‘airy house’ by ikimono architects, gunma, japan images courtesy of ikimono architects japanese practice ikimono architects has created ‘airy house’, a multi-purpose building located in gunma, japan. part-cafe, part-residence, the structure features a distinct architectural language that looks to seemingly merge the internal volume with the exterior environment. two modest and industrial forms com

‘static quarry’ by ikimono architects located in gunma, japan images courtesy of takashi fujino / ikimono architects ikimono architects has recently completed ‘static quarry’ located in gunma, japan. constructed solely from concrete, the multi-family dwelling features eight separate units that appear to be carved from the monolithic exterior shell. intersecting gaps within the continuous form crea

mike + doug starn: big bambu at the venice biennale image © designboom currently on display at the 54th venice biennale is ‘big bambú’, an evolutionary and complex structure by american artists and brothers mike and doug starn. previously installed on the roof of the metropolitan museum of art in new york – where it ranked forth in the world for total attendance of a contemporary exhibition in 201

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olafur eliasson in collaboration with henning larsen architects visualisation of harpa reykjavik concert hall and conference centre, 2007 eignarhaldsfélagi portus ehf., reykjavik, iceland expected completion date: 2011 © 2007 portus ehf., olafur eliasson, and henning larsen architects danish firm henning larsen architects‘s design of the new reykjavik concert and conference centre is underway for

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noiz architects: morphing furnitureall images courtesy of noiz architects japan and taiwan-based noiz architecture, design and planning were recently commissioned to design a cultural salon for taiwan land corporation to enhance the corporate identity of the company. the design theme of the project was ‘transformation’. along with designing the new interior the firm developed furniture for the sal

radiolarian sofa furniture designer liam hopkins and artist richard sweeney at lazerian studio in manchester, UK have sent us images of their bravais armchair and radiolarian sofa which are part of the new honeycomb range of cardboard furniture which emerged as part of a collaborative project between the two. the designers limited themselves to using corrugated cardboard sourced locally from john

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the transportable gardenBACSAC® was born when french designer godefroy de virieu met landscapers louis de fleurieu and virgile desurmont. together, they searched for an alternative solution to avoid the constraints of creating a roof garden in town (taking into consideration difficulties of transport, excessive weight, etc). BACSAC® – bacsquare image © designboom the idea of planting in bags emerg

‘urban gardening’ exhibition – freitag compost bags image © designboom swiss bag producers markus and daniel freitag of freitag were invited by the walking chair gallery to create an installation/exhibition as part of vienna design week 09. titled ‘urban gardening’ the show aims to direct the general public to be involved in recycling and encourages people to get involved in gardening within their