Archive for December, 2009

Completed last year, the Songzhuang Artist Residences are located in one of China’s best-known artist enclaves, on the eastern outskirts of Beijing. Its 20 stacked units are composed of 20-foot-tall concrete boxes housing studio spaces and slightly irregular, 10-foot-tall volumes for living areas. Its form reflects both the upheaval experienced by many of the area’s artists, whom authorities evicted from their previous homes near Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, and the site’s former use as an industrial storage lot.

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It is designed by DNA.

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3D Wallpaper_Transmaterial

| December 11th, 2009

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Designed by Jaime Salm and Esther Chung, Tangent is 3D wallpaper that is reconfigurable and made from 100% waste paper. Tiles allow for customization, both acoustically and aesthetically, and are easily recycled. They can also be painted with water-based paints for an additional flair.

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Cube house_AR Arquitetos

| December 7th, 2009

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House in a village in the neighborhood of Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil.
width of the road: 2.60 m
Plot – area: 92.50 sqm; front: 6.60 m; background: 14m, twinned on both sides

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Uniqlo T-shirt_Tadao Ando

| December 5th, 2009

A Uniqlo T-shirt designed by japanese architect Tadao Ando.
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