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tokujin yoshioka: water block + kou-an-glass teahouse
published 06.06.11
on display at glasstress (a collateral exhibition of the 54th venice biennale that displays the work of many artists and designers) are two works by tokujin yoshioka : an optical glass bench and a model of the japanese designer's latest architecture project, a glass tea house.
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hands on door handles competition results
published 06.06.11
6209 designers from 103 countries participated in the competition. here are the winners
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windows 8
published 06.06.11
influenced by the needs and design of mobile devices, the upcoming 'windows 8' interface features tile-based navigation and full-screen apps, to come standard on future desktops, laptops, and tablets.
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mike + doug starn: big bambu at the venice biennale
published 06.06.11
sculptural and experiential, the hollow bamboo structure features a spiraling and undulating trail which leads visitors to an expansive lounge fifty feet above the grand canal.
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ON design partners: house with eaves and an attic
published 06.06.11
standing slim and tall on a site which measures approximately 4.5m by 16m, the design features an exaggerated roof form that is translated to the form of the interior space.
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rojkind arquitectos: high park
published 06.05.11
seeking to alleviate the effects of the extreme climate, the multistorey mix-use building features shifted floor plates that create areas of light and shadow.
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fondazione prada: ca' corner della regina in venice
published 06.05.11
art and fashion have developed a symbiotic relationship in recent years.
italian fashion house prada opened a new venture -- a semi-permanent display of works from their art collection, housed in a well restored and imposing 18th-century palazzo located right on the grand canal in venice.
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cino zucchi architetti: national automobile museum turin
published 06.05.11
expressed as an unraveling and fluid form, the building features a glass and steel skin that enwraps and redefines the brutal volumes and hard symmetry of the existing structure.
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ayse erkmen at venice art biennale 2011: plan B
published 06.05.11
drinking water is a subject that interests and affects people in many ways.
the artist ayse erkmen has therefore made water the focus of her art object at this year's venice art biennale.
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levi van veluw: origin of the beginning
published 06.05.11
accompanied by photographs and video, three rooms recalling images of the artist's youth are blanketed in 30,000 wooden blocks, balls, and slats, each individually tiled upon the walls, ceiling, figures, and furniture.
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