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This very interesting project by Nicholas de Monchaux from 7 years ago has also an update from 2015.
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Path of Silence by Jeppe Hein
Jeppe Hein has designed installation Path of Silence in Jevnaker, Norway. The installation splits the reflections of the beautiful surroundings and the movement of the visitors into an interesting new visual fabric.
Work in progress – Nature Cots
We have started working on our Nature Cots project. The website is now live at NatureCots.fi! Nature Cots is an experimental project by Mieluisa. The aim is to bring intensive nature to the concrete jungle via small scale portable nature devices – Nature Cots.
A big thank you for our supporters Kone Foundation, The Arts Promotion Centre Finland and The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York!
Making Carmel Place Modular Micro Apartments
This beautiful video by Antti T Seppänen / Oiva-filmi shows the making of Carmel Place modular micro apartments building in NYC by nArchitects. The firm’s entry My Micro NY was the winner of New York City sponsored adAPT NYC competition in 2012. This summer the residents moved into the completed building.
New York Subway Symphony by James Murphy
James Murphy has this great idea of turning the cold NYC subway turnstile beeps into something beautiful. Brilliant!
Warka Water – Catching drinkable water from air
This great biomimetic water harvesting installation is inspired by Namibian fog-basking beetles, Ethiopian basket-weaving traditions Warka trees. It is made of bamboo, bioplastic and fiber ropes and is easy to build with simple tools. For more information, visit the project’s web page warkawater.it
BIG & Heatherwick Studio: Google’s California HQ
BIG and Heatherwick Studio have joined forces to design new California headquarters for Google. It will be interesting to see how this Frei Otto meets the Eden Project meets Under the Dome will come to life. It will be quite a challenge to turn vast parking lots and mundane business parks into an ecological, inspiring and flexible neighbourhood as described in the video. It is interesting how different headquarters designs of the contemporary giants are: Facebook+Gehry, Apple+Foster and now Google+BIG&HS are headed into totally different directions with their designs. They share very similar ideas about an ecological campus of the future, but the approach and execution are quite different. Ultimately time will tell which vision transforms into reality the best. Different as they are, certainly all of these companies have the resources to make it work. Let’s just wait and see!
The Best Tall Building Worldwide 2014 – One Central Park
The fabulous One Central Park has been selected as the Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, PTW Architects and Patrick Blanc, this Sydney high-rise hybrid boasts beautiful, large green walls. The building also has an array of motorised mirrors to direct light to the park that would otherwise be overshadowed by the building. Wow!