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Archive for September, 2007

Royal Ontario Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind

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On June 2, the Royal Ontario Museum inaugurated the new addition projected by Daniel Libeskind, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.

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Litracon: light-transmitting concrete

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Litracon, invented by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi, presents the phenomenon of light transmitting concrete in the form of a widely applicable new building material.

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Butterfly House by Lippmann Associates

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The Buttergly House by Lippmann Associates is a 420 square meters house with a voluptuous sculptural form that has been widely and critically acclaimed

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Fallingwater House Animation

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Cristóbal Vila presents a short computer graphic movie featuring the Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece, the Fallingwater House.

In the animation you can see how the house was built, showing its internal structure and offering points of view not so well known that really helps to understand the volume of the house.

The Festive Kitchen by Eduardo Larmaraud

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Eduardo Larmaraud’s Festive Kitchen consists of a kind of “rent a kitchen” with an object that can be rapidly build and functions simultaneously as a kitchen, a table, a bench, a working surface and a garden market display.

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Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito

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The new Tama Art University library designed by Toyo Ito will provide a range of facilities designed to develop the intellect and enhance life in a contemporary information society.

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Ayers Collection by Leucos

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Ayers, designed by Marco Piva for Leucos, is a collection of table, floor, pendant, ceiling and wall lamps made of hand blown gloss glass in black, white and red.

Bibliometro by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos

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Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos proyected Bibliometro, a public library stands in the metro stations of Madrid in which passengers may take books to lend and leave them back in any station.

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The Brasserie by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

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The Brasserie is an incredible restaurant designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in the year 2000. The restaurant is located in the stone base of the Seagram Building, New York, entirely without glass or view.

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Liangzhu Culture Museum by David Chipperfield Architects

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David Chipperfield Architects has recently completed the Liangzhu Culture Museum in Liangzhu Cultural Village, China. The museum, which will house a collection of archaeological findings from the Liangzhu culture, forms the northern point of a park characterised by water.

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