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Nendo design 

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storefront for art and architecture

new york, usa

1992-1993

steven holl in collaboration with artist vito acconci

facade renovation

"Seeking to introduce improbability and to puncture the facade, Acconci and Holl challenged this symbolic border which underlines the exclusivity of the art world, where only those on the inside belong. Using a hybrid material comprised of concrete mixed with recycled fibers, Holl and Acconci inserted a series of hinged panels arranged in a puzzle-like configuration. When the panels are locked in their open position, the facade dissolves and the interior space of the gallery expands out on to the sidewalk. If the function of a facade is to create a division separating the inside from the outside space."

"Storefront’s physical location and façade can be understood as a reflection of its mission and practice, not only blurring the boundary between interior and exterior but enabling an endless possibility of panel configurations which encourage artists and visitors to create their own experience of entry, navigation and absorption in the gallery space"

[project on steven holl architects website]

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MapHazardly

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| philip johnson | leonhardt house | long island | 1955 |

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HOUSE IN ASAKUSA: Yasushi Horibe, Tokyo, 2006 (by wakiiii)

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Aires Mateus | Almedina Bookstore, 2002 Vila Nova de Gaia.

Photo by Daniel Malhão. Via

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PASCAL FLAMMER - Haus in Balsthal

2012

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha | Old/New Pinacoteca, 1988-89 São Paulo

curious architecture

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Lalibela Rock-Cut Churches | Socks Studio

エチオピアの山岳地帯にもこんな遺跡が眠っている。

１３世紀のキリスト教建築？

Lalibela is a mountainous area in Ethiopia famous for its a peculiar complex of twelve religious constructions built probably in the 12th or 13th century. These “Monolithic Churches” (Church of the Redeemer, of Saint Mary, of Mount Sinai, of Golgotha, of the House of the Cross, of the House of the Virgins, of Saint Gabriel, of Abba Matta, of Saint Mercurius, of Immanuel, of St. George) have been carved out of red volcanic rock in the Middle-ages probably for the will of King Lalibela. The local sovereign wished to found a a “New Jerusalem” after Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land was forced to stop due to Muslim conquest.

The twelve churches represent an exquisite example of a long-established Ethiopian building tradition and have been hewn out of monolithic rock: much is yet to discover about how the incredible work was executed, how many men it needed and which tools were employed, but it is common opinion, for churches like the Bet Giorgis (St George), that the workers would have started at the top and carved downwards creating the roof and the exterior walls of the church.Then they would have hollowed it out to give shape to the interiors and finally they would have further sculpted the rock to create doors, windows, columns and enriched the interiors with different details. The majestic work of carving was then completed by the construction of an extensive complex of drainage ditches, catacombs, caves and trenches in order to connect all the churches together in a maze-like underground system.

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Peter Zumthor - Ustria Caffe de Mont, Vella

1971

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Elderly Person’s Home - Toyo Ito

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Lar de Idosos em Alcácer do Sal

Alcácer do Sal • Portugal

Francisco Aires Mateus e Manuel Aires Mateus (Aires Mateus)

Photos by FG+SG

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Mies van der Rohe - Lange and Esters houses, Krefeld 1930. Via. 

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Alex Maclean

Taken from 5,000 feet above the earth in a Cessna aeroplane, Alex MacLean’s photographs document humanity’s footprint on the natural world. His unique perspective can be seen at his first-ever London show which opens at Beetles + Huxley on 3 March and runs until 29 March of 2014.