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A green living facade for an edible restaurant designed by Sander Architects in LA. *tricky

A green living facade for an edible restaurant designed by Sander Architects in LA.

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Lef Kiort brings us "Light City". *jcooper

Lef Kiort brings us "Light City".

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Photographer Rusty Ralston explores Brooklyn in this 30 day photo project. Updated daily from 9/6 to 10/6, Brooklyn is exposed in grainy, large-format, black & white images. *rustafarian

Photographer Rusty Ralston explores Brooklyn in this 30 day photo project. Updated daily from 9/6 to 10/6, Brooklyn is exposed in grainy, large-format, black & white images.

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Wallpaper - from the 18th century to the 1970s. Images from a new exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester *Simon Hogg

Wallpaper - from the 18th century to the 1970s. Images from a new exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester

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This Pavilion is inspired by termites, and is modeled after the inside of a termite mound. *ninakix

This Pavilion is inspired by termites, and is modeled after the inside of a termite mound.

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Rafael del Pino Auditorium Building by Rafael de La-Hoz Architects. The facade of the building stands out for its metallic arboreal structure that supports the structure of the building on both sides. *+MOOD

Rafael del Pino Auditorium Building by Rafael de La-Hoz Architects. The facade of the building stands out for its metallic arboreal structure that supports the structure of the building on both sides.

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Photographer Bobby Neel Addams re-barks. *Chris Burns

Photographer Bobby Neel Addams re-barks.

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Crystal Mesh, facade of a mall in Singapore, is the collaboration between WOHA architects, Singapore and media architecture specialists, realities:united, Berlin. *NA

Crystal Mesh, facade of a mall in Singapore, is the collaboration between WOHA architects, Singapore and media architecture specialists, realities:united, Berlin.

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Four shipping containers comprise this 1,848 square foot modern home. The Cordell House features 3 bedrooms, a guest house, an 800 square foot central breezeway patio and vibrant furnishings throughout. *thethinktank

Four shipping containers comprise this 1,848 square foot modern home. The Cordell House features 3 bedrooms, a guest house, an 800 square foot central breezeway patio and vibrant furnishings throughout.

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A small rural hotel buried in Felgueiras, Portugal.  The rooms have a good space and views. I like the  red pigmented  concrete finish. *tricky

A small rural hotel buried in Felgueiras, Portugal. The rooms have a good space and views. I like the red pigmented concrete finish.

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However you feel about Jay Leno and his radical network experiment, his new set looks incredibly elaborate and casino-ish (in a somewhat good way) *psarni

However you feel about Jay Leno and his radical network experiment, his new set looks incredibly elaborate and casino-ish (in a somewhat good way)

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Today it was announced that the new Norwegian water park “Vannvittigland” will open in Kristiansand June the 25th next year! Here are some teaser-illustrations of the water park by Grid Design. *Playmedesign

Today it was announced that the new Norwegian water park “Vannvittigland” will open in Kristiansand June the 25th next year! Here are some teaser-illustrations of the water park by Grid Design.

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Last year the Norwegian Reiulf Ramstad Architects finished this 350 sqm private single family villa in Asker near Oslo...The house is clad in Siberian pine which will acquire a grey patina over time... *architonic

Last year the Norwegian Reiulf Ramstad Architects finished this 350 sqm private single family villa in Asker near Oslo...The house is clad in Siberian pine which will acquire a grey patina over time...

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CHN arquitetos has won the competition of  Exploratory Science Museum. The surface of the facade is created from the idea of infinity: a reference to the essence of its form, recognizable from its cosmological scale to its most minimal. *+MOOD

CHN arquitetos has won the competition of Exploratory Science Museum. The surface of the facade is created from the idea of infinity: a reference to the essence of its form, recognizable from its cosmological scale to its most minimal.

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Sinato's design for Patrick Cox's shop in Tokyo. A series of pedestals lit by independent fixtures center the focus on the products, while the rest of the shop is kept almost in the dark. *tricky

Sinato's design for Patrick Cox's shop in Tokyo. A series of pedestals lit by independent fixtures center the focus on the products, while the rest of the shop is kept almost in the dark.

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OMA's proposal for Rotterdam's City Hall extension: A pixelated sustainable building. *tricky

OMA's proposal for Rotterdam's City Hall extension: A pixelated sustainable building.

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BAS Brand Identity has created a playful and stylish profile for Restaurang Mynchen situated at the old München brewery in Stockholm. *XzanderX

BAS Brand Identity has created a playful and stylish profile for Restaurang Mynchen situated at the old München brewery in Stockholm.

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Spring Gardens center is state-of-the-art homeless shelter in Lewisham, Great Britain. *Flavorpill

Spring Gardens center is state-of-the-art homeless shelter in Lewisham, Great Britain.

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3GATTI has designed a Automobile museum appears as an urban car exhibitor, driving up and parking the car at roof space, going down by foot along the internal building's ramp. *+MOOD

3GATTI has designed a Automobile museum appears as an urban car exhibitor, driving up and parking the car at roof space, going down by foot along the internal building's ramp.

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Almost invisible to the street, the sunken flagship store for Havaianas in Sao Paulo has an impressive interior space, filled with green and light, and havaianas of course. By Isay Weinfeld. *tricky

Almost invisible to the street, the sunken flagship store for Havaianas in Sao Paulo has an impressive interior space, filled with green and light, and havaianas of course. By Isay Weinfeld.

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From window to balcony at the push of a button! The Bloomframe designed by Hofman Dujardin Architects i wrote about 2.5 years ago is now in production! See the video! *NOTCOT

featured post From window to balcony at the push of a button! The Bloomframe designed by Hofman Dujardin Architects i wrote about 2.5 years ago is now in production! See the video!

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This concrete panels facade for an extension by Édouard François of the Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris, is based on a cast of an original Haussmann facade design. *house42

This concrete panels facade for an extension by Édouard François of the Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris, is based on a cast of an original Haussmann facade design.

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The Sfera building in Kyoto has an unusual leaf-patterned facade that filters sunlight and creates a distinct leaf-patterned shadow into the interior of the building. *travelwithfrankgehry

The Sfera building in Kyoto has an unusual leaf-patterned facade that filters sunlight and creates a distinct leaf-patterned shadow into the interior of the building.

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The austrian design company Memux created a concrete curtain working as a decorative room divider or facade decoration. An extraordinary look and a new context for this building material. *AZ/Architekturzeitung

The austrian design company Memux created a concrete curtain working as a decorative room divider or facade decoration. An extraordinary look and a new context for this building material.

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I like the faceted volume of the new Galician Architects building in Vigo. Also, the contrast between the metal skin and the glasses give the building character amidst the urban fabric. *tricky

I like the faceted volume of the new Galician Architects building in Vigo. Also, the contrast between the metal skin and the glasses give the building character amidst the urban fabric.

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Polish architects Jedrzej Lewandowski and Lukasz Skirzynski of formodesign recently presented their proposal for a ‘House on the Water’. The self-sufficient two family house was a result of research on yacht architecture. *architonic

Polish architects Jedrzej Lewandowski and Lukasz Skirzynski of formodesign recently presented their proposal for a ‘House on the Water’. The self-sufficient two family house was a result of research on yacht architecture.

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An architect's dream finally became true: a lamp made of concrete. *AZ/Architekturzeitung

An architect's dream finally became true: a lamp made of concrete.

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The idea for a nomadic tipi-like home came when John was reseraching and living in a tradiational yurt, a type of nomadic home which is designed originally by different indigenous peoples... *architonic

The idea for a nomadic tipi-like home came when John was reseraching and living in a tradiational yurt, a type of nomadic home which is designed originally by different indigenous peoples...

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A polyhedron in the middle of a tropical garden in Colombia serves a small retreat to work, read and rest  in the middle of the nature. *tricky

A polyhedron in the middle of a tropical garden in Colombia serves a small retreat to work, read and rest in the middle of the nature.

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This project is focused on the temporary quality of space, investigating space-time not only as a three dimensional environment, but as space in transformation. *vandit

This project is focused on the temporary quality of space, investigating space-time not only as a three dimensional environment, but as space in transformation.

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FZA designed their own office in the middle of the brazilian foster. The open concrete cube provides the necessary shelter for working, but always connected with the exterior. *tricky

FZA designed their own office in the middle of the brazilian foster. The open concrete cube provides the necessary shelter for working, but always connected with the exterior.

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Infinity bench sold by Lerival, designed by Carl Svendstedt. Fabrication shot inside the shop of Associated Fabrication in Brooklyn. *LOMINA

Infinity bench sold by Lerival, designed by Carl Svendstedt. Fabrication shot inside the shop of Associated Fabrication in Brooklyn.

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Interesting photo essay on a city's (Detroit) return to nature.  We are so much more temporary on this planet than we would like to admit *STEEL

Interesting photo essay on a city's (Detroit) return to nature. We are so much more temporary on this planet than we would like to admit

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Interesting street photography from London by William Robinson *Stem

Interesting street photography from London by William Robinson

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A big concrete roof covers a glass filled space, for the Michael Hill Clubhouse. The building becomes a stone on the amazing landscape, with great views thanks to all the glass. Check the photos with snow during winter. *tricky

A big concrete roof covers a glass filled space, for the Michael Hill Clubhouse. The building becomes a stone on the amazing landscape, with great views thanks to all the glass. Check the photos with snow during winter.

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Perkins + Will Architects have proposed this green urban park for Chicago's West Loop, right on top of the busy Kennedy Expressway. *thethinktank

Perkins + Will Architects have proposed this green urban park for Chicago's West Loop, right on top of the busy Kennedy Expressway.

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Gitta Gschwendtner's Animal Wall - 1000 nesting boxes for birds and bats on Cardiff Bay's Century Wharf, existing in dialogue with 1000 new apartments and houses that have gone up in the area recently. *sub-studio

Gitta Gschwendtner's Animal Wall - 1000 nesting boxes for birds and bats on Cardiff Bay's Century Wharf, existing in dialogue with 1000 new apartments and houses that have gone up in the area recently.

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Los Angeles-based Michael Jantzen, met Buckminster Fuller as a student in the 1970s, is an architect of that generation who has stuck to the idea of revolutionizing the traditional way of building and offering new architectural solutions... *architonic

Los Angeles-based Michael Jantzen, met Buckminster Fuller as a student in the 1970s, is an architect of that generation who has stuck to the idea of revolutionizing the traditional way of building and offering new architectural solutions...

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Ever wonder what eco-friendly building of the future might look like? Here's a sneak peak! 8-story antigravity forest facade takes root. *Robko

Ever wonder what eco-friendly building of the future might look like? Here's a sneak peak! 8-story antigravity forest facade takes root.

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Japanese architect Chikara Ohno of the design firm Sinato, has designed the interior for a
Patrick Cox shop in Tokyo, Japan. *dm543

Japanese architect Chikara Ohno of the design firm Sinato, has designed the interior for a
Patrick Cox shop in Tokyo, Japan.

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A 6-storeys sustainable living apartment specially built for the exhibition 'Habiter Ecologique' in Paris by Mario Cucinella Architects. *travelwithfrankgehry

A 6-storeys sustainable living apartment specially built for the exhibition 'Habiter Ecologique' in Paris by Mario Cucinella Architects.

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The newest addition to a haven for cyclists for the winter. Ray's MTB is the hot spot for mountain biking and BMX riding, in Cleveland. Check out the wild new stuff for this season. *LoganBeyhl

The newest addition to a haven for cyclists for the winter. Ray's MTB is the hot spot for mountain biking and BMX riding, in Cleveland. Check out the wild new stuff for this season.

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James May and volunteers are building a life-size house from Legos in the UK, which May plans to live in after its completion [for a few days]. *ninakix

James May and volunteers are building a life-size house from Legos in the UK, which May plans to live in after its completion [for a few days].

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So it's a familiar situation: you're in the tiny city of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and you need a place to eat. Do you go to one of the crappy chains? NO WAY! You go get hecka french fries in a giant bag at Vals! *Chris Burns

So it's a familiar situation: you're in the tiny city of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and you need a place to eat. Do you go to one of the crappy chains? NO WAY! You go get hecka french fries in a giant bag at Vals!

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