Stone Animas

Arts History professor David García Cueto (University of Granada) analizes unpublished documents from the Archivio Storico Capitolino
The renowned „Animas“, two marble heads considered one of the most important works of baroque sculptor, painter and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s youth, are not a representation of a Christian soul’s salvation in heaven or punishment in hell (as believed until now), respectively but they really are mythologically themed sculptures: a nymph and a satyr.
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/04/28/berninis-marble-animas-show-a-nymph-and-a-satyr-not-salvation-in-heaven-and-punishment-in-hell/

Breitwieser is the Art of Stone

Once recognized the variety of natural stones, everybody will remain enthusiastic. With the construction of Austria´s biggest show room, “Stone World”, we want to give our clients an idea about the variety of natural stones from all over the world. About 600 different types of natural stones from all over the world - from marble, granite, limestone and slate to onyxes - are currently lined up in our "Stone World". Dive into the world of marble, granite and onyx and experience the fascination of this extraordinary material.

 http://www.breitwieser-stein.at/index-e.html
 

Precise Inaccuracy

ArchitectScripta is organizing two Workshops in July 2016 in Athens, Greece taught by Nefeli Chatzimina [Lecturer at the University of Southern California,PhD Candidate NTUA] and Justin Brecthel [Adjunct Lecturer at University of Southern California,UCLA,LEED], both Alumni Graduates of Columbia University NYC [GSAPP, AAD], with Nikos Papavasileiou [ArchitectScripta Project Architect]. ArchitectScripta Workshops refer to Students of Architecture and Art, Professional Architects, Designers and Artists.
1) Workshop I from 27th of June until the 7th of July 2016 Workshop I, hosted by the Benaki Museum, under the auspices of the Hellenic Institute of Architecture and the Athens School of Fine Arts.
2) Workshop II from 11th of July until the 21st of July 2016 Workshop II, hosted by the Benaki Museum, under the auspices of the Hellenic Institute of Architecture and the Athens School of Fine Arts.
 http://www.evolo.us/architecture/precise-inaccuracy-architectscripta-maya-grasshopper-workshops-july-2016-in-athens-greece/

Espace Montmorency

In the centre of what is now referred to as Laval's "Cité du savoir et de la culture," MONTONI, Claridge and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ are partnering on a bold $420 million development project. Once completed, Espace Montmorency, which offers direct access to the metro, will consist of about 10 buildings with shops, offices, a hotel, entertainment venues and other public spaces.
 http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/espace-montmorency-a-420-million-investment-in-the-largest-commercial-real-estate-project-ever-built-in-laval-558842411.html

.. crystallization of a story...

sculpture, slit, journey, narrative, garden

Recognizing the city as a sculpture and creating a new landscape that communes with water, are defined mentally and perceptually through a new architectural vocabulary that reproduces the way of perception of the Japanese garden.

The waterways in Tokyo embody the ancient past, however today they are abandoned and degraded. Rivers and canals represent urban boundaries, a kind of intermediate, hybrid and public space. Kanda river, one of the most extensive and vital rivers in Tokyo, was used, historically, as the first drinking water transportation system for the palace.

The recognition of the water element appear as a crack of the urban sculpture, the research of the current situation and the vision of regaining the public landscape and the restoration of the relationship with water, are studied in three scales.

RECOGNITION

The study area, north and south of Kanda river, is a node of contact of four individual centers of Japanese capital and is characterized by:

- High density of the urban infrastructure
- -Strong physical relief and many water elements
- Important landmarks of the city and large accumulation areas
- Advanced and extensive transport system...

 http://www.greekarchitects.gr/en/projects2015/at-the-crack-of-the-sculpture-id10747

Turkey Exports

Turnover of value-added products to the USA stable / Country going to great lengths in seeking new markets
For the second year in a row Turkey has experienced a recession in exports of natural stone even falling to below the magical 2 billion-US-$-mark: in 2014, exports by value had reached 2.128 billion US-$ (equaling 7.371 million t), a mere 1.907 billion US-$ (or 6.5219 million t) could be chalked up in 2015.
Expressed in percentage this meant -10% negative growth by value and -12% by tonnage as compared to the 12-month period one year prior (2014: -4.2% by value, -12.6% by tonnage).
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/04/21/turkey-falling-back-to-the-2-billion-us-mark-after-the-second-weak-export-year-in-a-row/

Contextualism

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is dedicated to the design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale. The firm approaches each project, regardless of size or scale, with an understanding that architecture has a unique power to influence civic life. We strive to create designs that aid society, advance modern technology, sustain the environment and inspire those around us to improve our world.
 http://smithgill.com/vision/our_story/

Handicraft Ideas

https://gr.pinterest.com/kapejj/pedras/?utm_campaign=activity&e_t=520cfe89aed3439ba2e01a1738343ca9&utm_medium=2003&utm_source=31&e_t_s=board

Community spaces in the area of windmills

This diploma project is a proposal for intervention in the traditional village of Symi. An experimental introduction of modern functions, materials and activities in a village that time has not touched much. The issue of the traditional settlements in Greece has enormous dimensions. We need to look for efficient ways of intervention and modernization so that they can remain alive covering the needs of their residents. In response to historical settlement question, the diplomatic answers to reuse this remarkable building stock of windmills, by activating an entire region forgotten by time and creating new tumors able to accommodate the new uses.
 http://www.greekarchitects.gr/en/projects2015/symi-ground-in-fructure-id10790

The coolest Nature ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGyyNUcfEU&nohtml5=False

the only choice of venue

This year Milan Design Week will honor the Miami based Italian designer Vito Di Bari by hosting his newest creation, MyEquilibria, in a solo exhibit at the historical botanical garden, the Orto Botanico di Brera, in Milan. There will be a press conference on Monday, April 11th at 2:30pm and formal unveiling ceremony the day after in the Orto Botanico to mark this historic occasion, and officially launch the annual event.
Following the ceremony, MyEquilibria will be available to visitors free of charge courtesy of Fuorisalone in collaboration with the city of Milan.
 http://www.evolo.us/architecture/myequilibria-the-perfect-fusion-of-art-exercise-unveiled-at-the-milan-design-week/

Activating, raising awareness, capturing attention

Call for submissions for the UX Design Award of the Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin
From wake-up light alarm clocks to smart phones to electronic toothbrushes – our everyday life is shaped by objects that provide us with an increasing variety of options and complex functions. On the one hand, designers face the challenge to develop intuitive interfaces: The newly added features should enrich the user experience rather than leaving customers confused. On the other hand, designers need to come up with features that are beneficial and meaningful to users in the first place.
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/04/12/a-prize-for-designers-who-bring-natural-stone-and-consumer-electronics-together/

Vitória Stone Fair: No sign of recession in Brazil

Brazil’s current economic lag had no apparent effect on the Vitória Stone Fair (February 16th to 19th 2016): the number of visitors – 25,502 increased over last year’s count – 24.743: 5,047 visitors came from abroad according to a press-release – or 20 %.
http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/04/09/vitoria-stone-fair-no-sign-of-recession-in-brazil/

Drone Skyscraper

Drone technology, adopted by many large corporations, has become a leading trend in the field of fast-delivery, aerial mapping, commercial advertising, government inspection, and filmmaking. As recent years have witnessed a rise in the development of drone technology, several major corporations, such as Amazon, DHL and Walmart, have begun investigating the use of drones in high-speed delivery service. As more and more people live on internet-based lifestyles...
http://www.evolo.us/competition/the-hive-drone-skyscraper/

This new and improved Xiamen Stone Fair brings new life to fairs

Xiamen Stone Fair: China’s stone branch discovers marble and granite as materials for detailed design...

 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/04/06/xiamen-stone-fair-1-chinas-stone-branch-discovers-marble-and-granite-as-materials-for-detailed-design/

formation processes in nature

In 2016 AA Athens Visiting School continues to examine the philosophy of phenomenology as a starting point in the architectural design. Structures of consciousness experienced from the first-person point of view will be coupled with the study shapes in action. The experience around an architectural object will act as the central point of ambience for the user's space. Assessing the way by which natural formations are created and exist as active players in shaping their environment will be achieved via digital simulation. Forms and structures will be created with an aim to alter the feeling of their surrounding by being put into motion. A series of morphologies will be designed, informed by biomimetic form-finding methods through a bottom-up approach via various coding techniques. A 1:1 scale structure will be put together, enabling experience of built space and of building materials in their sensory aspects as a result of a series of initial testing models. These proposals will be applied through the combination of different software including among other Processing, Arduino and Rhino Grasshopper. For more information visit the programme's site. http://ai.aaschool.ac.uk/athens/

Zetta Byte

Data is proliferating: every transaction, entry, emails, and even every mouse click is stored in a server. Annual global IP traffic will pass the zettabyte threshold by the end of 2016, and will reach 2 zettabytes per year by 2019. Considering this, a problem in the near future will be to find a place to store this information.
A data center is the...http://www.evolo.us/competition/data-skyscraper-sustainable-data-center-in-iceland/

The patchwork bathtub is bold, fun and beautiful.

 

High-end design with traditional values embracing multiculturalism and a reappraisal of international artisanal techniques to experiment with marble, shapes and proportion creating results that are luxurious and contemporary-looking...http://www.dzym.co.uk/ 

 

 

 

 

Zaha Hadid Queen of the Curve

Dame Zaha Hadid, the world-renowned architect, whose designs include the London Olympic aquatic centre, has died aged 65. The British designer, who was born in Iraq, had a heart attack on Thursday while in hospital in Miami, where she was being treated for bronchitis.
Hadid’s buildings have been commissioned around the world and she was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gold medal. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/31/star-architect-zaha-hadid-dies-aged-65