Portable architecture is reality now. The new Puma store, called “Puma-City” was made of 24 shipping containers. This store has 3 floors, and its construction allows it to be easily put down and put up somewhere else with little effort. The 11,000 sf retail installation was designed by LOT-EK.
This unusual building will soon appear in Bilbao, Spain. This is no other than Public Health Departmen, the with mirror facade of which was projected by architects Juan Coll-Barreu and Daniel Gutierrez Zarza from Coll-Barreu Arquitectos.
It seems that lately architectural trends aim to stun the potential viewer - buildings get taller and more intricate.Dubai will host yet another architecture wonder - 4 towers with a different number of floors, which resembles burning flames. The project will be designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates.
Three students from Vienna University of Applied Arts developed a concept of a boat building factory in Croatia. The project was named Factoreef. Its authors, Julcsi Futo, Bika Rebek and Stefan Ritter are students in the mentioned above University.
Summer might be over, but the holiday time is not over yet - quite the opposite, it is time to catch the catchy prices in best design hotels all over the world. Hop on!
The Outpost Hotel (Kruger National Park, SAF)
Price this fall: around 400-530$
Amazing home uno
Apartments Farrer Road will be built in Singapore by a project of famous architect Zaha Hadid. The building will be composed of 7 towers 150 meters high and will take around 220 000 square meters. Pretty impressive.
Contemporary airports look like buildings from the future nowadays. Some may call these monsters, and some may be amazed with how far architecture has gotten. So have a look.
International airport in Doha, Qatar. Construction will be finished in 2010.
Goldsmiths college graduate exhibition takes place in Boiler House (Brick Lane, London). Young artists present their graduation works, and it seems that the flight of fantasy for art gets more exquisite with years. Unusual concepts and skillful installations is what the modern art student strive for, so take a look.
Do you feel that your life is boring? If yes, then these guys can bring some fun in to your life.
Take your fish everywhere you go with this portable fishbowl. Concept by Michal Shabtiali
Seems that working for Google is fun, not only because Google rules the planet, but also because their offices really differ from the others. New Google office in Zurich is not an exception - a ready made playground for Google employees. They have massage chairs, slides, pool tables, games, private cabins, relaxation rooms and much more.
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