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Designed by Manuel Jimenez Garcia, the CloudXS Pavilion is a flexible discrete system for the creation of lightweight rapidly deployable structures that could achieve large spans while allowing reconfigurability for future use. The CloudXS Pavilion promotes a universal system that could be assembled without the use of large sets of heavy machinery. The module is meant to be a product that any non-expert user can easily put together. Each element of the CloudXS Pavilion is optimised to be delivered in a single full format (2400×1220) sheet of 8mm plywood, and engineered to be assembled in 20 minutes by any user without previous…
San Francisco based British artist, James Owen, creates Flourishing named series of motion graphics using complex mathematical formulas in 3d modeling software. Flourishing is a study of light, shadow, form, and function. Built on the basic principles of trigonometry and a simple mathematical formula, this series aims to encapsulate the beauty of repetition while embracing the familiarity of space. About James Owen: James Owen is a Director and designer with meticulous attention to detail. He is originally from London, United Kingdom and he is currently based in San Francisco, California. He is an artist and designer who’s spent over a…
Lake House, a Concept Design by Wafai Architecture | Vacation House for a Small Family Turin based architecture practice Wafai designed the LakeHouse as a vacation house for a small family. The house is located in Switzerland on the lake Türlersee. It is supposed to be a vacation house for a small family including a couple and a baby on the way. Wafai Architecture took the role as the designer in this project and visited the site to understand the best features of it. The inspiration of the whole project came from studying of the site and its unique features where…
Part Architecture are cooperating with KINO landscape architects to design the Urban Jungle Vertical Park, a spatial installation in the form of a vertical park in the new gigantic shopping centre T1 in Ülemiste district of Tallinn, Estonia. The aim of the structure is to create a common identity for the various levels of the 30-metre atrium and to provide an enjoyable environment for spending time. The motif of a cliff proposed by the landscape architects was developed further by the architects with the aim of finding a solution that would not imitate nature but instead form a clear contrast to the…
SuperCar Blondie Presents The BMW Vision Next 100 The Australian social media celebrity and YouTuber, Alex Hirschi presents BMW Vision Next 100. The new generation of BMW cars are shape-shifting autonomous cars with artificial intelligence. Alive Geometry is a new feature by BWM which they introduced it as shape-shifting geometry in the Vision Next 100. For example the front part of the outer skin of the car consists of many tiny triangles which they would open and close to allow the car wheels turn to left and right. It allows the care to communicate with the rider. Also inside the…
Tune in to Episode 01 of the PA Talks series with Han Tumertekin, Principal Architect of Mimarlar ve Han Tumertekin on Parametric Architecture and its future in the Middle East, interviewed by Hamid Hassanzadeh, founder and editor in chief of ParametricArchitecture.
The catenary and the Arc by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila is a temporary installation occupying the courtyard of Flores & Prats‘ Casal Balaguer Cultural Center in Palma de Mallorca. Displayed during insòlit 2019, a festival of temporary installations that opened the doors of palma’s courtyards to creativity during the first week of july, the project draws from the architecture of the building, confronting two opposing geomtries: the arc and the catenary. Seduced by the beauty of the stone arches in the patio of casal balaguer, an aristocratic house dating back to the 14th century, manuel bouzas & santiago…
UNIC, MAD Architects’ first built project in Europe, is nearing completion. Led by Ma Yansong, MAD was awarded the project in 2012 through an international design competition in collaboration with local French firm Biecher Architects. The projects located in Paris, France. Located in Paris’ 17th arrondissement, Clichy-Batignolles is a newly developing area of the city. ‘UNIC’ emerges as part of the mixed-use masterplan envisioned adjacent to the Martin Luther King Park – a 10-hectare green space. Unlike the static Haussmann apartment blocks that define Paris, MAD’s project is characterised by its interaction with nature in the urban environment. Its undulating floor…
Hyundai Motorstudio’s Kinetic Installation in Goyang Consists of 1,411 Aluminium Rods. The Hyundai Motor Studio in Gyoang, South Korea opened in 2017, with an impressive kinetic sculpture forming the highlight of the thematic parcours, the stage of the exhibition exploring each step of the research and production process. The Hyundai Motor Studio in Gyoang, South Korea opened in 2017, with an impressive kinetic sculpture forming the highlight of the thematic parcours, the stage of the exhibition exploring each step of the research and production process. From the first sketches to the finished car. The Hyundai Design Philosophy, “Creating Design From…
The twisted buildings of Absolute Towers in Mississauga, Canada designed by the Chinese architecture firm MAD Architects, and completed in 2012. The twisted buildings of Absolute Towers in Mississauga, Canada designed by the Chinese architecture firm MAD Architects, and completed in 2012. Text description provided by the architects. Modernism has a famous motto: A house is a machine for living in. However, as we progress further away from the machine age, we are left with a question: what message should architecture convey? What is the house of today? Like other fast developing suburbs in North America, Mississauga is seeking a new identity.…