Mese: settembre 2016

the 2016 ‘just for men’ national beard and moustache championships took place in nashville, tennessee, where beardsmen and facial hair enthusiasts from across the united states competed for prestigious national and category awards

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

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carnet de notes 358

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

pale di san martino di castrozza, trentino. ph a.gruzza

http://www.sanmartino.com/

architecture

martin luther church, hainburg, austria. project by coop himmelb(l)au: the protestant church consists of four main building elements: a sanctuary, a community hall, a sacristy, and a sculptural bell tower

http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/

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sitting empty in a remote region, this four-story concrete structure is so large it can be seen by airplanes at 30,000 feet. thing is, it never even opened for business. intended to one day serve as a hotel, igloo city in cantwell, alaska, was never completed. These days the abandoned giant concrete igloo has become an attraction nonetheless. ph malcolm manners

http://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/alaska

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the london-based design studio of giles miller, focuses on innovative surfaces, material and sculptural works, and their latest design is named ‘perspectives’, their first permanent sculptural architecture installation that’s an organic pavilion covered with cedar shingles

http://gilesmiller.com/

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interiors

https://www.lisacorti.com/it/

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installations

ai wewei: one of the most important works on view is ‘reframe’, an installation of 22 rubber boats presented on the façade of palazzo strozzi. the large orange life rafts are anchored to the renaissance palace’s windows, aiming to draw attention to the fate of refugees who risk their lives daily to reach europe by crossing the mediterranean

http://aiweiwei.com/

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artist taryn simon in collaboration with oma/shohei shigematsu has designed an occupation of loss, a major new performance work choreographed around an oma-designed monumental sculptural setting consisting of 11 concrete wells. located at park avenue armory’s wade thompson drill hall, and co-commissioned by the armory and artangel, london, the performance piece focuses on “the anatomy of grief and the intricate systems that we devise to contend with the irrationality of the universe”

http://oma.eu/, http://tarynsimon.com/

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'tower' is a temporary installation within the staircase block of the 18thc listed stables ofk kirkleatham hall near redcar. project by steve messam

http://www.stevemessam.co.uk/

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hotels et restaurants

sitting on the edge of a forest overlooking the town of merano sits the miramonti boutique hotel. the recent renovation to the hotel, completed by heike pohl and andreas zanier of arch-tara, saw the addition of new rooms, the relaxation space, and a new restaurant

http://www.hotel-miramonti.com/home.html

http://www.arch-tara.it/

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san giorgio palace hotel, ragusa ibla, sicilia. project studio daahaus, cabine doccia duka

http://www.sangiorgiopalacehotel.it/, http://www.duka.it/

http://daaahaus.com/en_GB/

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designed by manca studio, 300 square meters of cave-dwellings were developed and restored to create a common area, a spa, and 4 suites for the la dimora di metello hotel

http://www.mancastudio.it/, http://www.ladimoradimetello.com/

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il sereno, lago di como

http://www.ilsereno.com/

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design

in his newest exhibition, ‘manantial’, designer martín azúa continues his practice of exploring the relationship between ceramics and nature

http://www.martinazua.com/

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alessandra baldereschi per bosa

http://www.alessandrabaldereschi.com/it.html

http://www.bosatrade.com/it/

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tappeto pesce by yoyo designs

http://www.yoyo-designs.com/

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urban design

bulgarian artist christo guelov has been turning the crosswalks in madrid, spain, into fun and colorful art pieces

http://christo-guelov.net/

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livres

giovanni perotti, cultural amorgos, fereniki edition greece

http://www.mimondo.world/giovanni-perotti/

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lumières

pola by david trubridge

https://www.davidtrubridge.com/

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art

okuda san miguel church justkids, arkansas

http://laiglesiaskate.com/?lang=en

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photos

kel marubi with his wife in the studio, no date,
silver gelatine dry process on glass
marubi national museum of photography, shkodër, albania

http://www.albanianews.it/turismo/viaggi/705-pietro-marubi-e-larte-della-fotografia-in-albania

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in the middle of the night, italian photographer lorenzo montezemolo climbed mt. tamalpais in marin county, california and waited for what he knew would be the perfect conditions for a spectacular long-exposure photograph. as the fog slowly rolled by he opened his shutter for three minutes, long enough for the full moon above to illuminate the surreal landscape

http://www.elmofoto.com/

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morten andersen, untitled cities at photohof, salzburg, austria

http://www.fotohof.at/

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exhibitions

ruth harriet louise, greta garbo, the temptress, 1926

garbo’s garbo portraits from her collection

staley wise gallery new york

http://www.staleywise.com

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chiharu shiota presents ‘uncertain journey’, a monumental, site-specific exhibition at berlin’s blain|southern until november 12, 2016.

http://www.chiharu-shiota.com/en/

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http://www.fondazionmaxxi.it

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et caetera

"a ilha dos amores”, created by joana vasconselos after her success in venice, consists of  life-size cement sculptures, which the artists opulently painted with acrylic and covered with cotton crochet in a "haute couture” manner 

http://joanavasconcelos.com/index.aspx

police have joined forces with guard from above, a raptor-training security firm based in the hague, to keep wayward drones from causing trouble. as the use of drones increasingly worries everyone from air traffic control and law enforcement to firefighters, netherlands’ national police have aligned themselves with a group that purely hates flying robots on principle–the bald eagle

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carnet de notes 357

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

il 4 ottobre 2016 ricorrono i 30 anni dalla costruzione della grande diga di sbarramento oosterscheldekering (barriera della schelda orientale), situata nella provincia occidentale dello zeeland. Questa diga, lunga 9 chilometri, formata da 65 piloni e 62 paratie alte dai 6 ai 12 metri, è in grado di chiudere completamente la schelda orientale in 75 minuti

http://www.vvvzeeland.nl, http://www.holland.com

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for the 3rd edition of the public furniture biennale ‘forme publique’, located in the parisian business district la défense, compagnie des rues designed ‘la rue des utopies’, offering a moment of seclusion and contemplation to the users of the esplanade. climbing along the elevated walk, visitors find themselves nestled amongst the grove of existing lime trees. the concept here was simple: to offer a completely new experience of the city only a few meters above the familiar ground plane

http://www.compagniedesrues.com/

architecture

sky tower, la torre in legno ad uso sportivo più alta d'italia, realizzata da archipaglia per il breg adventure park di breguzzo (tn)

http://archipaglia.it/

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code arkitektur has constructed a large, triangular concrete platform that measures just 80 centimeters thick. the structure appears to rest lightly on the terrain with raised, wing%u2010like corners that protrude both outwards and upwards

http://www.code.no/

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residual living is an urban housing proposal by new york-based architect rafael berges that rejects the individual unit as the basis for collective living and instead proposes the shared interstitial space between housing units as the generator of public life. the cracks formed between units redefine the threshold between the public and domestic realm

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diller, scofidio renfro has been selected as the winners of the international south sea pearl eco-island competition. the competition saw 10 leading international firms compete for the design of an 250 hectare eco-tourism hub on a newly constructed island in the haikou bay of hainan, which will contain housing, hotels, tourist attractions and a port with capacity for two large cruise ships

http://www.dsrny.com/

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adrian kasperski’s first impulse for choosing a future work topic was seeing one of the reports by fernando guerra–a famous portuguese photographer of architecture. the photos presented an almost unnoticeable building hidden in a nearly lunar landscape. after analysing the topic, it turned out that this building served as the cultural and administration centre of the national park of the fogo island in cape verde and was located inside an active volcano. the architecture of the building can only be admired on photographs these days as the building functioned only for a year. in the wake of a volcanic eruption in november 2014, it was completely destroyed. hundreds of people from the nearby village chã das caldeiras were forced to abandon their homes

http://ultimasreportagens.com/

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interiors

ora ito and daniel buren have joined forces to dazzle the monnaie de paris. they have arranged interplaying mirrors and taut lines to maximise their 20m2 exhibition area creating a monumental effect with minimal resources for the 7th edition of ad intérieurs

https://www.ora-ito.com/en/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Buren

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installations

mischer’traxler has designed a kinetic light installation for the london design biennale 2016 as part of the austrian contribution. ‘level: the fragile balance of utopia’ fills a 40 square meter gallery space in somerset house, adopting the metaphor of a mobile for its utopian model of an ‘ideal system’, while simultaneously responding to the historical significance of the site. a delicately balanced pendant object is suspended in the room, reaching its maximum luminosity when in perfect equilibrium. every movement occurring in the space — whether introduced by visitors or unpredictable elements — transforms the light object’s shape and brilliance

http://www.mischertraxler.com/

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hotels et restaurants

kim boi bamboo restaurant, project by tran ba tiep, hoa ninh, vietnam. ph hoang le photography

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJgGhlkjW0W/

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spain-based creative agency masquespacio completed designing the interiors of the valencia lounge hostel, that has the look of a modern hotel but the coziness of a home. situated in the old town of valencia, each room has a different theme to fit different personalities, like surfing music and ethnic trends

http://www.masquespacio.com/

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design

the stylistic expression is the essence of the stool designed by duverellgiertz, where the rounded forms stand for openness and encourage a creative seating

http://olagiertz.se/

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designed by mist-o, an italian/japanese studio and manufactured by ichendorf, the ‘tequila sunrise carafe collection’ is a poetic juxtaposition of glass elements

http://www.mist-o.com/, http://www.ichendorfmilano.com/

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made of a compact metal frame, ‘vowel’ by japanese interior designer keisuke kawase is interrupted by a diagonal separator that creates depth in the shelf while adding more layers and space

http://keisukekawase.info/

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georg jensen, design zaha hadid

http://www.georgjensen.com/

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lumières

nemo presents the exhibition la luce at the biennale interieur in kortrijk. an amazing insight into le corbusier and perriand’s archives to provide an understanding of their radical philosophy of light and the production process that has been fulfilled by nemo for over 10 years

http://nemolighting.com/

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frederik roijé derived the lamps from primary forms. a line of light is created by literally slicing the curvilinear form diagonallyxpanse

http://www.roije.com/

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triad china designed this new restaurant and bar in shanghai, and as part of the design they created lighting with shades made out of wood crates

https://www.triad.de/de/

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lamp by incipit

http://www.incipitlab.com

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art

‘peace’ is an inflatable sculpture by shanghai-based architecture firm slow studio. the work takes form as a hostile, spiked sphere, broken only once by a narrow vertical opening. here, visitors can break beyond the violent exterior, entering into the womb-like interior, a place of comfort and tranquility. breaking beyond the hardened shell, violence is overcome, creating a tension subjectively experienced by each individual

http://slowstudio.cn/site/

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the needle and the milkmaid, new works by anna schulett haber and john bisbee at sapar contemporary gallery incubator

http://www.saparcontemporary.com

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tissus et papiers peints

lux rigato by dedar

http://www.dedar.com/

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http://www.robertalicini.com

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marmolada by texturae

http://www.texturae.it

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ruben pastel by nya nordiska

http://www.nya.com/it/node/27292

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exhibitions

la fondazione ordine mauriziano apre online un nuovo servizio dedicato al gioiello juvarriano che dal 1729 rappresenta il fiore all'occhiello della capitale sabauda. Fra le sale che maggiormente appassionano il pubblico orientale, i due gabinetti cinesi in cui arredi ed elementi decorativi -fra cui la carta da parati dipinta a tempera e importata direttamente dalla Cina meridionale a inizio del 1700- sono caratterizzati dal gusto per l'esotismo, uno dei filoni decorativi più diffusi del XVIII secolo

http://www.stupinigi.cn

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et caetera

dinara kasko's design background inspires architectural desserts & delicacies 

https://www.instagram.com/dinarakasko/?hl=it

crochet artist olek has covered the façades of two houses (this s one) in a pink yarn-bombed art installation. in kerava, finland and in avesta, sweden, the artist used her emblematic material to canvas the entire exterior of two homes in woven neon pink fabric. ‘we live in challenging times, a changing world filled with conflict, wars and natural disasters,’ olek said about the artwork’s inspiration, ‘but I like to think that it’s also a world filled with love’

http://oleknyc.com/

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carnet de notes 356

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

bruxelles, belgium flower carpet

http://www.belgioturismo.it

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tel aviv is home to one of the best-preserved collections of bauhaus and international style architecture in the world. over 4,000 bauhaus-style buildings were constructed in tel aviv between 1920 and 1940

http://www.goisrael.it

architecture

lambeth palace library, london

wright & wright architects have unveiled designs for a new building to house the internationally renowned lambeth palace library

http://www.wrightandwright.co.uk/

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schmidt hammer lassen architects completes renovation for hi-tech start-up incubator space in shanghai

http://www.shl.dk/

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hassell has unveiled a contemporary new addition to the geelong performing arts centre in geelong, australia. just over an hour south-west of melbourne, the complex is a significant hub for the growth and promotion of the arts in regional victoria

http://www.hassell.com.au/

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with aims to revitalize the western coastal area of bagnoli in italy, gfc architecture has designed the new science centre in naples. the project draws from the relationship between the surrounding and the historical preservation of the factory site which was destroyed back in 2013

http://www.gfc-a.com/main.php?l=it

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oxford-based adrian james architects has designed the house to last for many generations, while treading lightly on the rural landscape. internally, the residence continues its exploration of curves and movement. a lofty entrance hall draws the visitor inside the home as the space diverges in all directions. large curved windows serve as a continuous focal point, offer panoramic views of the garden, water, trees and rolling chilterns landscape beyond

http://adrianjames.com/

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carlo ratti has conceived ‘the pankhasari retreat’, a digitally connected environment in the indian himalayas that aims to promote sustainable tourism patterns

http://www.carloratti.com/

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the elaborately twisted diamond tower, which currently under construction in saudi arabia

thebig5hub.com

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interiors

the hub performance ad exhibition center, shao hong lu, minhang qu, shanghai shi, china project neri& hu design and research office, ph dirk weiblen

http://enthepractice.neriandhu.com/

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installations

the redball project has been traveling the globe since 2001, stopping in landmark cities from paris to portland. for the public art piece’s latest installment, american artist and project creator kurt perschke has placed the giant orb around the belgian city of antwerp, visiting famous sights such as the law courts designed by architect richard rogers and the hetpaleis performing artists center

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pierre et gilles: dans le port du havre, 1998. collection particulière. courtesy: the artists and galerie daniel templon, paris-bruxelles

http://www.danieltemplon.com/new/artist.php?la=en&artist_id=290

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hotels et restaurants

gh-architecture & uia situate hotel doban in korean mountains, three luxurious hotel suites in the village of byeonsan-ri, overlooking south han river and yangpyeong. the resort, ‘hotel doban’ features a faceted roofline reminiscent of the surrounding locale. ph kyungsub shin

http://livecomponents-ny.com/?ckattempt=1

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aman, tokyo, japan

https://www.aman.com/

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agriturismo il signore degli etruschi, nepi (vt)

http://www.ilsignoredeglietruschi.it

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design

studio nucleo is back with a new version of their infamous design that lets you grow your very own grass armchair in your garden. if you’ve ever longed to feel a part of nature, this chair will do it as it slowly becomes part of your landscape

http://nucleo.to/site/

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california-based architect michael jantzen imagines multi-size steel ‘solar electric sculptures’ for placement in a variety of contexts

http://www.michaeljantzen.com/Welcome_2.html

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this massive solar powered pipe proposed for the land art generator initiative by khalili engineers intends to desalinate seawater into drinkable fluid. the concept floats off the coast of santa monica, california

http://landartgenerator.org/

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tabouret di carta by cappellini

http://www.cappellini.it/it

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the ‘alessi circus’ collection by marcel wanders showcases a family of objects which capture the color and excitement usually found under the big top

http://www.marcelwanders.com/

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lumières

teamlab unveils two immersive art installations at the ancient shimogamo shrine in kyoto, illuminating the historic sanctuary and its surrounding primeval forest in a brilliant display of color

http://www.team-lab.net/

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liz west continues to probe her curiosity of color with a new, immersive artwork for the bristol biennial. indulging visitors in the surreal and multi-sensory experience of being inside of a rainbow, ‘our colour’ drenches viewers in the spectrum and surrounds them in a vibrant, prismatic expanse

http://www.liz-west.com/

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livres

lucap'ollini, immortali, storia e gloria di oggetti leggendari, morellini editore

http://www.morellinieditore.it/

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art

koji yamamoto. un'altra natura e vecchio pino vivente

lorenzelli arte, milano

http://www.lorenzelliarte.com/it/homepage

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9 artisti interpretano l’appartamento del principe, palazzo reale, milano, da sinistra, gentucca bini e anzeri sandro martini. fino al 23 ottobre

http://www.palazzorealemilano.it/

http://www.alcantara.com/it/index.do

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musées

museum of socialism-jayaprakash narayan interpretation center, lucknow, uttar pradesh, india, project architects archohm, ph andre j. fanthome

http://www.archohm.com/contact.htm

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toshiko horiuchi macAdam is the artist behind the clever crocheted architectural sculptures that are like children’s fantasies realized. this one, wonder space ll, was done in collaboration with interplay, at the hakone open-air museum. ph masaki koizumi

http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/, http://www.netplayworks.com/NetPlayWorks/Home.html

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photos

architectural photographer mirna pavlovic has an obsession with abandoned places. for her, their appeal lies in their ability to exist on a different temporal plane from the rest of reality – both impossibly ancient and frozen in the present

https://www.facebook.com/mirna.pavlovic.7

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versus. la sfida dell'artista al suo modello in un secolo di fotografia e disegno galleria civica di modena, palazzo santa margherita
16 settembre 2016 – 8 gennaio 2017

http://www.galleriacivicadimodena.it

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exhibitions

nell'ambito della rassegna mimmo rotella 2016 con cardi gallery, fondazione marconi, robilant  voena di milano in collaborazione con mimmo rotella institute . mimmo rotella. erotique. from october 9

 http://www.galleriacarlasozzani.org/it

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borek sipek

galleria d'arte portheimka
stefánikova 68/12 praga 5 smíchov
6 settembre -16 ottobre

http://www.pocta-borkovi.cz

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et caetera

mosaic sushi japanese food bove image courtesy of tastemade japan ph natsuki_717

revolution precrafted presents ron arad’s armadillo tea pavilion at design miami/ baselrevolution precrafted presents ron arad’s armadillo tea pavilion at design miami/ basel

http://revolutionprecrafted.com/

http://basel2016.designmiami.com/

http://www.ronarad.co.uk/

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carnet de notes 355

by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

inovation tour, un viaggio di formazione nella silicon valley, 18/22 oct

http://www.labbraindesign.com

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l'arcipelago di fernando de noronha, brasile

http://www.edenviaggi.it

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architecture

espacio cero explores how architecture can shape environments that influence behaviors. his planning and research interests are guided by three main lines: death and its translation into architectural typologies; xl scales as a result of the urban overflow; and the synthesis of architectural objects in contemporary societies. on this occasion, the studio presents us with a project that aims to create a prison for 500 inmates to explore how architecture can help in shaping environments that influence behaviors

http://www.espaciocero.com.mx/

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tate harmer transforms part of brunel’s thames tunnel into a subterranean venue. the thames tunnel is an underwater passage, built beneath london’s river thames. once described as the eighth wonder of the world, the tunnel was the first project worked on by renowned engineer isambard kingdom brunel. now, 190 years after construction began, architecture firm tate harmer has transformed part of the space into ‘the grand entrance hall’ — a subterranean performance venue. the shaft is accessible via a freestanding, cantilevered staircase, accompanied by a new point of entry. the project is part of the brunel museum’s plans to widen public awareness of the built legacy of isambard kingdom brunel, and the uk’s industrial heritage

http://tateharmer.com/, http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/

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remembering the golden age of the american airport

from top left, clockwise

main terminal at washington dulles international airport, va, 1958/62, architect eero saarinen

twa flight center at john kennedy international airport, ny, 1955/62, architect eero saarinen

the field terminal at mccarran airpot, nv, 1959/63 architct welton becket associates and john replogle

the marine air terminalat la guardia airport, ny, 1937/40, architect william delano/

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hotels et restaurants

aleppo e l’hotel baron. una memoria indimenticabile

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hotel royal victoria, tunis

http://www.hotel-royalvictoria.com

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maso azzurro b&b, premione, trentino

http://www.bbtrentinomasoazzurro.com

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design

club by giorgio armani

http://www.armani.com/

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reflecting on japanese culture and aesthetics, swedish design firm claesson koivisto rune created bonsai, an upholstered seating collection for italian furniture manufacturer arflex

http://www.claessonkoivistorune.se/, http://www.arflex.it/

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influenced by a grand feathered creature of the same name, ‘great egret’ cradles users in a frozen thrust of wings, evoking feelings of sitting atop the bird’s sweeping back.  ‘great egret’ was designed by beirut-based studio sayar & garibeh

http://www.sayargaribeh.com/

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left, cake, un set di tavolino e sgabelli impilabili basato, come dice il nome, sull’idea della torta. design hironori tsukue

http://www.tsukue.se/

right, yinka ilori‘s  chair collection references the colors and patterns of african textiles and tales from nigerian parables. each one of them represents a distinct faith-based narrative that goes back into yinka’s childhood memories

http://yinkailori.com/

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stefan borselius, bla station

http://www.borselius.se/, http://www.blastation.com/

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living in a chair by federico peri, galleria nilufar

http://www.federicoperi.com/, http://www.nilufar.com/

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coffeetable by clemens auer, ph leonhard hilzennsauer

https://clemensauer.com/

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livres

viaggi al centro dell'autorehttp://www.ivanomugnaini.it/rubrica-viaggi-al-centro-dellautore/, "voli e sorvoli, esplorazioni e riletture di grandi autori italiani attraverso i luoghi che li hanno ispirati"

http://www.ivanomugnaini.it/rubrica-viaggi-al-centro-dellautore/

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art

gabriella giuriato, geometrie, monotipi e variazioni sul tema, atelier 50, associazione internazionale incisori, roma

atelier50.incisori@alice.it

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musées

pei zhu has revealed plans for a museum in jiangxi, china, which celebrates the region’s famed pottery industry. referred to as the ‘porcelain capital’, the city of jingdezhen came to prosperity as a result of its china production. the site for the new institution is situated besides clusters of workshops that date back to the ming and qing dynasties.

http://www.studiopeizhu.com/

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museo leonardiana, il cavallo, corte ducale di ludovico il moro nel castello di vigevano, progetto migliore servetto, ph andrea martiradonna

 http://www.leonardiana.it

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architecture & cars meet in museo fratelli cozzi by buratti architetti. a short trip from milan, in the italian city of legnano, is the ‘museo fratelli cozzi’. owned by alfa romeo, the facility houses a functional showroom and extensive automotive museum under the same roof

http://www.museofratellicozzi.it/

http://www.burattiarchitetti.it/EN/

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exhibitions

le cattedrali dell'energia. architettura, industria e paesaggio nelle immagini di francesco radino e degli archivi storici aem, milano, 21 ottobre/27 gennaio

fondazioneaem@a2a.eu, http://www.fondazioneaem.it

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tony cragg, parts of the world, lisson gallery, 1 ottobre/5 novembre

http://www.lissongallery.com/

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et caetera

super yacht with own private beach, concept by hareide

http://www.hareidedesign.com/