Enter this renowned international ideas competition, which aims to challenge and redefine the way we conceptualise and construct skyscrapers beyond 2010. Previous winners have gone on to prolific publication and exhibition, so give it some serious consideration. Submissions are invited from students, architects, engineers and designers.
12 Dec, 2009
By Byron
Tags: competition, ideas, news
|
.jpg)
Caleb Larson is the artist responsible for A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, an institution-cracking piece of work which continually sells itself on eBay.
27 Jan, 2010
By Byron
Tags: art, ideas, neurotic
|
An eco-kitchen concept from the Faltazi Lab, which is actually amazing, stirs up new practices for the home, and loops in wonderfully with recent local design initiatives.
8 Feb, 2010
By Byron
Tags: design, ecology, ideas
|
Released last week, the Aircruise from Seymourpowell is a concept design for a hydrogen-powered floating cruiser, destined for our skies in the next decade, apparently.
10 Feb, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, ideas, neurotic
|
On 20th of February, 200 cities will band together for the world's first, 24-hour, live-streaming PechaKucha. Auckland will be the first city to take part and the event will streamed live across the world to millions of viewers.
19 Feb, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, event, ideas
|
Actor-Network Theory visualisation techniques are experimentally applied to architectural controversies, offering new cohesive insight into architecture and societal relationships.
24 Mar, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, ideas, university
|
Auckland's architectural youth punches out another gem in the Urbis Design Day, in a gorgeous folded ceiling-scape.
1 Apr, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, ideas, installation
|
Recently, a spectacular archive of Archigram material was published online, making a staggering amount of material available for the first time.
29 Apr, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, drawing, ideas
|
...The weird turn pro. Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson has a point, as I consider some new music video's which offer new realms of post-human reality and then some.
3 May, 2010
By Byron
Tags: animals, ideas, video
|
While we're on the interior theme, check out the work of Swedish artist Michael Johansson, whose elaborate installations densify and mystify the objects of the everyday.
25 May, 2010
By Byron
Tags: ideas, installation, portfolio
|
Newly elected el Presidente of the NZIA gets some personification going at the NZIA Awards do.
8 Jun, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, ideas, industry
|
In the next couple of months make some time for Pecha Kucha Nights in Whanga's, Orkland, and Chur-chur.
9 Jul, 2010
By Byron
Tags: event, ideas
|