Archtriumph Venice Biennale Pavillion 2013, Competition Winners_

For Gertrude Stein, Collecting Art Was A Family Affair_

Siblings Leo, Gertrude and Michael Stein grew up in the Bay Area and moved to Paris in the early 1900s. Leo (left) and Gertrude (center) shared a tiny apartment at 27 Rue de Fleurus, which they filled with avant-garde art. Just a few blocks away, Michael (right) and his wife, Sarah, did the same.

A reunion of art is taking place in Paris right now. Works that haven't been there together in almost a century are reunited once again. The art was collected by writer Gertrude Stein and her brothers starting in the early 1900s. The Steins bought paintings right out of the studios of young avant-garde artists — Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and others who would become masters as the 20th century progressed.

10 Most Amazing Sculptures in The World_

#1 Michelangelo

#2 Pablo Picasso

#3 Rodin

#4 Damien Hirst

#5 Lady Justice

#6 David Smith

#7 Savannah Bird Girl Statue

#8 The Guennol Lioness, 3rd Millennium BCE, 3.5 inches high

#9 Henry Moore

#10 The Angel of the North by Antony Gormley, 1998

Σπίτια Μανιτάρια_

Η φαντασία του ανθρώπου είναι μεγάλη, αυτό είναι γνωστό. Όταν όμως η φαντασία του συνδυάζεται με την αγάπη του για τα παραμύθα τότε γεννιούνται τα σπίτια μανιτάρια. Δείτε μερικά από αυτά τα σπίτια ανά τον κόσμο και ονειρευτείτε έστω και για λίγο το δικό σας παραμύθι_

Σπίτι μανιτάρι στα σύνορα Βόρειας και Νότιας Κορέας

Concrete as a design material_

4th Dimension Concrete Clock_22 Design Studio

Concrete is a material with “tough” industrial aesthetics which most of the time we see in large outdoor constructions and not in design objects.

But the immense flexibility which offers for the creation of complex shapes combined with its extraordinary durability makes it suitable for a variety of decorative applications. 

Sustainable architecture in the desert_

Το Wadi Rum Desert Lodge έχει σχεδιαστεί για να επωφεληθεί πλήρως από το φυσικό τοπίο και τη γύρω έρημο. Η άμμος συναντά την πέτρα και μία νέα σχέση ανάμεσα στον άνθρωπο και τη φύση πρόκειται να δημιουργηθεί.

Kerala Houses_

Δείτε μερικά από τα πλωτά σπίτια της Κέραλα. Θα σας ενυπωσιάσουν και θα σας ταξιδέψουν_

Nautilus House_

Έχετε αναρωτηθεί ποτέ, πώς είναι να ζεις σε ένα όστρακο;

Το Nautilus House στο Μεξικό θα σας δώσει την απάντηση._

 

Top 10 Examples of Rapid Landscape Architecture_

The Little People Project_

The 'Little People Project' by Slinkachu started in 2006. It involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which the artist then place, photograph and leave on the street. It is both a street art installation project and a photography project.

see the whole project here

In the clouds_

courtesy Niklaus Spoerri

An organically formed bus station canopy with a reflective and semi-translucent skin in the Swiss city of Aarau by Vehovar & Jauslin Architektur AG.