Cleanness vs. Dirtiness

 

The solid, rigid material has been the leading role in architecture industry for hundred years, but in this project this definition of architectural material has been changed. In this case, the soft, flexible rubber has been applied into the structure system, interior space and architectural organization. The rigid metal, concrete and glass play the roles as molds to shape the deformable rubber. This combination makes a brand-new relationship between these materials and come out becomes the new visuality of spaces and provides a new sensing experience for the users.

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Memory of the Planet

 

The façade of the building is clad in massive blocks of yellow travertine provided by Haz Marble Company of Turkey. Some 7,500 m² were needed in thicknesses of 10 to 22 cm and weighing some 350 to 1,000 kg each to complete the job.
The raw front, what with its jut-outs and recessions, gives the building a rugged appearance almost as if one was standing in front of a rock in the middle of the desert.

Source: www.stone-ideas.com

Treasures of the Earth

 

Trésors de la Terre“ (Treasures of the Earth) is the title of the new permanent exhibit in which the national Museum of Natural History in Paris shows some of the most beautiful minerals ever discovered. Since the year 1626, its experts has been collecting more than ...

Source: http://www.stone-ideas.com/2015/05/26/permanent-exhibit-tresors-de-la-terre-in-the-museum-of-natural-history-in-paris/

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Brussels: Eight ground Installations

 

The purpose of this study, which revolves around the public space of Brussels, is the realization of Eight Installations, whose aim is to aesthetically transcend the essence of the city to the individual through the everyday wanderings. The conception of the project is rooted in the observations of the human body, on how movement is affected by terrains of different quality, and the various transitions.

Source: www.greekarchitects.gr

Water, the silent currency of universe

 

Water availability in Somalia is naturally climatic issue. With extremely low rainfall and much higher potential evaporation, the country is characterized as water-scarce. Only 30% of Somalis have access to safe water, leading to increased risk of food shortage, social conflict, stress to economic growth, and poor standards of living.

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As a sculptor you make and create things

 

As a sculptor you make and create things and in many respects you have the same challenges as any other company that makes a product or provides a service. There is a field of study and practice in business management that concerns itself with making things called “Production and Operations Management”.

Source: http://blog.sculpture.org

 

an Architectural Enclosure

 

The challenge of this project designed by Zelig Fok at the Savannah College of Art and Design was to design a boutique and showroom for the Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons in Tokyo’s Aoyama shopping district. Architecture and fashion share a dedication to experimental design as well as the ability to question customary enclosure/dress, prescribed aesthetics, and notion of beauty. Collections by the fashion designer were studied, particularly where padded figures were stuffed beneath or sewn into the lining of garments.
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Research, development, branding...

 

Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Associations (IMIB) is Turkey’s nation-wide trade organization for natural stone. 2333 companies ranging from producers to manufacturers and traders are its members. Membership is mandatory. In 2014, Ali Kahyaoğlu, founder and chairman of Naturelmar Mining stone company...

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Coverings 2015

 

More than 25,000 stone and tile professionals visited Coverings 2015 in Orlando last month, beating the attendance marks of two previous editions of the event.
This year’s gathering, from April 13-17 for education and exhibition, generated a 10% attendee increase from the 2014 show in Las Vegas, and a 12% increase from the previous Orlando event in 2012.

Source: www.stoneupdate.com
 

The Image of Sculpture

 

 

Let’s be entirely honest, here: our aesthetic experience of sculpture, of work that moves through our world in the time-space continuum of four experiential dimensions (one of time, and three of space), by and large has little to do with the experiential at all. It’s arguable that we rarely actually experience sculpture as it was intended to be.

Source: http://blog.sculpture.org

Peter Becker reports on Palestine Heritage

 

National Identity and culture are the buzzwords and the central question is: how can architects support the cause? Elias and Yousef Anastas, both of Palestinian origin, entertain architectural offices in Bethlehem and Paris and have made Palestine their cause. They recently completed a project in their home city, which aims to overcome some of the many problems in the region using classic building techniques and materials.

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another big player in the stone branch

 

China has a very big player in the stone branch: it is the nationally owned AVIC which is now actively engaged also in purchase of marble and granite. The new industrial sector, founded in 2010, bears the name AVIC International Xiamen Company Limited and is based in China’s natural stone-capital.

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the Living Rock

Dating thousands of years ago, rock-cut architecture – the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock was used for many significant religious monuments, temples and tombs. The rock-hewn church of Lalibela in Ethopia, the 1,500-tonnes unfinished Obelisk of Aswan in Egypt and the elaborate sandstone-carved treasury of Petra in Jordan are some of the ancient wonders of rock-cut architecture still standing today.

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Innovative merge of stone and light

 

Stone + Light“ is the theme of one of six special shows to be held during the course of the Stone+tec in Nuremberg (May 13th – 16th, 2015) in which nine art objects will be on display demonstrating an innovative symbioses of stone and light. Participant exhibitors are companies based in Nuremberg, the advanced pixel shuttle ag, a development and projection company for themes revolving around interior design, light and media-production. Barthelme Company is also an active participant, a family enterprise on the lighting scene for the past eight decades, which focuses on LED-solutions for interior and exterior lighting...
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the Aboriginal Heritage

 

Rueben Berg is a practicing architect and founder of Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria. He has been involved in various government roles within Indigenous affairs for many years. He gained a strong understanding of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 in his role as manager of Metropolitan Heritage Programs at Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Berg is also a founder and director of the Indigenous Ultimate Association and the managing director of RJHB ...
Source: www.australiandesignreview.com
 

Diffused Boundaries

 

One’s identity within the city is determined by a relationship to public and private space. Where a person can go, what they can see, and what experiences a person has access to shapes the identity of the individual. Architectural language plays a crucial role in this identity. Diffused Boundaries aims to break down previously known thresholds in the city and affect change in the way people perceive, use, and experience space.

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