6 posts tagged “architecture”
Anyone who live in an urban enviroment is aware that sometimes people just have to answer natures call. So, some cities are developing solution to this problem by installing urinals that disappear underground during the day and reappear at night when a more traditional restroom may be closed.
To read the full article please click here.
Here's a video with more info
Artist Natalie Czech's Blattschnitte, from 2002 gives us a bird's eye look at the detritious created by human beings in their pursuit for cultural sophistication.
Click on the link above for the full gallery.
Enjoy!
This Bio-solar's home energy is generated entirely through solar panelling. A sufficient water supply is maintained collectively via rain, dew and condensation from a cooling system which can also be recycled and used to replenish the garden
First off Renzo Piano is a genius.
In case you didn't know. In 2004, LACMA’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved plans to transform the museum with world-renowned architect Renzo Piano at the helm.
The idea of having his work in Los Angeles is an exciting idea. So for those of you unable to visit the construction site of the LACMA Here's a link to the 24 hour webcam.
Here's some photos of the proposed project.
For more info on the LACMA project click here.
If you're intrested in seeing more of Renzo Piano's work you can view his other projects at his website.
And if you're interested in seeing the Italian Architect on Charlie Rose talking about Art Institute Chicago expansion project (to open 2009), click here.
Enjoy!
Computer controlled colored lights fill 81 windows extending over 180 meters at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc.) Patterns are controlled by cellphone by any caller from any location, raising issues concerning private interaction and control of public spaces.
And here's a video of the piece.
Found this awesome video, (with terrible music), The video is of a guy who projects "light" graffiti on the side of a large building. It is also interactive with the surface that it is projecting on.
