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Gravity-Defying Land Art by Cornelia Konrads [updated] | Land art, Cornelia konrads, Installation art
German artist Cornelia Konrads creates mind-bending site-specific installations in public spaces, sculpture parks and private gardens around the world. Her work is frequently punctuated by the illusion of weightlessness, where stacked objects like logs, fences, and doorways appear to be … Continue reading
Rio de Janeiro Wireless Light Rail
Luke Starkenburg The Light Rail system in Rio de Janeiro is a modern, wireless system using a ground power rail. The Alstom Citadis 402 low-floor trams are attractive, quiet, and low floor. I also included various other train in Rio … Continue reading
Santa Teresa Tram, Rio de Janeiro [4K 60fps]
This is one of the coolest trams in the world! The tram actually had a much longer route than it did 10 years ago. Today, it begins at Carioca, a 5 minute walk from the Metro station. The Santa Teresa … Continue reading
Tokyo May Get Its Very Own High Line
the Tokyo Expressway running through Ginza could be turned into a park filled with greenery. (Illustration courtesy of Tokyo Expressway) The economic benefits of New York’s High Line have been made clear. The elevated park that was converted from … Continue reading
Mobile Architecture Twists and Morphs in Futuristic Cityscapes by AUJIK
In “Spatial Bodies: Hong Kong & Shenzhen,” the self-described “mysterious nature/tech cult” AUJIKimagines a Hong Kong and Shenzhen with architecture that shifts and moves seemingly on its own just like live organisms. Using AI and AR technologies, artist and AUJIK … Continue reading
The evolution of the coffee cup lid | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series
Author AJ Jacobs shows how the coffee cup lid was perfectly designed to give you a full sensory experience while drinking.
Live Green Furoshiki Package Wrap Instructions
Furoshiki is a towel that Japanese people use to wrap gifts and transport goods. We think this is a great method to reduce our holiday wrapping paper consumption. The material of Furoshiki is durable, washable and reusable. It is not … Continue reading
A Brazilian Christmas — Through Brazilian Eyes
— Christmas in Brazil is not much different from what we experience in the northern hemisphere. Well, if you set aside the fact it is summer in Brazil during Christmas, then not much else is different. The malls are packed … Continue reading
Die Badende (The Bather), Hamburg, Germany
Nov 8, 2019- Many fine art museums around the world offer mobile apps, and most of them are free. Source: The Best Fine Art Museum Apps | art and design in 2019 | Sculpture art, Installation art, Art museum
Not Just For Bookworms: Helsinki’s Oodi Central Library Connects Residents Through Multi-Faceted Cultural Resources
Readers, researchers, and other curious residents are encouraged to gather together in a massive new ship-shaped library in Helsinki, Finland. Designed by ALA Architects, Oodi Central Library, the long and narrow structure features a sweeping wooden exterior topped with two stories … Continue reading
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