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February 2011, 05
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# 1
hideyuki nakayama architecture: o house - update
published 01.30.11
a year after our original post on the project, we get an exclusive update on the two-storey dwelling after it has been lived in.
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volkswagen: xl1
published 02.02.11
designed to be highly aerodynamic, volkswagen's concept car is expected to return 313 miles to the gallon, with CO2 emissions of nearly a third of today's most efficient models.
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# 3
chromoly: everyday weapons
published 02.01.11
'everyday weapons' is a series of leather apparatuses that weaponize everyday objects and tools by putting them in a context of readiness for violent action.
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jurgen mayer h. architects: airport in mestia
published 02.01.11
wrapped in a dynamic pattern of tinted glazing and solid white cladding, the new airport building in northwest georgia was constructed in three months.
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# 5
stephen alvarez: paris underground
published 02.04.11
beneath the streets and métro lines of paris lies an entire world of lakes, gold vaults, catacombs, and tunnels. american photojournalist stephen alvarez documents the spaces and the parisians who work, paint, and party in them.
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viewed 11734 times
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BIG architects: TEK building
published 02.01.11
completely finished in concrete lamellas, the 57x57x57 m cubic structure hosts a spiraling street of activities within its volume, leading the public from the street level to the roof top.
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raw architecture workshop + studio integrate: a room for london
published 01.30.11
transitioning between a remote, womb-like white space through to an open and and highly visible space, the room provides its overnight guests with a sense of voyeurism and exploration.
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# 8
kaikado: 6th generation tea caddy maker
published 02.03.11
kaikado was established in 1875 in kyoto. in the japanese edo era, canisters were made from tin were a commonplace means of storage for tea. it was the company's founder, kiyosuke, who first designed the tin tea caddy and made it into a commercially available item.
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# 9
lunar cubit - solar pyramids
published 01.31.11
'lunar cubit' consists of nine pyramids constructed from solar panels that collect energy during the day and are illuminated at night inversely proportional to the lunar cycle.
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# 10
hövding airbag helmet for bicyclists
published 01.31.11
designed as a fashionable alternative to bicycle helmets, the 'hövding' collar contains an airbag hood that is automatically deployed in the event of an accident.
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