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eVolo 09 Skyscraper Competition Winners
Designer: Various
Location: n/a
The eVolo 09 Skyscraper Competition just announced three winners and 15 special mentions. For the 2009 edition, eVolo invited architects, engineers, and designers to explore new ideas and concepts for vertical density. The competition called for innovative designs that take into consideration the historical and social context, the existing urban fabric, the human scale, and the environment.
→ bustler.net
Posted: 02/11/2009
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Bricks Melted Into Icicles: Napalm Decorative
Designer: n/a
Location: Russia
These pictures (from the ever fascinating English Russia) show an abandoned fortress that was used by the Russian army to test an alternative to napalm. The super high temperature of the napalm-substitute melted the bricks, which formed into icicles creating these incredible and somewhat terrifying grottos.
→ strangeharvest.com
Posted: 02/11/2009
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Hot Rod House
Designer: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Location: Seattle, WA
Image Credits: Benjamin Benschneider
Making the most of a modest budget, the design relies on a single move—the insertion of a folded steel stair—to provide circulation while becoming a free-standing 3-D sculptural element. Large, simple pivoting windows open the house to the outside. From a technical standpoint, the house serves as an on-going research project, e.g., the window frames double as the structural moment frame for the house, and the stair is constructed without stringers.
→ oskaarchitects.com
Posted: 02/11/2009
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Head-in
Designer: Magma Architecture
Location: Berlin, Germany
Berlin practice Magma Architecture have created an installation called Head-in for a solo exhibition of their work at Berlinische Galerie in Berlin, Germany.
→ www.dezeen.com
Posted: 02/11/2009
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Haus auf der Alb
Designer: C18 Architects
Location: Wißgolding, Swabian Alb, Germany
Image Credits: Brigida Gonzalez
→ c18architekten.de
Posted: 02/11/2009
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