Tumblr (3.0; @alian)http://alian.tumblr.com/<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/media/guest-post-on-vidafine/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/guest-post-vidafine.jpg" alt="guest-post-vidafine" title="guest-post-vidafine" width="480" height="340" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7241"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.vidafine.com">Vidafine</a> invited us to participate in their amazing blog that talks about ideas, concepts and products from around the world.</p> <p>We thought that the best way to introduce CoolBoom to their readers is by sharing our <a href="http://www.vidafine.com/blog/2009/09/coolbooms-architectural-picks-for-the-year/">Architectural Picks of the Year</a>. The picks are based on: the one that I really like, the one that’s most popular at the moment, and the one that made me go crazy. </p> <p>Check out <a href="http://www.vidafine.com/blog/2009/09/coolbooms-architectural-picks-for-the-year/">CoolBoom’s Guest Post on Vidafine</a>.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c6xy3Ha1_tE:cVfqsB_6sNo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolboom/~4/c6xy3Ha1_tE" height="1" width="1"/>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199691389http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199691389Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:58:09 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/media/visual-acoustics-the-modernism-of-julius-shulman/"><img style="float: left; margin-right: 10px" src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/visual-acoustics3.jpg" alt="visual-acoustics3" title="visual-acoustics3" width="220" height="270" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7266"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com">Visual Acoustics</a> is a documentary film narrated by Dustin Hoffman that celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.</p> <p>Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199691352http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199691352Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:58:07 -0400<p><a href="http://www.sayinli.ekvoll.com/new2/html2/rugs/silk_1.html">Can Sayinli &amp; Jørgen Evil Evkol</a>l are artists who make silk rugs that are really art and commentary pieces.<br/> You really have to look at all the pics because it’s only in the detailed pics that you can truly see the humor and imagery.<br/><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_J%C3%B8rgen_Evil_Ekvoll1.jpg" alt="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll1" title="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll1" width="594" height="402" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7730"/><br/><span id="more-7729"></span></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_J%C3%B8rgen_Evil_Ekvoll2.jpg" alt="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll2" title="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll2" width="594" height="400" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7731"/></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_J%C3%B8rgen_Evil_Ekvoll3.jpg" alt="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll3" title="Silk_Rugs_Can_Sayinli_Jørgen_Evil_Ekvoll3" width="594" height="347" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7732"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.sayinli.ekvoll.com/new2/html2/rugs/silk_1.html">Link</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?a=RT9dBsyAOyY:dDmuZW77NBY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> </div>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199467949http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199467949Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:05:47 -0400<p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates1.jpg" alt="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates1" title="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates1" width="594" height="752" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7736"/></p> <p>The wooden house designed by <a href="http://www.archivi.co.jp/">Archivi Architects &amp; Associates</a>, is built around two small courtyard gardens.<br/> The Japan cedar from Kumano and the Japanese cypress are used for the main structure material, the floor material, the siding, and the lattice material.<br/> In addition, it is promoted that nature is naturally taken into all the life scenes by two residence spaces’ tying in the corridor of the open-hearted glass.</p> <p><span id="more-7735"></span></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates2.jpg" alt="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates2" title="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates2" width="594" height="417" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7737"/></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates3.jpg" alt="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates3" title="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates3" width="594" height="416" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7738"/></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates4.jpg" alt="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates4" title="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates4" width="594" height="416" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7739"/></p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates5.jpg" alt="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates5" title="House_Wakaura_Archivi_Architects_Associates5" width="594" height="407" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7740"/><br/><a href="http://www.archivi.co.jp/">Link</a> Via [<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/29/house-in-wakaura-by-archivi-architects-associates/">Dezeen</a>]</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?a=wF2h0HJ_LaA:4Jr_6gEDhUo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img/></a></div>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199467930http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199467930Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:05:46 -0400<p>La compañía petrolera <strong>Repsol</strong> está construyendo en estos momentos en <strong>Madrid</strong> el que será su nuevo campus corporativo, diseñado por <strong>Rafael de la Hoz</strong> y que se ubica en la zona de Mendez Álvaro.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/2009/obras-del-nuevo-campus-de-repsol-en-madrid/campus_repsol_madrid/" rel="attachment wp-att-909"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/campus_repsol_madrid-600x177.jpg" alt="campus_repsol_madrid" title="campus_repsol_madrid" width="600" height="177" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-909"/></a></p> <p>En el siguiente hilo podemos ver un buen puñado de fotos del estado actual de las obras:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/foro/296323-post157.html">Obras Campus Repsol – 22 de Septiembre 2009</a></strong></p> <p>… + info del proyecto: <a href="http://www.urbanity.es/blog/nuevo-campus-de-repsol-en-madrid-rafael-de-la-hoz">Nuevo campus de Repsol en Madrid / Rafael de la Hoz</a></p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199307389http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199307389Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11:51 -0400<p>El prolífico estudio de arquitectura <strong>OMA</strong> ha diseñado para CapitaLand Residential Singapore un conjunto residencial de grandes dimensiones que introduce un nuevo concepto de interrelación de los diferentes bloques, formando un cluster horizontal apilado en vez del habitual conjunto vertical de torres. El proyecto está dirigido por <strong>Ole Scheeren</strong>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/2009/the-interlace-singapur-oma/oma_interlace_singapur_2/" rel="attachment wp-att-896"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/oma_interlace_singapur_2-600x314.jpg" alt="© OMA: The Interlace (Singapur) - Panorámica" title="© OMA: The Interlace (Singapur) - Panorámica" width="600" height="314" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-896"/></a></p> <p><span id="more-893"></span>Con esta tipología de construción se consigue una alta densidad, conservando sin embargo la distancia suficiente entre los bloques para&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199307400http://alian.tumblr.com/post/199307400Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11:51 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/weekend-links/weekend-links-september-25/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/weekend-links-25-09-09.jpg" alt="weekend-links-25-09-09" title="weekend-links-25-09-09" width="480" height="630" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7235"/></a><br/><small>Most Original Image Treatment Winner at the <a href="http://www.cgarchitect.com/3dawards_mini/nominees/">2009 Archtiectural 3D Awards</a></small></p> <ul><li> <a href="http://www.otto-otto.com/2009/09/meyer-may-house-makes-it-to-100-thanks-to-steelcase/">Meyer May House</a> makes it to 100, thanks to Steelcase.</li> <li>The Egg Chair gets a <a href="http://www.nook-sucasa.com/2009/09/arne-jacobsen-tord-boontje-egg-chairs.html">New Look</a> with Tord Boontje’s patterns.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.thecoolist.com/brazilian-architecture-10-breathtaking-modern-monuments/">10 Breathtaking Modern Monuments</a> of Brazilian architecture.</li> <li>Selection of images of the <a href="http://blog.insideout.com.au/2009/09/portraits-architecture.html">Portraits + Architecture</a> exhibition.</li> <li> <a href="http://mocoloco.com/archives/011757.php">Nika Zupanc</a> describes her wook as <em>punk elegance</em> and <em>techno chic</em>.</li> <li> <a href="http://wefindwildness.blogspot.com/2009/09/lisbon-architecture-graffiti.html">Architecture Graffiti</a> at the streets of Lisbon.</li> <li>The <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/feed_1910_the_tennis_mania_of_hugh_hayden">Tennis Mania</a> of Hugh Hayden.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/18/the-tournament-by-jaime-hayon/">&#8230;</a></li></ul>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/197269032http://alian.tumblr.com/post/197269032Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:05:40 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/media/dutch-profiles/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Dutch-Profiles.jpg" alt="Dutch-Profiles" title="Dutch-Profiles" width="480" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7209"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dutchprofiles.com">Dutch Profiles</a> is a series of short documentaries about architecture, graphic, product and fashion designers in the Netherlands. <a href="http://www.dutchprofiles.com">Dutch Profiles</a> focuses on the conceptual, context-oriented and research-based practices of Dutch designers and includes interviews with among others: MVRDV, 2012 Architects, Jurgen Bey, Claudy Jongstra, Gerard Unger, Paul Mijksenaar, Marlies Dekkers, Alexander van Slobbe and G-Star.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?a=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/coolboom?i=c9XgOTyq9N8:nMyIGEkLZF8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolboom/~4/c9XgOTyq9N8" height="1" width="1"/>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/197269033http://alian.tumblr.com/post/197269033Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:05:40 -0400<p>La <strong>Asociación Japonesa del Arte</strong> concede cada año desde 1989 los premios Praemium Imperiale en honor al Príncipe Takamatsu.</p> <p>Los premios cubren 5 áreas: pintura, escultura, arquitectura, música y cine/teatro.</p> <p><span id="more-878"></span>Este año el premio en la categoría de arquitectura ha sido para la arquitecta iraquí <strong>Zaha Hadid</strong>, que ha agradecido el premio asegurando que su trabajo en Japón ha sido primordial en su desarrollo como profesional global, además de destacar la buena disposición de sus clientes&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/196885103http://alian.tumblr.com/post/196885103Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:34:29 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/interior-design/livraria-da-vila-by-isay-weinfeld/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Livraria-da-Vila1.jpg" alt="Livraria-da-Vila1" title="Livraria-da-Vila1" width="480" height="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7167"/></a></p> <p>Livraria ad Vila is this unique bookstore designed by <a href="http://www.isayweinfeld.com/site/">Isay Weinfeild</a> located in a refurbished house in Sao Paulo, Brazil.</p> <p><span id="more-7157"></span>The hermetic volume with a pivoting bookshelf facade, contains an interesting space distributed over three levels. The inclusion of the basement allowed for an entire floor exclusive for children, in addition to a small auditorium, to hold courses and lectures. Voids connecting one floor to the next invite customers to enter and explore the store.</p> <p><a href="http://coolboom.net/interior-design/livraria-da-vila-by-isay-weinfeld/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Livraria-da-Vila2.jpg" alt="Livraria-da-Vila2" title="Livraria-da-Vila2" width="480" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7166"/></a></p>&#8230;http://alian.tumblr.com/post/196225992http://alian.tumblr.com/post/196225992Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:14:04 -0400<p>El nivel del concurso semanal de arquitectura empieza a animarse. En la pasada edición, la tercera de esta nueva etapa del concurso, participaron 20 fotos, de las cuales 10 quedaron en las primeras posiciones con una nota media que variaba apenas medio punto entre la primera y la décima.</p> <p>El primer puesto ha sido para una foto del usuario <strong>freddiepompeter</strong>, en blanco y negro, con la <strong>Escuela de Arquitectura de Venecia</strong> como objeto de la misma.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/upc/foto.php?id=41"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/upc/fotos/3_41_1252850355.jpg" class="center" width="500" alt="escuela de arquitectura de venezia"/></a></p> <p>El segundo lugar ha sido para una&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849687http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849687Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:27 -0400<p>Turquía participará en la <strong><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/tag/shanghai-expo-2010/">Expo de Shanghai 2010</a></strong> con un pabellón titulado <em>“La cuna de la civilización”</em>, inspirado por los asentamientos conocidos más antiguos del mundo, que se sitúan en territorio turco.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/2009/pabellon-de-turquia-expo-shanghai-2010/pabellon_turquia_expo2010_2/" rel="attachment wp-att-834"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pabellon_turquia_expo2010_2-600x337.jpg" alt="pabellon_turquia_expo2010_2" title="pabellon_turquia_expo2010_2" width="600" height="337" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-834"/></a></p> <p><span id="more-821"></span>La fachada se inspira en el tramado de los asentamientos neolíticos conocidos con el nombre de <strong>Catalhoyuk</strong>. Trás este rojo recubrimiento se deja entrever las paredes beiges interiores del edificio.</p> <p>El interior del mismo se plantea como un viaje por el tiempo en tres fases.</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849681http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849681Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:27 -0400<p>El nuevo edificio se situará al noroeste de <strong>Alcobendas</strong> (Madrid), en la urbanización Fuente Lucha, frente a un extenso parque ajardinado. De proporciones horizontales y con una superficie de 4.500 m2, busca integrarse en el entorno y convertirse en un foco de atracción para el municipio, convocando todo tipo de actividades.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/2009/nuevo-edificio-de-la-universidad-popular-de-alcobendas-rafael-de-la-hoz/upalcobendas_rafaeldelahoz_alzado_2/" rel="attachment wp-att-867"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/upalcobendas_rafaeldelahoz_alzado_2-600x175.jpg" alt="Universidad Popular de Alcobendas (Rafael de la Hoz): Alzado" title="Universidad Popular de Alcobendas (Rafael de la Hoz): Alzado" width="600" height="175" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-867"/></a></p> <p><span id="more-865"></span>La nueva sede estará Integrada por tres cuerpos diferenciados entre si, pero totalmente interrelacionados: un cubo de cristal, un volumen rectangular macizo&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849675http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849675Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:26 -0400<p>El equipo de arquitectos <strong>B4FS</strong>, con sede en Buenos Aires, ha resultado ganador del concurso de arquitectura llevado a cabo para la construcción de la nueva sede corporativa del servicio de correos de <strong>Argentina</strong>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.urbanity.es/2009/sede-corporativa-del-correo-oficial-de-la-republica-argentina-b4fs/b4fs-csc-diurna1/" rel="attachment wp-att-848"><img src="http://www.urbanity.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/b4fs-csc-diurna1-502x400.jpg" alt="b4fs-csc-diurna1" title="b4fs-csc-diurna1" width="502" height="400" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-848"/></a></p> <p>Reproducimos un extracto de la memoria de los propios autores:</p> <p>Esta propuesta para la <strong>Sede Corporativa del Correo Oficial</strong> pretende encuadrarse claramente en nuestra contemporaneidad a partir de una idea arquitectónica marcada desde el inicio de su concepción por&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849680http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195849680Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:26 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/architecture/westside-shopping-and-leisure-centre-by-studio-daniel-libeskind/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Westside-Project1.jpg" alt="Westside-Project1" title="Westside-Project1" width="480" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7194"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.daniel-libeskind.com">Studio Daniel Libeskind</a> projected a new center for leisure and shopping in Bern-Brünne, Switzerland.</p> <p><span id="more-7181"></span>With its 55 shops, 10 restaurants and bars, hotel, multiplex cinema, fun bath with wellness center and housing, this mixed-use program radically reinvents the concept of shopping, entertainment and living. The concept of Westside is to create a public space with day and night facilities, a self-enclosed district offering endless amenities and services, almost like a city within&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195263345http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195263345Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:32:36 -0400<p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Portable_Photobooth_Marija_Ivkovic_Lachlan_Moore1.jpg" alt="Portable_Photobooth_Marija_Ivkovic_Lachlan_Moore1" title="Portable_Photobooth_Marija_Ivkovic_Lachlan_Moore1" width="594" height="491" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7704"/></p> <p>Created by two Melbourne based photographers, who believe it to be the world’s first portable design, the photo booth is perfect for events where party goers are prone to a spot of exhibitionism after a drink or two. The booth can also be branded to transform it into useful marketing tool.<br/><a href="http://www.photobooth.com.au">Link</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?a=--1WEzt9uVs:ePgmqYw-mz0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> </div>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195156424http://alian.tumblr.com/post/195156424Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:42:15 -0400<p><a href="http://coolboom.net/architecture/white-house-by-jarmundvigsnaes/"><img src="http://coolboom.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/White-House1.jpg" alt="White-House1" title="White-House1" width="480" height="350" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7205"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jva.no/">Jarmund/Vigsnaes</a> designed this house situated in a quite dense suburban setting in the city of Strand in Norway.</p> <p><span id="more-7197"></span>The house twists dynamically between sheltering for privacy and opening up for angles of views. The central space of the house stretches between the morning light between the pines towards east, and the wetter horizon of the Oslo fjord.</p> <p>The house is clad with painted wooden panels, outside and inside. Walls and ceilings on the first floor are finished in oak, while&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194206803http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194206803Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:12:59 -0400<p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Paraty_House_Marcio_Kogan_Architects1.jpg" alt="Paraty_House_Marcio_Kogan_Architects1" title="Paraty_House_Marcio_Kogan_Architects1" width="594" height="396" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7682"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.marciokogan.com.br/"><br/> Marcio Kogan Architects</a> have designed the Paraty House, located in Paraty, Brazi. It is a concrete and stone masterpiece with wooden accents and an open-to-nature floor plan. It’s prime feature is the beach below and the nature above, moreso than the interior of the house itself. The same entrance stairs also lead to the upper volume that houses the bedrooms. In the front part of the house, retractile panels of eucalyptus sticks protect the bedrooms from the sun. The areas that&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114375http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114375Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400<p>Created by Martin Dieterle, these table represents the map of Germany.<br/> They are made of solid wood sticks and other European countries are available on demand.<br/><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition1.jpg" alt="Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition1" title="Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition1" width="594" height="529" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7694"/><br/><span id="more-7693"></span></p> <p><code><br/><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition2.jpg" alt="Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition2" title="Low_Res_Table_Shaped_Eurpean_Countries_Martin_Dieterle_CarreRouge_Edition2" width="594" height="558" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7695"/><br/><a href="http://www.carrerouge.lu/rob/carrerouge%20edition/lowres-table/d-table.html">Link</a></code></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?a=nxG25VB2W6c:AEvbeAERdcQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cubeme?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> </div>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114377http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114377Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400<p>Designer Mike Thompson has designed an innovative light called “Blood Lamp” that as depicted by its name, generates power from blood.</p> <p><img src="http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Lamp_Powered_By_Blood_Mike_Thompson_Creates1.jpg" alt="Lamp_Powered_By_Blood_Mike_Thompson_Creates1" title="Lamp_Powered_By_Blood_Mike_Thompson_Creates1" width="594" height="289" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7698"/></p> <p>For the lamp to produce light one must break off the top of the lamp, dissolve a tablet in the solution and use their blood to power the light. This creates a lamp that can only be used once and forces the user to consider the most important time that they need the light. It forces them to be more considerate and reflect of how wasteful we are with&#8230;</p>http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114373http://alian.tumblr.com/post/194114373Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400