Stories On Design // Built Into Nature.Today we take a world wide tour of seriously incredible examples of architecture that not only address their context and interact with their surrounds, the sites they occupy form the key ingredient that architects have used in the overall...
Stories On Design // Trending Terrazzo.Some people have a love/hate relationship with terrazzo. Divisive as it may be, it’s ALL love around here, baby! We can’t get enough of the quirky colour combinations, the clash of materials and the sense of movement and vibrancy it...
‘Edge of the Forest’ Community Centre by Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop.We talk about architecture having inherent value. One of the values that is often discussed is the value that good and thoughtful architecture brings to the community. Sometimes we even talk about architecture bringing the community...
Norgesglasset Bar at Oslo Airport by Snøhetta.Snøhetta used 4,000 original 'Norgesglasset' jars to clad the ceiling and back wall of a unique bar designed for the expansion of Oslo...
Archipelago Cinema: A Floating Auditorium in Thailand by Buro Ole Scheeren.If the experience of watching an open-air film fills you with delight, then this little beauty is going to knock your socks off. Part architectural masterpiece, part theatre going spectacle, this floating auditorium was created for...
Carla Cascales’ Sculpture Project Made From Reclaimed Materials.The gorgeous, Spanish artist, Carla Cascales' sculptures are not rooted as you might expect in her home country but rather in one a world away - Japan. Wabi-sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of imperfection, it is the nature of transience...
Trending Terrazzo by Bottle-Up Made from Recycled Glass Waste.In collaboration with Dutch designers & local craftsman, Bottle-Up has launched a series of glass terrazzo objects made from recycled glass from...
FedEx Works by Walead Beshty: Shipped Glass Boxes Become Shattered Sculptures.London-born, LA-based artist Walead Beshty describes himself as a photographer, although his practice is far more extensive than that. He often works with processes that mirror photography, beginning with a blank medium and allowing a...
Chi She Art Gallery in Shanghai by Archi-Union Architects.The brief to Archi-Union Architects called for a building that could provide a delicate and abundant compound art space, where various artistic events could take place. The grey green bricks were chosen for the facade as they perfectly...
