England > “Dalston House”, an installation by Leandro Erlich in Hackney, London. Commissioned by the Barbican Gallery, the work will be open to the public until August 4, 2013, as a part of the London Festival of Architecture [dezeen / NYT]. A similar art installation is open to visitors since May 25, 2012, at Usina […]
One of the most emblematic figures of Danish architecture, considered a “master of light”, Henning Larsen died in Copenhagen on June 22, 2013, at 87. He created significant works, like the Opera in Copenhagen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia and the Conference Center Harpa, in Iceland, a project done with Batteriio Architects […]
Exhibition > “Archaeology of the Digital“, until October 13, 2013, at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal. The concept of the exhibition, organized by the architect Greg Lynn, is an investigation of the origin of digital architecture, between the end of the 80’s and the early 90’s. via > dezain.net
Time-lapse video of the construction of Leadenhall Building, recorded by the photographer Paul Raftery and the director Dan Lowe. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (now under construction), The Leadenhall Building is a 50-story tower, rising up to 224,5 meters, in front of Lloyd’s of London Building. Its stylized shape, creating a unique silhouette, […]
Germany > “In orbit “, an installation by Tomas Saraceno, is a large steel net suspended at a height of more than 25 meters above the “square” of K21 Ständehaus (Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen) in Dusseldorf. This 2.500 sq mts structure, stretches out below the big dome of the museum on three levels that visitors can walk […]