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the 135 year old museum outside of dresden wins a prestigious award for its most recent renovation by studio daniel libeskind.

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fausto fantinuoli created these landscapes using sneakers from two of NIKE's recent collections inspired by brazil.

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low walls emerge from the landscape to form the various structures that make up the house, using their orientation to capture the various qualities of the desert landscape.

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May 23, 2013

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the dutch design studio collaborated with american tattoo artist danny boy to 'ink up' a robust solid ash chair with his flash artwork.

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May 23, 2013

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aiming to retain a decorative aesthetic, the fixture can be converted into a back-lit, wall-mounted shelf.

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May 23, 2013

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the light bulb connector is simply a way of connecting electricity so in theory we could screw any electrical device into the socket...even a ghetto blaster!

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a moment suspended in time, the large work is composed of more than 50,000 suspended plates, forming a massive geometric composition.

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May 23, 2013

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the award-winning complex boasts a collection of structures that share indoor and outdoor spaces under an 85m cantilevered roof illuminated by vivid LED lights.

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May 23, 2013

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built exclusively using a cut-out piece of paper and a battery operated LED, the torch light rolls up to create an ample illumination source.

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May 23, 2013

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on the edge of the world's largest inactive and intact volcanic crater lies a lodge that synthesizes the rich building culture of west africa with opulent european whimsy.

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the 3D printing device utilizes innovative extrusion technologies that neutralize the effect of gravity to create objects on any given working surface.

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three glass and steel domes are proposed as part of a green block in the center of the tech giant's proposed seattle headquarters.

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a sloping vacant site meters from the infamous ribamontan shoreline is transformed to accommodate the needs of local surfers and the community

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rem koolhaas’s theme is the starting point for an exhibition that looks at british architecture from the past 100 years in a new light. deadline for submission is friday 21 june.

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hiroyuki arima + urban fourth: 8008 residence
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architecture | 05.23.13

fragmented volumes project out over a sloped site containing exactly 8008 plants of various types.
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SPeeCH: museum for architectural drawing
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architecture | 05.23.13

opening at the beginning of june, the new museum will be dedicated to the precise and detailed work of architectural illustrators, representing the same attention to detail in the structure itself.
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new whitney museum identity by experimental jetset
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design | 05.23.13

experimental jetset have created a new identity for the whitney museum of american art in new york, based around the concept of a 'responsive W'.
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diebedo francis kere: CSPS infirmary
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architecture | 05.23.13

the infirmary will add a new dynamic to the opera village of burkina faso, using local materials and vernacular practices applied through contemporary means to fulfill important social and medical (read more)
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red cross museum: the humanitarian adventure
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architecture | 05.22.13

shigeru ban, francis kéré and gringo cardia have conceived the scenography for the permanent exhibition space at the red cross museum in geneva, switzerland.
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in residence: a peek inside star designer homes

architecture | 05.22.13

a series of videos offer a rare sneak peek into star designer and architect homes including the likes of marc newson, rolf sachs and claudio silvestrin.
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rossetti architects: sungui arena park soccer stadium
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architecture | 05.22.13

the plan revitalizes a depressed area by catalyzing growth powered by a new soccer stadium and mixed-use development.
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aytac architects: camlica residences, istanbul
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architecture | 05.22.13

bending and folded forms embrace the istanbul landscape while creating dynamic, complex social spaces for the community to flourish.
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studio liu lubin: micro house in beijing park
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architecture | 05.22.13

the chinese studio has installed the consolidated micro-home in a beijing park, seeking to work around current chinese land policy and the mass need for private housing.
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finca bellavista: a tree house community
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architecture | 05.22.13

the world's first planned, contemporary, sustainable treehouse community is a tectonically rich assortment of dwellings connected by ziplines and suspension bridges.
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ai wei wei releases first heavy metal music video
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art | 05.22.13

the world's favorite chinese dissident has released 'dumbass', his first heavy metal music video.
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florentijn hofman's giant rubber duck is back in town!
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art | 05.22.13

watch as the floating sculpture re-emerges from a lifeless water pancake into a six story rubber duck.
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