Monday, January 6, 2014

Adrián Villar Rojas

La inocencia de los animales . 2013


+ MoMA PS1 . MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY

Adrián Villar Rojas’s La inocencia de los animales (The innocence of animals) is an immersive installation that resembles both an amphitheater of antiquity and a postapocalyptic cavern.
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Ensamble Studio

Cervantes Theater . Mexico


Ensamble Studio . photos: © Roland Halbe . + Cervantes Theater . + archdaily

Cervantes Theater, buried underground, evidences its presence through a large metallic structure lifted from ground level, named Dovela (Keystone), which acts as a lure.
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Jun Igarashi Architects

repository . Asahikawa



Jun Igarashi Architects . photos: © Daici Ano . + plataforma arquitectura

Se trata de una vivienda privada en el norte de Japón, ubicada en las afueras de Asahikawa, con sus amplias praderas vírgenes, que llevó a centrar la construcción en su relación con el paisaje.
Con grandes variaciones térmicas, en Asahikawa en el verano los termómetros sobrepasan los 30 grados mientras en invierno pueden descender a los 30 grados negativos.
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

John Pawson

Hotel Puerta America . Madrid


John Pawson . + e-architect

Designed by John Pawson, the hotel foyer, reception, and meeting rooms offer a sense of tranquility in the heart of the hotel. This effect is achieved through his use of natural wood and a semi-circular reception area that shelters guests from the constant motion passing through the lobby.
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Tacita Dean

Roaring Fourties: Seven Boards in Seven Days . 1997


+ Fundación Botín

El mar ha desempeñado un papel crucial en la obra de Tacita Dean, sobre todo en sus inicios y después como tema recurrente.
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Anish Kapoor . Arata Isozaki

ARK NOVA mobile concert hall


ARK NOVA Lucerne Festival . photos: © lucerne festival arknova 2013

Using music to bring hope and promise to those who are suffering from the tragic major earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011: this is the idea and goal of the ARK NOVA project initiated by LUCERNE FESTIVAL and Kajimoto Music. Under the direction of Arata Isozaki, one of the world’s most sought-after architects, a mobile concert hall is being built, one that can be transported to various locations in the devastated region. The multi-component design includes a hall with seating for between 500 to 700 spectators.
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Frank Gehry

bodegas Marqués de Riscal . Elciego


Frank Gehry . fotos: © javier1949 . Marqués de Riscal

Conformada como una serie de elementos rectilíneos, revestidos en piedra arenisca, combinados con arrebatadores paneles dorados y rosados de titanio, y acero inoxidable con terminación de espejo, la bodega de Vinos Herederos del Marqués de Riscal está situada en El ciego (Álava) y es una de las más viejas de la región.
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