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daily news
a designboom.com publication
August 2010, 16
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hubless - spokeless bicycle wheel compilation
published 08.16.10
seeing its application on many bicycle prototypes over the years, hubless and spokeless bike wheels are characterized by the lack of a center hub and a hollow axle usually part of the anatomy of a conventional cycle.
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king shih architects: taipei flora expo
published 08.16.10
designed for this year's taipei international gardening and horticulture exposition, the project consists of three separate structures: the cocoon-like 'expo hall', the 'gift shop pavilion', and an 'outlook pavilion' from which the entire park can be seen.
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dennis hopper at MOCA, los angeles
published 08.16.10
this exhibition presents the first comprehensive survey of american artist, dennis hopper, who was best known for his film work and producing an artistic ouevre which blurred boundaries between art, film and popular culture.
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BNIM: omega center for sustainable living
published 08.16.10
the facility contains a classroom, laboratory, water garden, and a constructed wetland which supplies all of its own energy needs using photovoltaic power, and is carbon neutral.
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detmolder schule: boxel
published 08.16.10
the building shape is based on a minimal surface and consists of more than 2.000 beer boxes that are organized along the free form geometry.
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venice architecture biennale 2010 preview: berger+berger
published 08.16.10
the temporary theatre plays with the effects of dissolving the architectural object into a fictional system while simultaneously exploring models of representation found in the cinema, the theatre auditorium, and the museum gallery.
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SOM two additional patents for seismic structural inventions
published 08.16.10
2 new patents by SOM of joints designed to protect buildings in areas of high seismicity.
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touring cape town stadium
published 08.15.10
while not as large as its sister stadium in johannesburg, cape town_s new stadium in green point has a carefully considered, subtle design created by the german architecture studio gmp. designboom recently visited the site guided by some of the local architects who worked on the project.
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frontline gloves for firefighters
published 08.15.10
developed by interaction designers ashwin rajan and kevin cannon, frontline gloves for firefighters are networked gloves that allow two firefighters to use hand gestures to communicate with each other.
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tom scott: journalism warning labels
published 08.15.10
concerned with the increasing amount of 'sloppy journalism and other questionable content' found in newspapers, comedian tom scott designed a set of 'journalism warning labels' to make 'newspaper reading that much safer.
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ball nogues interview
published 08.15.10
designboom met benjamin ball and gaston nogues in los angeles, june 26th, 2010.
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johannes norlander arkitektur: house tumle
published 08.15.10
'house tumle' is a hexagonal, two-storey dwelling that overlooks the north sea. from a distance, the building is meant to be abstract, like an icon of a house, and become more physical and present as one approaches it.
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mark reigelman: white cloud
published 08.15.10
'white cloud' is an installation comprised of nearly 100 eight-foot weather balloons, a dozen 22-foot steel poles and rope.
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