O (Omicron) is a permanent installation for Poland's new museum of architecture in Wroclaw. When opened, Hala Stulecia was the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world. With a diameter of 65m it was home to the largest dome built since the Pantheon in Rome eighteen centuries earlier.The Centennial Hall was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
The scale of this projection mapping is just as enthralling. The visuals are based around the message of passing time from the building's construction through to the modern day.
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HUGE PROJECTION MAPPING BY ANTIVJ
25 JUNE 2012
ARCHITECTURE
INSTALLATION
LIGHT
PROJECTION MAPPING
O (Omicron) by AntiVJ is a permanent installation for Poland's new museum of architecture in Wroclaw. When opened, Hala Stulecia was the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world. With a diameter of 65m it was home to the largest dome built since the Pantheon in Rome eighteen centuries earlier. The...
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PAINTING THE TOWN
04 APRIL 2012
ARCHITECTURE
GRAFFITI
LONDON
STREET ART
With the ongoing regeneration around King's Cross and St. Pancras, in the heart of London, it's good to see street art playing a part in contributing to the continued upward trajectory of a once down-at-heel neighbourhood. Commissioned by the owners of Karpo restaurant and the Megaro Hotel, four artists have...
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Metaform Architects have taken inspiration from street art to add some colour to thismonolithicstyleApartment Building in Luxembourg. The unique structure is comprised of 3,982 square feet over three levels of residential housing. This construction uses a unique material of black shiny extruded metal.
The relation between art and architecture is part of the concept created with the involvement of the Luxembourg artist SUMO. It is a response linked to the evolution of the urban landscape. Sumo voluntarily covered the space from the ground to the ceiling with his artwork.
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The inside is pretty impressive too and a stark contrast to the dark exterior. Click through for more info and images.
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GRAFF INSPIRED APARTMENT BUILDING
06 MARCH 2012
ARCHITECTURE
ART
GRAFFITI
STREET ART
Metaform Architects have taken inspiration from street art to add some colour to this monolithic style Apartment Building in Luxembourg. The unique structure is comprised of 3,982 square feet over three levels of residential housing. This construction uses a unique material of black shiny extruded metal. The relation between art and architecture is...
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TWISTED VISION
28 FEBRUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
VICTOR ENRICH
Warping his own architectural photography into a fantastical array of surreal images, Victor Enrich takes the viewer through a world filled with built objects that, on first glance, could be real. From the fun, yet wry, observation of a sea-front apartment block, in which the balconies strain to point towards...
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STARBUCKED
23 FEBRUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
COFFEE
FURNITURE
INTERIOR
INTERIOR DESIGN
JAPAN
KENGO KUMA
WOOD
With its High Street ubiquity, Starbucks is a brand that is no stranger to criticism. Perhaps if every branch looked like this one in Dazaifu, Japan, however, we could all find it in our hearts to give it just a little bit of love. The beautifully crafted execution of Kengo...
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IN THE DESIGNER DOG HOUSE
23 FEBRUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN
DOG
A tribute to the great Bauhaus style
of clean lines, simple colors, glass facade: the spacious CUBIX dog house. Now your dog can get a clear view of what is happening in the garden, keep an eye out for any cats, bouncing balls or unwanted trespassers, all from the comfort...
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UNDERGROUND PARK
06 FEBRUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
ENVIRONMENT
What would you do with a disused tram terminal like Delancey Street in New York? Well if the Delancey Underground Project gets the go ahead it could end up being turned into an underground park. Local businesses, residents, community leaders, and political stakeholders alike have voiced their enthusiasm for the idea. They are...
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Manifesto Architecturetook on the challenge of designing a Bicycle Hanger for dense urban spaces that do not have the street space for rows of bike racks.
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A full scale example has just been debuted at the
Gwangju Design Biennale in Korea. Click through for more images of the revolutionary concept.
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BIKE HANGER
26 JANUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
ASIA
BICYCLE
BIKES
INVENTION
KOREA
MANIFESTO ARCHITECTURE
SOUTH KOREA
As we all strive to be a bit greener, bicycles have become an increasingly popular form of transport. With this huge increase in cyclists, we are going to need more bike racks taking up pavement space outside public buildings and venues. In any of the world's cycle cities such as...
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INTERACTIVE LIGHT INSTALLATION IN SOHO
09 JANUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
ART
LONDON
London based lighting/architecture design company Cinimod Studio has recently installed a new permanent work in London's Soho area. Inspired by Soho's emergence as a media hub and the shadows that railings cast on London's pavements, it's an ever-changing light display which reacts to the movements of passers-by. Photos © 2012 Cinimod...
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Urbantainer, a South Korean based architecture and design firm combined a stock metal container with sheets of raw corrugated cardboard resulting in a unique branded kiosk called the Naver App Square. Meant to look like a giant opened up cardboard parcel ~ the exterior is wrapped with packaging and shipping graphics including a QR code label. Naver is a web portal in South Korea so this also mixes the digital world with the real.
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GIANT CARDBOARD BOX POP-UP STORE
06 JANUARY 2012
ARCHITECTURE
SOUTH KOREA
A common site today is the pop-up store / office / tourist attraction inside a shipping container. This interesting example has pushed the idea in a different direction. Urbantainer, a South Korean based architecture and design firm combined a stock metal container with sheets of raw corrugated cardboard resulting in a unique...
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