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September 2011, 21
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renzo piano: rehabilitation of the ronchamp site
published 09.21.11
a gatehouse and convent for a dozen resident sisters is immersed into the landscape of the hills immediately surrounding le corbusier's landmark chapel in ronchamp, france.
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verso est: contemporary chinese architecture at the MAXXI museum
published 09.21.11
curated by chinese art and architecture critic fang zhenning, the exhibition at the MAXXI museum in rome surveys contemporary chinese architecture, interrogating its points of dialogue with global practices.
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MAD architects: ordos museum completed
published 09.21.11
chinese practice MAD architects has sent us a video featuring the completion of their museum in ordos, inner mongolia, china.
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architecture republic: formwork
published 09.21.11
this studio features an elevated perimeter ledge to provide an overhead perspective of the in progress artwork below while bending to form the entry staircase, workstation and daybed.
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simon hasan at london design week 2011
published 09.21.11
the designer continues developing his interest in crafts and mass-production with three new projects.
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katsunobu tasho architecture: church in matsumoto
published 09.21.11
by arranging its secondary programs around the central chapel, the design provides a buffering system for heat and sound insulation of the church.
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arnold goron: window display for isabel marant
published 09.21.11
these special window installations entitled 'molecular structure' can be found in the fashion designer's shops in paris, new york, madrid, beirut and beijing.
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ARQMOV workshop: kiral apartments
published 09.20.11
featuring an undulating street facade, the design uses elements of optical illusion to mimic movement, establishing a dynamic identity within the urban site.
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not tom: dyed in the wool installation for wool modern
published 09.20.11
a forest of mummified branches draws up coloured dye from paint cans over the course of the exhibition, in an unusual recreation of the dyeing process of wool
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peter marigold: trunk at london design week 2011
published 09.20.11
developed whereby a log was laser scanned to record its three dimensional form as data, and then reflected within the computer, creating a mirror image of itself. the result is a three-dimensional form that has been printed and cast in plaster.
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