Daylight: Amalgamation of Direct and Indirect Sunlight and Skylight
October 2, 2019
BEYOND BOOKS
DAYLIGHT “No space, architecturally, is a space unless it has natural light.” ___Louis I. Kahn Daylight- The natural light of the day Daylighting- The use of light from the sun…
Snøhetta designs ‘The Best Weapon’ for Nobel Peace Centre
October 1, 2019
ArtnDesign
Entitled as ‘The best Weapon’, Snøhetta has designed an urban peace bench for the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, Norway. The bench has been installed outside the United Nations Headquarters…
Laurinda Spear and Bernardo Fort-Brescia headed firm ‘Arquitectonica’ wins the 2019 American prize for Architecture
September 30, 2019
ArtnDesign
The Miami based firm ‘Arquitectonica’ has won the American prize for Architecture for the year. Launched back in 1977 by Laurinda Spear and Bernardo Fort-Brescia is known for its ‘Trendsetting…
SO-IL designs humongous recreation amidst 130 trees
September 30, 2019
ArtnDesign
In the city of Columbus, Indiana near the Miller House designed by Eero Saarinen a huge hammock is being installed by the New York based architecture firm SO-IL amidst 130…
Discovering new perceptions on feminism, gender and resistance.
September 29, 2019
ArtnDesign
An exhibition titled ‘Still I Rise: Feminisms, Gender, Resistance – Act 3’ has opened this month in the Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery. The idea behind the exhibition is to focus on…
Studio After Architecture’s newly constructed portal pays tribute to the African American History.
September 29, 2019
ArtnDesign
Designed by Studio After Architecture, the Camp Barker Memorial is a functional tribute to the African American history of slavery on the grounds of the Garrison Elementary School. Ideal for…
Monograph on Claude Parent by Rizzoli celebrates the pioneer’s style.
September 27, 2019
ArtnDesign
Rizzoli New York has published a book named ‘Claude parent: Visionary Architect’ in June 2019. The monograph actually is a celebration of his ‘Oblique Function Theory’ which is manifested beautifully…
Beijing Daxing International Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects becomes the world’s largest airport.
September 27, 2019
ArtnDesign
The much awaited Beijing Daxing International Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened this week while successfully becoming the largest terminals in the world. The five-pointed star shaped airport is…
Gijs Van Vaerenbergh designs an arcade arranging classical arches.
September 26, 2019
ArtnDesign
‘Arcade’ a new piece of work by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, is being permanentally installed in the lowlands of Kruibeke- on the outskirts of Belgium. The array of arches standing zigzag…
Es Devlin maps out historic moments in a Memory Palace.
September 26, 2019
ArtnDesign
Es Devlin in her new installation at the Pitzhanger Gallery in Ealing, London has come up with a three dimensional map of all the historic events. Named the ‘Memory Palace’,…
SnØhetta designs an unusual library in Philadelphia.
September 25, 2019
ArtnDesign
Colossal wooden clad arches welcome the students of the Temple University in Philadelphia into the Charles Library. Featuring a composite volume with granite at the base topped with an entire…
3D printed pavilion installed within the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
September 25, 2019
ArtnDesign
Striving to achieve a new milestone, AIRLAB has installed a 3D printed temporary pavilion within Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. With an aim to design a durable structure with…
Fish Scale Bioplastic wins the UK James Dyson Award for student design.
September 24, 2019
ArtnDesign
Lucy Hughes, a University of Sussex graduate has used fish waste to create MarinaTex, a compostable single use plastic. The design has apparently won the UK James Dyson Award for…
David Adjaye designs a multi-faith site in Abu Dhabi
September 24, 2019
ArtnDesign
Led by Sir David Adjaye, the London based firm has unveiled the plans for a multi-faith site in Abu Dhabi. The project includes a Church, mosque, synagogue is being called…
KPF designs the One Vanderbilt, the soon to be tallest Office Hub in Midtwon Manhattan.
September 23, 2019
ArtnDesign
Located between 42nd and 43rd streets, Manhattan is about to get it new tallest Office building ‘One Vanderbilt’ designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF). The spire to the building…