Precedent: Winery Gantenbein (2006) Architects: Gramazio & Kohler, Bearth & Deplazes Architekten Location: Fläsch, Switzerland Process: This project uses a robotic arm to precisely place 20,000 bricks according to programmed […]
Playing the Building, a whimsical expression for an art installation that exposes the dignity of the old Jeune Lune Theater for the masses’ pleasure. The artist, David Byrne strips the ornament […]
“Great architecture has a global language, which can minimize differences of taste resulting from local cultural factors.” -Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects Project: Tuzamban, Used by Medina Turgul DDB (2009) Original Use: Salt […]
We live with the assumption that anything stone or brick should be directly connected to the ground. In class this week we proved that doesn’t have to be true. In […]
What is gravity? We may think we know it, but some, like Werver Tscholl, like to test those conventions. The Pass Museum in the Timmelsjoch, a high mountain pass between Austria […]
The dematerialized façade of the Q4 office building ads layers that seem to defy gravity. The cedar planks are suspended from steel cables. They shade the building from the sun […]
In Minnesota, one sculptor uses the water expelled from his home’s geo-thermal system to create large ice sculptures. Roger Hanson started this project in the winter of 2007. The geo-thermal […]
In the popular game Candyland, Hasbro presents children with a wonderful world constructed entirely of Gumdrop Mountains, Lollipop Forests, and Molasses Swamps. This project theorizes a different type of material […]
Material innovation can come from a variety of motives. Recently Starbucks, the world-known coffee shop from Seattle, hired an architect as their president. Now some Starbucks stores exhibit their vision […]
The Kilden Concert Hall may not appear to be a typical parabolic surface, but each of the wood strips on the underside of this cantilevered roof. Each piece of wood […]
In the push towards sustainability many companies turn towards new and recycled materials. One such company offers a composite material made from 50 percent post-consumer recycled paper (100%) and 50 […]
Not all of the world has ready and affordable access to manufactured materials. In Bangladesh, Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag designed the Modern Education and Training Institute (METI) using the […]
When perusing the internet this innovative use of wood caught my eye. This is the work of Elisa Strozyk, a Textile and Surface Designer from Berlin. She has effectively questioned […]
The question was asked: Is brick construction obsolete? There are so many masonry buildings in the fabric of our cities that I have trouble accepting that brick is obsolete. Within […]
The Shingle Mihrab is an Islamic Cemetery in Vorarlber, Austria. The design by Bernardo Bader officially opened in June of 2012. Below, you see the detail of the Qibla wall, […]
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