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Twenty-One Colorful Cubes Compose Denmark’s Newly Opened Lego House | Colossal
After four years of construction, Denmark’s colorful LEGO House has finally been unveiled to the public in the company’s native land of Billund. The building, designed by the Copenhagen and New York-based design firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), is composed of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, construction, creatives, history, infrastructure, Lego, sculpture, Street Art, Technology, Urban
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‘I’m dumbfounded!’ … Neave Brown on bagging a RIBA award for the building that killed his career | Art and design | The Guardian
It was late, over-budget and ended his career. But 40 years on, Neave Brown has just won British architecture’s top award for the Alexandra Road estate and similar masterpieces of social housing Source: ‘I’m dumbfounded!’ … Neave Brown on bagging … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, history, infrastructure, Life, Metropolis, Neave Brown, Politics, rhythm, Technology, Urban
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Modern Girl: Photos by Dina Goldstein
Inspired by Chinese advertising posters of the 1930’s, this series entitled Modern Girl by Vancouver-based photographer Dina Goldstein examines identity, gender roles, diasporic cultures, and consumerism by reimagining iconic Chinese advertisements to critique the beauty, health and wellness industries. Source: … Continue reading
How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines – Co-operative News
On World Architecture Day, we take a look at some of the brick-and-mortar icons of the the UK’s co-operative movement Source: How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines – Co-operative News
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Tagged Co-Operative Movement, construction, creatives, Culture, history, infrastructure, Life, UK, Urban
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Anatomical Fish Zip Bags by Japanese Designer Keiko Otsuhata | Colossal
Japanese designer Keiko Otsuhata has brought a new dimension to the popularity of fish as food by turning the sea creature into a functional-out-of-water zip bag. In Japan, fried fish (especially mackerel) is often seen on bar menus, and is prepared by … Continue reading
A “Living” Chandelier Filled with Algae by Julian Melchiorri | Colossal
London-based designer and engineer Julian Melchiorri has designed an elegant new lighting solution that is part chandelier and part living organism. Titled Exhale, the piece is comprised of 70 glass petals of varying shape that contain a solution of green … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, creatives, Culture, Life, Technology, Urban
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Andrew Simpson: If Mr Lowry came to Chorlton …… down on the Green
Source: Andrew Simpson: If Mr Lowry came to Chorlton …… down on the Green
A Wind-Up Bamboo Passenger Pigeon by Haptic Lab | Colossal
The Flying Martha Ornithopter is a mechanical toy that when wound, flaps its wings through the air just like a real bird. The simple invention is built entirely from bamboo and Mulberry paper, and released just like a paper airplane. … Continue reading
Magnificent Photographs of Japan’s Summer Firework Festivals | Colossal
Summer in Japan means colorful explosions in the sky, where some 200 firework festivals called “hanabi taikai” are held across the country in July and August, a tradition that dates back to the early 18th century. At many events, pyrotechnicians … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Choreography, creatives, infrastructure, Japan, Life, Street Art, Technology, Urban
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Origami Animals Bound Across Walls in Murals by ‘Annatomix’ | Colossal
Annatomix, a self-taught painter from Birmingham UK, creates geometric, origami-inspired animals on everyday materials of all sizes. Bumblebees and rabbits take shape on small surfaces like discarded paper bags and wood scraps, while foxes and peregrine falcons scale the sides … Continue reading
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