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10 most popular articles of the last seven days based only on single article views - (brief and full content view not included) a designboom.com publication December 2011, 31 you may want to submit a design mail@designboom.com --- # 1 BIG architects: kimball art center published 12.28.11 using traditional construction methods that were common during the coal mining era, the design seeks to present through proportions and materiality the historical context of the city. read more viewed 10224 times --- # 2 mia schmallenbach: meeting knives published 12.24.11 a set of four kitchen knives nest together to create a single steel block.  read more viewed 9548 times --- # 3 helen frankenthaler 1928-2011 published 12.27.11 renowned american abstract expressionist artist helen frankenthaler has passed away on tuesday, december 27th, 2011. read more viewed 9427 times --- # 4 kimihiko okada: toda house published 12.28.11 raised upon a series of inclined columns, this dwelling offers its inhabitants unobstructed vistas of the inland sea and city of miyajima in the distance over the rooftop of the neighboring home. read more viewed 9254 times --- # 5 designboom's top ten most viewed housing units of 2011 published 12.28.11 designboom counts down the top ten most viewed houses of 2011. japanese architecture dominates this category with personalized structures and geometric forms. read more viewed 9119 times --- # 6 JDS architects: hangzhou waves published 12.26.11 place back-to-back, an office building and hotel mirror each other in form, opening their roof and facade into a downward sloping void to allow views of a nearby park and canal while introducing natural daylight. read more viewed 9084 times --- # 7 lucas maassen + sons: furniture factory published 12.26.11 the dutch designer and his three sons developed a home furnishing company which uses constraints as an artistic potentiality, offering a child's artistic interpretation to furniture pieces while operating completely within dutch labor laws. read more viewed 9023 times --- # 8 tohoku university of art & design: house-m published 12.28.11 seeking to draw more attention to the importance of living sustainably, the project was conceived to reduce the dwelling's fossil energy needs to 10% of an ordinary japanese house.  read more viewed 8950 times --- # 9 designboom's top ten most viewed public spaces of 2011 published 12.27.11 designboom counts down the top ten most viewed public space designs of 2011. grand public spaces and small intimate places create new identities for these social environments. read more viewed 8706 times --- # 10 nacho carbonell studio visit published 12.27.11 designboom visits the new studio of spanish designer nacho carbonell, located in a burgeoning former industrial zone of eindhoven, the netherlands. read more viewed 8592 times

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