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December 2010, 27
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mark dorf: environmental occupations
published 12.27.10
'environmental occupations' explores humanity's role of creation, juxtaposing massive and imposing concrete forms within the natural landscape. this leaves a disconnect between their particular creator, making them appear like the mass produced objects found in our current urban environment.
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rietveld universe - architecture
published 12.27.10
rietveld_s universe is an exhibition about gerrit rietveld, his times, his friends and his colleagues around the world.
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maia halter: zim chair
published 12.27.10
the chair's form has a tubular frame with the supporting seat consisting of a metal mesh that has been folded. it's shape is derived from fishing nets and mimics the position of a crab.
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apollo architects and associates: shift
published 12.27.10
pivoting around a central courtyard, the inward-facing house consists of two offset volumes that facilitate a surprising amount of natural light into the interior space.
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groninger museum renovation: studio job + maarten baas + jaime hay_n
published 12.27.10
stained glass, modern silhouettes, clay furniture, and patchwork tiles create the new face of the groninger museum.
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patricia urquiola for axor
published 12.27.10
the first collaboration with a female designer, this bathroom collection combines axor's technical and precise functionality with patricia urquiola's artistic interplay of intimacy, poetry and warmth.
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richard rogers leadenhall building to go ahead
published 12.27.10
construction will begin on richard rogers' leadenhall building (known as the cheese grater) in london in 2011, after the project was halted due to the global economic crisis.
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design initiatives: a room for london
published 12.26.10
the temporary structure is proposed as a 'boundary' object, floating in neutral space between land and sky, employing a contrasting dialogue between active (the city below) and passive (the isolated retreat).
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camp design inc: string lattice
published 12.26.10
the hand-crafted design, which considers its context and surrounding environment, is a direct response to the subtlety of its community.
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