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The Eco-Commune

The Eco-Commune

.. Short film exploring a dystopian vision of London in the near future. The economic meltdown of 2009 has left the financial district abandoned, allowing space for nature to reclaim it’s iconic structures, and a new community of scavengers to settle within its midst.
Bamboo Wing

Bamboo Wing

Bamboo Wing, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, is a masterpiece made out of bamboo that combines handcraft skills and sustainable materials. Immersed in water, it is situated in the province of Vinh Phuc, Hanoi and serves as a restaurant and events center. .. Mimicing birds’ wings, the fast-growing renewable...
The Transcendent City

The Transcendent City

by Richard Hardy .. The concept of a future sustainable city is developed for a society that is currently not responding effectively to environmental dangers. “Transcendence” in this case referring to a point in time between our modern earth and the ultimate earth when artificial intelligence has reached or surpassed...
I ♥ Architecture

I ♥ Architecture

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Robots of Brixton

Robots of Brixton

by Kibwe Tavares and Factory Fifteen .. Brixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by London’s new robot workforce – robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed, resulting in unplanned,...
Megalomania

Megalomania

by Johnathan Gales .. Megalomania perceives the city in total construction. The built environment is explored as a labyrinth of architecture that is either unfinished, incomplete or broken. Megalomania is a response to the state of infrastructure and capital, evolving the appearance of progress into the sublime. .. Constructed predominantly...
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A Peek into Magnetic Architecture

A Peek into Magnetic Architecture

.. Research development @ Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia by: Gabriel Bello Diaz Angel Fernando Lara Moreira Alexandre Dubor Akhil Kapadia
The Berlin Infection

The Berlin Infection

by Peter Kidger .. Short Film produced as part of portfolio in Unit 15, at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. .. A mixture of high resolution stills photography and complex 3D animation, ‘The Berlin Infection’ depicts a London landscape being infected by an icon of the Berlin cityscape, the Fernsehturm Tower. .. Produced...
Augmented (hyper)Reality

Augmented (hyper)Reality

by Keiichi Matsuda .. The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it. .. A film...
Sunset Chapel

Sunset Chapel

The Sunset Chapel designed by BNKR Arquitectura had two contradicting uses; as a wedding chapel to celebrate the start of a couple’s new life and as a mourning place for the passing of loved ones. Located at Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, the architects transformed the two opposite driving forces into materiality (glass vs concrete), visibility (transparency...
Helsinki Underground City

Helsinki Underground City

House in Abiko City

House in Abiko City

Designed by Fuse Atelier for a couple in their thirties, the residents wanted a gallery-like space to display design, furniture and art. Located at the bottom of two plateaus in Abiko City, the concrete house is supported by minimal stakes, reducing the cost of construction. The walls in varying volumes were made into three-dimensional continuous...
Virgola

Virgola

The Virgola chair, designed by Giulio Manzoni was presented at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan 2011 for Italian brand Campeggi. A chair that converts into a single bed, it combines both functionality and design. .. A removable and washable cover hides the folding mechanism, while its one sided armrest allows the chair to...
Graffiti Improvisation

Graffiti Improvisation

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Close the Window!

Close the Window!

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Corallo House

Corallo House

Set in the dense hillside forest of Santa Rosalía area, Guatemala City, the Corallo House, designed by Paz Arquitectura smoothly transcends the existing forest into the house. Aimed to preserve the existing landscape, the architects utilised the existing topography and preserved the existing trees, while creating a spacious abode. .. Changing levels adapt to the...
Energy Absorbing Trap Lamp

Energy Absorbing Trap Lamp

The Energy Absorbing Trap Lamp by Gionata Gatto and Mike Thompson is a lamp with a special photoluminescent feature which is able to emit ambient glow based on the absorption of ‘waste energy’ from its surroundings. It is designed by Spazio Rossana Orlandi. This is a major achievement in terms of maximising our resource potential...
Door Inception

Door Inception

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