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- Egyptian pavilion proposal for 2020 Venice Biennale targets climate change Tue, 4 Feb 20, 3:30amAccording to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, climate change and poaching are putting approximately 70 animal species in the country at risk of extinction...
- Switzerland unveils cloud-like pavilion at Venice Biennale Wed, 27 Jul 16, 12:01amKerez’s pavilion is an attempt to think about, construct, and experience architecture differently. This experimental work designed for a specific location and occasion is an autonomous piece that, trying to avoid a conventional...
- Earthquake-resistant affordable home stacks together like Legos in just six days Mon, 13 Jun 16, 6:00pmUsed as a stronger alternative to brick walls, ferrocement can be handcrafted from locally available materials to reduce the structure’s impact on the environment and its cost...
- The Armadillo Vault's hundreds of limestone slabs are held together without glue Tue, 7 Jun 16, 3:00pmETH Zurich’s Block Research Group worked in collaboration with engineering firm Ochsendorf DeJong & Block and masonry specialist The Escobedo Group to bring the structure to life using expertly designed compression...
- Slovenia built a habitable structure with latticed wooden bookshelves Mon, 30 May 16, 9:07pmThe project responds to the Biennale's theme "Reporting from the Front" by functioning like an abstract home doubling as a curated library that allows visitors to explore the concept of dwelling...
- Colony of honeybees builds a living hive in the shape of a flower Fri, 23 Oct 15, 7:00pmCommissioned by RBKC for the London Olympics 2012, The Agreement was constructed before a live audience and enclosed in a glass box that bees were free to fly in and out of...
- Fascinating Rapture installation explores the influence of sound on the human body Sat, 3 Oct 15, 4:30amWhat kind of influence a sound has on our body? And which sort of limits can bound it? The American-born and Oslo-based artist Camille Norment seems to know the answer...
- Shigeru Ban transforms 90,000 eye shadow containers into a glittering wave at the Venice Biennale Thu, 21 May 15, 3:00pmJapanese architect Shigeru Ban has transformed thousands of empty eye shadow containers into a glistening wave for the Venice Biennale. Entitled “Reverberation- Pavilion of Light and Sound,” the piece upcycles 90,000...
- This building in Venice is covered in 1,000 used car tires Wed, 20 May 15, 3:00pmThe exterior of Israel's pavilion at this year's Venice Art Biennale is covered 1,000 used car tires. Artist Tsibi Geva had the tires imported from Israel and tied together to create a protective skin, leaving a small space...
- Ai Weiwei’s Jaw-Dropping “Forever Bicycles” Sculpture is Made from 1200 Bikes! Thu, 18 Sep 14, 2:30amAi Weiwei’s towering, geometric Forever Bicycles installation is made from nearly 2,000 stainless steel bicycles arranged into hypnotic forms that loom over viewers and passersby...
- Ai Weiwei’s Towering, Geometric Forever Bicycles Installed at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Thu, 18 Sep 14, 2:30amAi Weiwei's towering, geometric Forever Bicycles installation made a dramatic addition to the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale. In the riverside courtyard of the Palazzo Franchetti 1,179 of his stainless steel bicycle representations...
- Ai Weiwei Salvages and Straightens 150 Tons of Rebar From the Sitchuan Earthquake to Create Stunning Art Installation Tue, 16 Jul 13, 4:00amAi Weiwei's Straight installation continues the artist’s longstanding involvement in social, political and cultural activism. The work was first exhibited at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington last...
- BIG’s Connecting Greenland: AIR + PORT Exhibit Proposes a New Future for Greenland Tue, 11 Sep 12, 3:40amRead the rest of BIG’s Connecting Greenland: AIR + PORT Exhibit Proposes a New Future for Greenland Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: big, Bjarke Ingels Group, Climate Change, connecting greenland:...
- Zilvinas Kempinas Gives Us Tunnel Vision With His Amazing TUBE Made of VHS Tape Wed, 25 Jul 12, 4:00amRead the rest of Zilvinas Kempinas Gives Us Tunnel Vision With His Amazing TUBE Made of VHS Tape Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, eco design, eco-art, green art, green design, lithuanian art,...
- Shimmering Floating Pavilion Captivates Visitors from Afar Fri, 5 Aug 11, 1:20amRead the rest of Shimmering Floating Pavilion Captivates Visitors from Afar Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds, balloon canopy, eco design, floating pavilion, green design,...