Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
Extraordinary Creative Direction & Set Design by Anna Burns.London-based Anna Burns crosses the boundaries of installation art, set design, art direction, and everything in between. With a personal motto "put the right thing in the wrong place", Anna has an innate ability to twist the everyday...
The Old Clare Hotel Opens in Sydney.Possibly the most thrilling new development in Chippendale is the highly anticipated Old Clare Hotel, which recently opened on Kensington Street. The Old Clare is the newest property of hospitality entrepreneur Loh Lik Peng of Unlisted...
Majestic Simplicity of Grundtvig’s Church // Copenhagen, Denmark.Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (1853 - 1930) created something that's never been done before with Grundtvig's Church in Copenhagen completed in 1940. The unique architectural style of the building mixes Medieval traditions, Gothic columns,...
Landscapes of Possibility Made from Maps & Books by Ji Zhou.Beijing-based artist Ji Zhou's latest photographic works titled 'Civilized Landscape' treat the object as a vehicle for visual representation and interpretation, whereby maps and books become landscapes of possibility. Zhou collects maps,...
Ai Weiwei Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts London.The elegant rooms of London's Royal Academy of Arts and Ai Weiwei's brave and visionary works are a perfect match. The exhibition itself is politically charged, provocative, powerful and poetic in equal measure, made even better by the...
3XN Architects Studio Tour, Set in a Historic Canon Boathouse in Copenhagen.During RISING Architecture Week 2015, we had an opportunity to tour the incredible Copenhagen studios of 3XN architects and their research arm GXN. 3XN's recent move saw the practice undertake a transformational renovation of a historic...
Interview // Adelaide-based Architectural Workshop Studio Gram.I must admit that, up until just a few weeks ago I wasn't even aware of studio -gram's existence. I genuinely have no idea how it took me so long to clock onto these boys, since I make it my business to know everything - as Husband will...
Inside Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition, London.I'm well aware we don't typically discuss fashion around here, but this post is so much more than that. In fact, forget that this exhibition has anything to do with a high-profile luxury brand. The Louis Vuitton Series 3 exhibition was saw...
