,000 frames per second to freeze in time the bird’s activities.
anand varma has used a camera capable of capturing 3,000 frames per second to freeze in time the bird’s activities.
marta minujín builds full-scale parthenon replica from 100,000 banned books
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minujín contradicts the parthenon's symbolism of democracy to demonstrate the censorship of writing, opposition of expression, and oppression of cultural knowledge that has »
minujín contradicts the parthenon's symbolism of democracy to demonstrate the censorship of writing, opposition of expression, and oppression of cultural knowledge that has existed throughout history.
okuda san miguel canvasses 19th century castle with mulitcolored mirrored skulls
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pink, yellow, blue and red hues come together to form the mirrored image of two skulls, giving the historic site a vivid new 'face'.
pink, yellow, blue and red hues come together to form the mirrored image of two skulls, giving the historic site a vivid new 'face'.
laboratory of architecture 3's mediatheque fills the deficit of the cultural facilities in tbilisi
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the structure serves as a multimedia library for children and adults and a recreational play areas for kids among many other facilities.
the structure serves as a multimedia library for children and adults and a recreational play areas for kids among many other facilities.
cao pu pitches tent structures inside together hostel in beijing
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tent-like structures have been distributed around the 'together hostel'; stacked and overlapped to create single and double rooms.
tent-like structures have been distributed around the 'together hostel'; stacked and overlapped to create single and double rooms.
SUBdV's factory and office annex in são paulo combines tropical + digital aesthetics
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the design combines high-tech architectural strategies with local low-tech construction to create a ‘tropicalized’ digital aesthetic.
the design combines high-tech architectural strategies with local low-tech construction to create a ‘tropicalized’ digital aesthetic.
filip hodas' pop culture dystopia depicts littered landscapes of obliterated icons
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popular cartoon classics like pac man, hello kitty and the mario kart mushroom are graffitied, dirtied and disintegrated beyond repair.
popular cartoon classics like pac man, hello kitty and the mario kart mushroom are graffitied, dirtied and disintegrated beyond repair.
bonte and migozzi's timber cabin nestled amidst luscious green pine groves in greece
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inhabited by the mediterranean culture and greek mythology, the architect revisits the primitive atmosphere of the cottage.
inhabited by the mediterranean culture and greek mythology, the architect revisits the primitive atmosphere of the cottage.
cui shu studio adds giant bamboo staircase in elephant-parade's newly renovated office
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the designers cut and divided the single geometric space on the first floor in order to facilitate internal communication within the office.
the designers cut and divided the single geometric space on the first floor in order to facilitate internal communication within the office.
studio gang sculpts soaring, inhabitable 'hive' from 2,700 wound paper tubes
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reaching the uppermost levels of washington, DC's national building museum, the interactive installation comprises three interconnected, domed chambers made from recyclable »
reaching the uppermost levels of washington, DC's national building museum, the interactive installation comprises three interconnected, domed chambers made from recyclable materials.
MULTI, the world’s first rope-less, horizontal-vertical elevator system
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MULTI can move sideways as well as vertically, and without height limitations, it enables unprecedented possibilities in architecture and design.
MULTI can move sideways as well as vertically, and without height limitations, it enables unprecedented possibilities in architecture and design.
acne studios opens flagship in milan with arched façades
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sited on the edge of a piazza, the swedish fashion house subtly merges its own character while referencing italy architecture.
sited on the edge of a piazza, the swedish fashion house subtly merges its own character while referencing italy architecture.
OMA to construct facebook's willow campus residential village in silicon valley
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facebook plans to construct a a 'mixed-use village' consisting of 1,500 new homes, a grocery store, a transit center, shops on their menlo park HQ.
facebook plans to construct a a 'mixed-use village' consisting of 1,500 new homes, a grocery store, a transit center, shops on their menlo park HQ.
chairless chair supports factory workers with an exo-skeleton structure
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swiss studio sapetti's 'chairless chair' is a flexible exoskeleton that allows people to take a seat wherever, and whenever, they wish.
swiss studio sapetti's 'chairless chair' is a flexible exoskeleton that allows people to take a seat wherever, and whenever, they wish.
kikuma watanabe designs a movable wooden shinto shrine in the mountains of kochi
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the frontal area houses the inhabitants and the worshipers while the rear shrine is set in the forest.
the frontal area houses the inhabitants and the worshipers while the rear shrine is set in the forest.
interview and studio visit with massimiliano and doriana of FUKSAS studio in rome
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over the past 40 years, FUKSAS has developed an innovative approach through a strikingly wide variety of projects.
over the past 40 years, FUKSAS has developed an innovative approach through a strikingly wide variety of projects.
town and concrete's green chapel in the woods is made of spheres
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with mobility in mind, the typical furniture needed for a chapel has been reduced to its simplest form.
with mobility in mind, the typical furniture needed for a chapel has been reduced to its simplest form.
400ML + iACRO create a NIKE jordan-inspired BMW M3
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graffiti crew 400ML collaborates with custom car studio iACRO to give the BMW 'M3' a NIKE 'air jordan' makeover.
graffiti crew 400ML collaborates with custom car studio iACRO to give the BMW 'M3' a NIKE 'air jordan' makeover.
1000 ghostly figures march the streets of hamburg in protest for the G20 summit
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through this silent and overwhelming art performance, the silhouettes covered in clay are calling out for a grander humanity and solidarity during times of turmoil.
through this silent and overwhelming art performance, the silhouettes covered in clay are calling out for a grander humanity and solidarity during times of turmoil.
studio weave builds elevated hikers' shelter in the french countryside
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'le haut perché' sits quietly atop a bordeaux jalle, and the project itself encourages the exploration of bordeaux’s fringe sites by creating a stay-over shelters on the edge »
'le haut perché' sits quietly atop a bordeaux jalle, and the project itself encourages the exploration of bordeaux’s fringe sites by creating a stay-over shelters on the edge of the city
