Henny Van Nistelrooy: 'flashmob'

'flashmob' by studio henny van nistelrooy is a chandelier made of light reflecting
discs that are normally used in photography. the process was initiated by making
different shapes within the transition from the folded flexible ring to flattened out.
it is configured using twelve of these elements to make a sphere chandelier.

from Designboom - Weblog

Vismasters image of the week

This autumn image was awarded "Image of the week" by VisMasters.
The artist's purpose of the image was to study how different lighting conditions change the mood of an image, how materials react to nature and seasons, how light shapes and defines our environment.

Artist: Alfa Smyrna

Plans for a post-Kyoto metropolis revealed

The official release of the results from Le Grand Pari(s) competition.
Preface by President Sarkozy. PDF

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Eiffel Tower - Growing by myself

Olivier Defaye has worked diligently and managed to get the picture "The Eiffel Tower: Growing by myself" into the CG Choice Award Gallery. Read more at cgsociety.org.

from CreativeTools 3D-blogg - Datorgrafik-, 3D- och IT-nyheter by Paulo Kiefe

Za’abeel Park Observation Tower / XTEN Architecture

XTEN Architecture shares their entry to the ThyssenKrupp elevator competition in Dubai. The observation tower is located in a cultural park just off axis from the main skyscraper boulevard in Dubai, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road.

from Arch Daily by Sebastian J

Sapphire Gallery / XTEN Architecture

XTEN Architecture just sent in one of their latest projects. The Sapphire Gallery is a residential gallery addition to a private residente in Los Angeles, California. It is designed to display a private collection of contemporary art while also providing for a home office with views to the surrounding hills.

from Arch Daily by Sebastian J

Civivox / AH Asociados

In the surroundings of the central park in Mendillorri, a building has been proposed which keeps a relationship with the surrounding area, its views, and its functions. A type of monument which distances itself from people hasn’t been sought out, but rather a constructed place which plays second fiddle to the park and the palace, to the lake and the inner landscape.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

World Wildlife Fund Builds Carbon Neutral Headquarters

The World Wildlife Fund has been making huge waves in the environmental movement since it was established five decades ago, and is now taking its mission yet another step further by applying it to architecture. RAU Architecture’s organically shaped design was selected from a variety of candidates as the new look for the WWF Netherlands headquarters based on the fact that the RAU proposed using the existing building as the crux of the new one instead of demolishing it. Completed in 2006, the building has remarkable sustainable innovations that allow it to be entirely self-sufficient, carbon neutral, and a wonderful work environment for employees. What we love even more is that RAU’s design does not sacrifice architectural style in order to achieve its environmental goals.

from Inhabitat » Architecture by Lea Bogdan