In March 2001 the Danish Public Education Ministry hosted an international design competition, invited tenders for the design of an extension to the Ordrupgaard museum. The purpose was to provide new exhibition space for the permanent collection, targeted to incorporate special events facilities, a restaurant, a foyer, a bar and a multipurpose hall. Seven architectural studios were honoured to p..
In a fruitful new collaboration, the Swedish based designers Johanna Strand and Åsa Elmstam have developed a highly functional and stylishly minimalist new piece of furniture. Powerwise is designed to help people handle their everyday electronic devices in a smarter way. As we all know, cell phones, Mp3-players, cameras and handheld computers are forever in need of recharging and rather annoying..
Architect: DSDHA Client: MoreLondon Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates QS: David Langdon LLP Contractors: Alandale Logistics LTD Subcontractors: Martin Childs Ltd Landscape Architect: Gross Max Landscape Architects Services Engineer: ARUP
PARIS MATCH, Sylvie Santini, 15 juin 2005 ”It looks like a giant display of potted plants, it sings in the breeze - and it's one of the best places to live in Paris." THE GUARDIAN, Jonathan Glancey , 20/04/2004. “And unbelievable though it may be, the real thing is even more impressive than the models. When viewed from certain angles, the two-toned grey exterior disappears behind a veritable jun..
Architects: oficina de arquitectura - Emilio Marín + Nicolás Norero Location: Santiago, Chile Project year: 2007 Photography: Cristobal Palma Within the imaginary of the relatives of disappeared prisoners, not only of Chile, there are a series of recurrent images that are constituted as a sensitive alphabet. Candles put on the ground like an act spontaneous reminder, the posters of the disappear..
Silver Bowl for Sawaya & Moroni ACRYLIC BOWL Ré Chandelier for Swarovski ‘Midnight Blue’ Mesa for Vitra Eduardo Perez Scoop courtesy of Sawaya & Moroni Ré Chandelier for Swarovski ‘Midnight Blue’ Mesa for Vitra Photography Barbara Song Moon System for B&B Italia Photography : Fabrizio Bergamo Bowl for Sawaya & Moroni Ré chandelier for Swarovski Swarovski Crystal Palace, 56 via Savona, 20144 Mila..
MADRID CIVIL COURTS OF JUSTICE, Spain 2007-tbc PROGRAM: Courts of Law. CLIENT: Campus de la Justicia de Madrid ARCHITECT: Zaha Hadid Architects Design Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher Project Architect Juan Ignacio Aranguren Competition Team: Andrés Arias Madrid, Jimena Araiza Olivera Toro, Brian Dale, Amit Gupta, Ho-ping Hsia, Sara Sheikh Akbari, Tomas Rabl, Paulo E. Flores. SIZE: 74,448 sqm: 4..
' JOHN LEWIS DEPARTMENT STORE AND CINEPLEX by FOA Leicester, UK This project involves the design of a block housing, a department store and a Cineplex. The ground floor is occupied almost entirely by the department store, leaving the upper area to be divided between the two functions. The Cineplex is a large blank volume, that will be clad in stainless steel shingles. No communication can be exp..
Here’s a fourth house design for the Ordos 100 project in Inner Mongolia, this time by Mexican architects Dellekamp. 100 international architects were invited by a local entrepreneur to each design one 1000 square metre villa. The architects were selected by Herzog & de Meuron and the masterplan is by artist Ai Wei Wei. See our earlier stories for more Ordos 100 projects by architects Julien de ..
Cabbage Chair is a new product by Japanese designers Nendo made of waste paper from the pleated fabric industry. The paper is wrapped into a cylinder and cut vertically halfway down one side so that the layers can be peeled back one at a time. Nendo designed the chair for the XXIst Century Man exhibition curated by Issey Miyake, which will be at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo from 30 March to 6 Jul..
