SpaceInvading
50 Books 50 Covers of 2009 selections
Designer: various
Location: n/a
After careful and considered review of more than 800 entries, the 2010 jury of the “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers” competition selected a group of 100 examples of outstanding book and book cover design produced in 2009.
→ aiga.org
Posted: 06/24/2010
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ATREE?
Designer: Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD)
Location: n/a
Imagine a project that does not need to be constructed, because – being a tree - it grows by itself. Such a project only needs to be planted. Therefore the transportation of the materials for such a project is very energy efficient, because as a matter of fact, no major transportation of materials is actually necessary. The only materials to be transported are the seeds for planting. And the only energy spent is to prevent hastiness and impetuousness as such a project needs a lot of time and patience to grow.
→ bustler.net
Posted: 06/23/2010
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The Secret Hotel
Designer: Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller
Location: n/a
After mounting the stairs from the first floor of the museum to the second, you enter a room with a low ceiling and you see another set of stairs leading upward. The stairwell is made of wood and lined with wallpaper reminiscent of an old American hotel from \'The Shining\'.
→ cardiffmiller.com
Posted: 06/23/2010
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Mexican Drug Lord House
Designer: n/a
Location: Mexico
Image Credits: n/a
This pile of cash before it was counted was estimated to be approximately 18 Million Dollars!
After it was counted it turned out to be a little more than 22 Million Dollars!
→ www.activeboard.com
Posted: 06/23/2010
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Apartment
Designer: i29
Location: Amsterdam, NL
This single-family apartment for four people is situated in a stately building in southern Amsterdam, NL. The original structure, with rooms for staff, a double hall and long hallways with lots of doors has been transformed into a spacious, transparent dwelling full of light and air.
→ archinect.com
Posted: 06/22/2010
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