re New the Prison

 

The key issue of this diploma thesis is the prison system. The aim of this thesis is to propose a new scheme that includes and redefines the terms Nature, Education and Work within the design, three concepts that are to be used as tools that aid the correction and synergy needed for a smoother reintegration of inmates back into society.

Source: www.greekarchitects.gr
 

Tobias Eckardt of the Swiss Natural Stone Trade Organization (NVS)

 

Euroroc, the umbrella organization of the European natural stone trade organizations voted for Tobias Eckardt of the Swiss Natural Stone Trade Organization (NVS) as its president for the next two years at Marmomacc. He is CEO of Eckardt Natursteine AG with headquarters in Volkeswil-Hegnau near Zurich. Peter Becker of Stone-Ideas.com interviewed him.

Source: www.stone-ideas.com
 

Max Zorn interview on Design Boom

 

MZ: I make art with packing tape, the same kind you might use on boxes when you’re sending a package in the mail or moving home. it may sound weird to start my resume with a sentence like that, but that’s what I do for a living. yet, it was a coincidence that I ended up as an artist at all. it all started with the idea to use street lamps as an urban gallery for street art. I played around with different materials and detected the luminescent qualities of brown packing tape, but it was rather accidentally. when I saw the sepia glow of the first artwork made of tape on a street lamp in amsterdam, that’s when I knew that this technique could work and had a lot of potential for experimentation...
Source: http://mydesignstories.com
 

The urban landscape for man "in flight."

 

In a first reading, we can understand the relationship developed by the user and the urban landscape. According to Takis Zenetos, the relationship of the user with the landscape can be described through three modern versions of the body. The 'hunched' man, the 'upright' man, the 'in-flight' man. The designs of the paving, the lines on the surface of the earth, the narrow paths and terraces can be read and experienced with eyes turned towards the earth.

Source: www.greekarchitects.gr
 

Stone is the most sustainable building material

 

Stone in all its various forms – sandstone, limestone, marble, granite, travertine, slate and the rest – is the low carbon footprint material of choice for so much construction, conservation, interior design, hard landscaping, roofing, memorialisation, and public and private art.

Source: www.naturalstonespecialist.com

Vectorworks 2015- Down the path of Discoveries

We often utilize the best technologies available to deliver the design capabilities you need to travel down the path of discovery. And when the best doesn’t exist elsewhere, we build it ourselves. Vectorworks 2014 introduced you to our very own Vectorworks Graphics Module (VGM). And with Vectorworks 2015, the VGM brings the fun back to your modeling experience with great performance, stability, and unmatched graphical control.

Source: www.vectorworks2015.net

Cities are Alive

In certain parts of the world, the founding of new towns and extensive urban development are still going ahead rapidly at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In Europe, on the other hand, which already has a high degree of urbanization, more cautious interventions into the urban structure are required. By means of both permanent and temporary interventions, attempts are being made to meet the complex requirements of a changing modern society. The interdisciplinary cooperation of partners from different fields such as culture, architecture, and economics, and the participation and initiatives of citizens play an important role in this.

Source: www.worldarchitecture.org
 

Architecture of Cloud

A photographer has weathered some of America’s most violent storms to capture these stunning snaps. Storm chaser pictures Mike Mezeul II, 30, has traveled all over the US to shoot the likes of mammoth thunderstorms and surreal cloud patterns. His incredible collection of storm images are the result of more than 15 years of photography and thousands of miles of travel.

Source: http://mydesignstories.com
 

Into Tree Architecture

These trees are between life and death. Some of them are simply hibernating while others are victimised by arson, thunderbolts, or drought. They depict life and death through nature.
Even though black dominates, light as background is what shapes the works. The third dimension comes in and out. Balance, symmetry, texture and detail are their emphasised features.

Source: http://mydesignstories.com
 

Beethoven and his musical legacy...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s work as a composer has left a deep and lasting mark on the world. He is considered the most famous composer of all time – a cultural treasure for Germany and the world. In 2020 the planet will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday, and in 2027 the 200th anniversary of his death. On both occasions, the world’s eyes will be on Beethoven and his musical legacy. Germany will be the epicenter of the anniversary celebrations reverberating out into the world.


Source: www.beethoven-festspielhaus.de

Excellent Stone Ideas...

Greek Stonegroup International Company was presented with Marmomacc’s Best Communicator Award for its exhibit-stand design „12 Mythic Marbles“ – and rightly so, since the company had linked natural stone with ancient Greek mythology and done so with a very high standard of craftsmanship. The design of the stand was most unusual indeed.

Source:  www.stone-ideas.com

STONE GROUP INTERNATIONAL IN STONE WORLD

 

Celebrating its eighth edition, the Best Communicator Award program once again took place during Marmomacc 2014. The ceremony was held in the Santamargherita Arena in the Inside Marmomacc & Abitare il Tempo Hall.

Source: www.stoneworld.com

a homage to the city’s industrial legacy...

 

Anagenesis examines the notion of a post-industrial building envelope that engages natural phenomena as a productive force. The investigation, carried out by Hseng Tai Lintner at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, explores the interrelationship between the natural and the manufactured and focuses on the use of bioluminescence, a naturally occurring form of chemiluminescence that makes organisms like fireflies and jellyfish glow, to produce ambient lighting for the interior.

Source: www.evolo.us
 

Marble Creations

 

 

Ulian and Batti aimed to create pieces that were functional but also beautiful seen for example through the PiùOmeno table lamp which has been made by cutting a tile into pieces and then assembling these pieces using simple joints. Highly practical as well as sophisticated because of the minimalism and function of the design, the light can be adjusted by simply by tilting the shade backwards and forwards...

Source:

www.yatzer.com

 

 

Production of natural stone was up by 7% per year

Dr. Carlo Montani’s statistical yearbook for the stone branch appeared in its 25th edition this year. And, as always, the humble master of numbers had a pleasant flash-back at hand: Turn-over of natural stone has been on the increase continuously world-wide for the last two and a half decades, as has been stone consumption beating even the average rate of economic growth.
Despite the recession during the 2008/2009 crisis one could say, stone is not merely a material with a long life span. It is a sure investment in times of economic uncertainty – at least the branch seems to know how to negotiate the times of crisis. This is particularly interesting considering that all the companies involved are small or medium-sized enterprises. There is no natural-stone-„Industry“ with companies employing a staff of 1000 or more anywhere in the world.

Source: www.stone-ideas.com

 

Redevelopments

Piraeus is a city at the forefront of poverty and unemployment, a city suffering from environmental and cultural degradation. Recent Statistics showed that it has some of the poorest neighborhoods of Greece. The field of education is one of the most growing problems with schools and universities that are threatened with closure, bringing a padlock in a total of 16 segments of education. On the opposite site Piraeus has one of the largest social service networks in Greece, with activities including social kitchen and social learning programs.

Source: www.greekarchitects.gr
 

Material Intelligence

X|A ATHENS Winter Workshop 2014: 15th-23rd of December 2014 @ Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece
X|Atelier is organizing an international intensive workshop of Advanced Architectural Design. The X|Pixel[ism] Winter Workshop 2014 is led by X|A principals Erick Carcamo (SCI-ARC) and Nefeli Chatzimina (USC) both Graduates of Columbia University in New York City, GSAPP AAD.

Source: www.evolo.us

Harmony

The work of Boaz Vaadia is among the most recognizable sculpture in today’s gallery, museum, and public art venues. His stacked-stone figures (solo, in family groups, sometimes with companion animals) are evocative and distinctive. A handsome book from Hudson Hills ...

Source: http://blog.sculpture.org

The Design Market

 

 

The event LOUD+CLEAR – The Design Market moves its 3rd edition to the west side of downtown Montreal, at Concordia University’s EV Hall , from November 21st to the 23rd.

Source: http://mydesignstories.com

the Trawbor Project

The project “Trade without borders for the companies of Greece – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Interregional Area” with the acronym “TRAWBOR” was developed jointly by the Greek International Business Association (SEVE), the Entrepreneurial Information Center for the Development of SME in the Cross Border Region (CBC), organizations with active and vital role regarding the entrepreneurship in their states, and the Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia, one of the most remarkable educational institutes in northern Greece. It particularly targets towards the enhancement of economic development with regard to the entrepreneurship and exports.

Source: http://trawbor.eu/?page_id=2

Products...

Intelligent urbanisation, people and buildings as well as energy efficiency and resource conservation will set the pace at BAU 2015 in Munich. In line with this, Schüco will present its product and project solutions for newbuilds and existing buildings at Stand 301 in Hall B1. Window, door and façade systems for sustainable and energy-efficient construction which meet sophisticated requirements in terms of design, comfort and security will be on display. These latest trends for future-orientated living and working environments will be arranged thematically in five studios.

Source: www.greekarchitects.gr
 

A new MoMA exhibit proposes informal solutions for large cities

Rapid urbanization is stratifying the world’s largest metropolises spatially and socioeconomically, creating segregated clusters of wealth and poverty. An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York that opens on Nov. 22 addresses the impact of that expansion in a selection of megacities—Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, in Nigeria, Mumbai, in India, New York, and Rio de Janeiro—with the goal of better understanding architects' roles there.

Source: www.architectmagazine.com

the skewed perspective of artists...

Written by North American choreographer Andrew Simonet as a guide for all arts professionals, I found this book to be applicable to my own practice within a very different geography and medium – in fact, this publication would hold value even for those not placed within the art world. An essay of succinct, direct and digestible information, it reframes artists’ practice in society, and thus what artists, funders, and society should expect from their work as both a single and collective force.

Source: http://blog.sculpture.org
 

Stone Group International to E Volo Architecture Magazine

“In the World” Category of Best Communicator Award 2014, the first Prize was granted to STONE GROUP INTERNATIONAL, with the project “Breathing Life into 12 Mythic Marbles” by Architect Michalis Theofilou. The award received the President  & CEO of the company, Yiannis Antoniadis...

Source: www.evolo.us
 

In Retrospect

Paradigms in Computing: Making, Machines, and Models for Design Agency in Architecture brings together critical, theoretical, and practical research and design that illustrates the plurality of computing approaches within the broad spectrum of design and mediated practices. It is an interrogation of our primary field of architecture through the lens of computing, and yet one that realizes a productive expanding of our métier’s definition and boundaries. It is a compilation that purposefully promotes architecture’s disciplinary reach and incorporations beyond the design and construction of buildings and cities.

Source: www.evolo.us

the optical Fygon and the prominence Position

The "chora" of Astypalea is built on a hill and the traditional settlement bears strongly characteristics of the Cycladic civilization. In the neck of the hill the eight conserved windmills form the dividing line between the historic and the modern settlement and on the top of the hill stands the venetian castle. On the island are scattered, throughout its extent,  archaeological discoveries that cover a variety of prehistoric / Mycenaean until the Middle Ages.

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the intersection of architecture...

Architecture IO presents first conference: ‘Rethinking how people move in cities’ at the Museum of London.

On Friday, November 14, Architecture IO will gather leading architects, engineers, researchers, and thinkers who will present at the first Architecture IO conference, focusing on the theme, ‘Rethinking How People Move in Cities’ at the Museum of London. Source: /www.worldarchitecturenews.com

Bondi 2014

Sculpture by the Sea is one of the most popular art events in Australia and an institution in the Sydney art calendar. It takes place this year from 23 October to 9 November bringing together more than 100 sculptures by artists from 16 countries. The spectacular coastal walk on the ocean ...

Source: http://blog.sculpture.org

Innate Rock Beauty

  

   Stone is a natural solid formation of one or many minerals. There are thousands of types of stone that have been quarried through the centuries.The familiar stone types that are used today are identified through four categories: SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS STONE, and MAN-MADE.
SEDIMENTARY stone came from organic elements such as glaciers, rivers, wind, oceans, and plants. Tiny sedimentary pieces broke off from these elements and accumulated to form rock beds. They were bonded through millions of years of heat and pressure.

Source: www.natural-stone.com
 

Quarries...an organic architecture

The concept of the landscape as architecture has become, for me, an act of imagination. I remember looking at buildings made of stone, and thinking, there has to be an interesting landscape somewhere out there because these stones had to have been taken out of the quarry one block at a time...

Source: www.edwardburtynsky.com

One Sun /34 Moons

The first of the five “lenses” forms a bright and transparent lobby, with café, art library and bookstore, inviting the public into the Museum and encouraging movement via ramps toward the galleries as they progress downward into the garden. From the lobby a new cross-axis connects through to the original building’s grand spaces. At night the glowing glass volume of the lobby provides an inviting transparency, drawing visitors to events and activities.

Source: www.archdaily.com

from Concept to Creation

Anyone can put paint to canvas. Anyone can move a brush around. Draw a picture. Carve a piece of wood. But put the paintbrush in the hands of a Degas or a Renoir, put the piano keys beneath the fingers of a Debussy or a Brubeck, and suddenly magic happens...

Source: www.worldarchitecture.org

Planet's Architecture

Natural history museum announces wildlife photographer of the year 2014...
Source:
http://mydesignstories.com

the Master Architect

 

Some architects have a signature style. What sets Piano apart is that he applies his coherent set of ideas in extraordinarily different ways. It takes more than a quick glance to see his touch on such individual structures as the Pompidou Center, The New York Times Building in New York, and his 72-story London Bridge Tower.Each project is a renaissance, because, as Piano himself explains: “One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again.”

 

Source: http://www.worldarchitecture.org/wa-top-teaser/hhzv/Book

Greenbuildings...

How can architects help? Get in touch. It would be interesting to do more workshops with architects who are thinking about designs, and it would be amazing to get a renowned architect—or someone who is interested—to come to India and help out on the project. We always are looking for partnerships and trying to bridge the different verticals. We’re starting to work with universities in the U.S. on thinking through design affordability. They don’t understand working on the ground, so FM and Frontier Innovations can bridge that gap and help develop that skill set.

Source: www.architectmagazine.com

Yiannis Antoniadis- Stone Group International

President & CEO of Stone Group International talks about company’s extroversion, fair policy and the prize of Best Communicator Award “In the World” 2014 for 12 Mythic Marbles.

Yiannis Antoniadis Interview at 49th Marmomacc 2014, Italy

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD2Z46yYqC8

“It’s very difficult to sell sculpture through galleries”

Without much fear of contradiction, one can say that artists want to exhibit their work and sell their work, too. When you yell into a canyon, you want to hear an echo. Getting that exhibition opportunity and making a sale, however, is rarely a given, leading artists to try alternatives.


Source: http://blog.sculpture.org

Ocean Sculptures

Submerged adjacent to the western coastline of new providence in the Bahamas, Jason Decaires Taylor has set ‘ocean atlas’ within the aquamarine depths of nassau’s seas. Thematically, the colossal sculpture draws reference from the ancient greek statue of titan atlas as he holds up the heavens, but instead depicts a local youth sustaining the ocean ceiling. marking the largest single sculpture...

Source: http://mydesignstories.com

2nd Istanbul Design Biennial

The 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) will take place from 1 November to 14 December 2014 and will be held free of charge. Curated by Zoë Ryan and titled The Future Is Not What It Used To Be, the biennial will host more than 50 projects that ask: “What is the future now?” by rethinking the manifesto as a platform to frame pertinent questions...

Source: http://mydesignstories.com

to be a public hub

Memory and Commemoration in Beirut is a very delicate subject. Beirut witnessed ups and downs, from a devastating civil war to an exponential urban development. Architecture plays a fundamental role in shaping a city. It acts as a living organism with muscles and tissues inextricably interwoven, building a complex world.

Source: www.evolo.us
 

The 2nd Chamber of Amphipolis

The second chamber, the one behind the two Caryatids, is 4,5 meters wide and 3,0 meters long. The chamber floor is covered with a pictorial mosaic in glorious colors and detail.

The mosaic covers the entire floor surface of the 2nd Chamber. The mosaic is in white, black, grey, blue, red and yellow and shows a chariot pulled by two white horses and two male figures. The Charioteer is a bearded man with a laurel wreath upon his head. Running ahead of the Chariot, is Hermes, the guide to the under world. The floor has an area [circular] of restorable damage.

Source: http://mydesignstories.com

Fairy Tales 2015

Fairy Tales 2015:Blank Space Announces Second Annual Architecture Storytelling Telling Competition
After the record breaking success of Fairy Tales 2014, with over 300 entries from 50 different countries, Blank Space is excited to announce that the second edition of the competition is now open for registration.

“When we launched the inaugural Fairy Tales competition, we could not have anticipated the overwhelming response it drew. The participants hailed from the most diverse backgrounds and from so many corners of the world we’d have a hard time visiting them all in one lifetime,” say Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giuliani, Founders of Blank Space. “Each participant crafted their wildest architectural ideas, unleashing the power of architecture on universal themes at the core of humanity. The results were profound, and have been viewed, shared, tweeted and exhibited to millions of design fans around the world.”
Source: www.worldarchitecture.org

Silhouettes Of Famous Architects

Architect and illustrator Federico Babina, who we featured recently, is back with more of his wonderful illustrations.

In his new series, ‘Archiwindows’, Babina literally casts the spotlight on 25 famous architects and studios, such as Zaha Hadid and Ray Eames, by featuring their silhouettes beneath a window from one of their iconic buildings.

Source: http://designtaxi.com

Beyond any obscure narrative

We see craft as the connection of making and thinking.  For us it is the link between the poetic and the practical; between the idea and the artifact.

Source: www.ribaj.com/intelligence
 

Greece archaeologists uncover Amphipolis floor mosaic

Archaeologists unearthing a huge ancient burial site at Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a large floor mosaic.

The mosaic – 3m (10ft) wide and 4.5m (15ft) long – depicts a man with a laurel wreath driving a chariot drawn by horses and led by the god Hermes.
The burial site is said to be the largest ever found in Greece.

Source: http://mydesignstories.com

to Greenbuild

On Oct. 1, three weeks from the start of the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in New Orleans, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its fourth-annual class of LEED Fellows. This year, 48 individuals either applied or were nominated by their industry peers to receive the designation based on their professional...

Source: www.architectmagazine.com

The limits of surfaces

As architectural expression starts to explore the limits of surface articulation, established facade materials and fabrication techniques are undergoing a transformation. The Perot Museum by Morphosis and the SFMOMA by Snohetta are two buildings from high profile architects, of similar typology and similar material intent, implemented through contrasting methodologies.

Source: www.worldarchitecture.org

Eiffel Tower's Newly Renovated First Floor

Since visitor levels to the tower have now reached saturation, at just under 7 million people annually, the city wanted to increase revenue by encouraging people to spend more time—and more tourist dollars—on the under-frequented first level, the largest of the Eiffel Tower’s three floors at 54,000 square feet. Commissioned by the City of Paris (the tower’s owner) and La Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) (the tower’s operator) the €30-million ($37.8-million) makeover was realized by local architect Moatti Rivière, which has demolished and rebuilt two of the three existing pavilions, re-clad the third, and rebuilt two of the four elevator shelters.

Source: www.architectmagazine.com
 

Anagenesis

Anagenesis examines the notion of a post-industrial building envelope that engages natural phenomena as a productive force. The investigation, carried out by Hseng Tai Lintner at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, explores the interrelationship between the natural and the manufactured and focuses on the use of bioluminescence, a naturally occurring form of chemiluminescence that makes organisms like fireflies and jellyfish glow, to produce ambient lighting for the interior.

Source: www.evolo.us
 

Best Communicator Award "in the World" 2014

 In the World Category of Best Communicator Award 2014, the first Prize was granted to STONE GROUP INTERNATIONAL, with the project “Breathing Life into 12 Mythic Marbles” by Architect Michalis Theofilou. The award received the President  & CEO of SGI, Yiannis Antoniadis.

A prestigious jury has been appointed for the Best Communicator Award for exhibitors attending Marmomacc and Abitare il Tempo who enhanced the importance of their exhibition space and exhibits as a means of communication.

They awarded Stone Group International for having “created an evocative set-up capable of combining the myths of ancient Greece with contemporary stone processing”.

Source: www.youtube.com