Archive for January, 2009

Wind dam

Not water dam, not wind power plant. Yes it is realy wind dam. We are talking about futuristic project of architect Chetwoods. He uses a giant spinnaker sail slung between mountains to funnel wind into a turbine. I know that this project seems to be unreal, but believe or not, they want to build this […]

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Emmenthal cheese by Torafu

Koichi Suzono and Shinya Kamuro should sort out problem to make a cafe, from waiting room with vending machine at the University of Tokyo. Architects put in this not very kindly space, light wooden structure. It´s made from wooden boards in horizontal and vertical directions. In this cube, holes in shape of levitating balls are […]

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Tower Verre in New York by Jean Nouvel

Architect Jean Nouvel has revealed his design for a new 75-story tower. The building is situated in centre of NY, next to the Museum of Modern Art,MoMa. The tower contain a hotel, luxury apartments and three floors for use by MoMA. The most important part of the project is construction. It´s made from steel […]

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OMA in Shenzhen

OMA won the competition to design China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in December last year. Main conception is based on the essence of the stock market as speculation and the desire to create a building that is beyond symbolism for an almost virtual stock market.A few people are critical about the form, but at […]

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