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crochet artist olek has covered the façades of two houses (this s one) in a pink yarn-bombed art installation. in kerava, finland and in avesta, sweden, the artist used her emblematic material to canvas the entire exterior of two homes in woven neon pink fabric. ‘we live in challenging times, a changing world filled with conflict, wars and natural disasters,’ olek said about the artwork’s inspiration, ‘but I like to think that it’s also a world filled with love’

http://oleknyc.com/

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by paolo rinaldi

premio chi è chi award 2014, best weekly online magazine

ph fausto giaccone, elaborazione manfredi bellati

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voyages

bruxelles, belgium flower carpet

http://www.belgioturismo.it

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tel aviv is home to one of the best-preserved collections of bauhaus and international style architecture in the world. over 4,000 bauhaus-style buildings were constructed in tel aviv between 1920 and 1940

http://www.goisrael.it

architecture

lambeth palace library, london

wright & wright architects have unveiled designs for a new building to house the internationally renowned lambeth palace library

http://www.wrightandwright.co.uk/

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schmidt hammer lassen architects completes renovation for hi-tech start-up incubator space in shanghai

http://www.shl.dk/

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hassell has unveiled a contemporary new addition to the geelong performing arts centre in geelong, australia. just over an hour south-west of melbourne, the complex is a significant hub for the growth and promotion of the arts in regional victoria

http://www.hassell.com.au/

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with aims to revitalize the western coastal area of bagnoli in italy, gfc architecture has designed the new science centre in naples. the project draws from the relationship between the surrounding and the historical preservation of the factory site which was destroyed back in 2013

http://www.gfc-a.com/main.php?l=it

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oxford-based adrian james architects has designed the house to last for many generations, while treading lightly on the rural landscape. internally, the residence continues its exploration of curves and movement. a lofty entrance hall draws the visitor inside the home as the space diverges in all directions. large curved windows serve as a continuous focal point, offer panoramic views of the garden, water, trees and rolling chilterns landscape beyond

http://adrianjames.com/

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carlo ratti has conceived ‘the pankhasari retreat’, a digitally connected environment in the indian himalayas that aims to promote sustainable tourism patterns

http://www.carloratti.com/

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the elaborately twisted diamond tower, which currently under construction in saudi arabia

thebig5hub.com

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interiors

the hub performance ad exhibition center, shao hong lu, minhang qu, shanghai shi, china project neri& hu design and research office, ph dirk weiblen

http://enthepractice.neriandhu.com/

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installations

the redball project has been traveling the globe since 2001, stopping in landmark cities from paris to portland. for the public art piece’s latest installment, american artist and project creator kurt perschke has placed the giant orb around the belgian city of antwerp, visiting famous sights such as the law courts designed by architect richard rogers and the hetpaleis performing artists center

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pierre et gilles: dans le port du havre, 1998. collection particulière. courtesy: the artists and galerie daniel templon, paris-bruxelles

http://www.danieltemplon.com/new/artist.php?la=en&artist_id=290

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hotels et restaurants

gh-architecture & uia situate hotel doban in korean mountains, three luxurious hotel suites in the village of byeonsan-ri, overlooking south han river and yangpyeong. the resort, ‘hotel doban’ features a faceted roofline reminiscent of the surrounding locale. ph kyungsub shin

http://livecomponents-ny.com/?ckattempt=1

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aman, tokyo, japan

https://www.aman.com/

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agriturismo il signore degli etruschi, nepi (vt)

http://www.ilsignoredeglietruschi.it

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design

studio nucleo is back with a new version of their infamous design that lets you grow your very own grass armchair in your garden. if you’ve ever longed to feel a part of nature, this chair will do it as it slowly becomes part of your landscape

http://nucleo.to/site/

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california-based architect michael jantzen imagines multi-size steel ‘solar electric sculptures’ for placement in a variety of contexts

http://www.michaeljantzen.com/Welcome_2.html

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this massive solar powered pipe proposed for the land art generator initiative by khalili engineers intends to desalinate seawater into drinkable fluid. the concept floats off the coast of santa monica, california

http://landartgenerator.org/

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tabouret di carta by cappellini

http://www.cappellini.it/it

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the ‘alessi circus’ collection by marcel wanders showcases a family of objects which capture the color and excitement usually found under the big top

http://www.marcelwanders.com/

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lumières

teamlab unveils two immersive art installations at the ancient shimogamo shrine in kyoto, illuminating the historic sanctuary and its surrounding primeval forest in a brilliant display of color

http://www.team-lab.net/

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liz west continues to probe her curiosity of color with a new, immersive artwork for the bristol biennial. indulging visitors in the surreal and multi-sensory experience of being inside of a rainbow, ‘our colour’ drenches viewers in the spectrum and surrounds them in a vibrant, prismatic expanse

http://www.liz-west.com/

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livres

lucap'ollini, immortali, storia e gloria di oggetti leggendari, morellini editore

http://www.morellinieditore.it/

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art

koji yamamoto. un'altra natura e vecchio pino vivente

lorenzelli arte, milano

http://www.lorenzelliarte.com/it/homepage

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9 artisti interpretano l’appartamento del principe, palazzo reale, milano, da sinistra, gentucca bini e anzeri sandro martini. fino al 23 ottobre

http://www.palazzorealemilano.it/

http://www.alcantara.com/it/index.do

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musées

museum of socialism-jayaprakash narayan interpretation center, lucknow, uttar pradesh, india, project architects archohm, ph andre j. fanthome

http://www.archohm.com/contact.htm

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toshiko horiuchi macAdam is the artist behind the clever crocheted architectural sculptures that are like children’s fantasies realized. this one, wonder space ll, was done in collaboration with interplay, at the hakone open-air museum. ph masaki koizumi

http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/, http://www.netplayworks.com/NetPlayWorks/Home.html

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photos

architectural photographer mirna pavlovic has an obsession with abandoned places. for her, their appeal lies in their ability to exist on a different temporal plane from the rest of reality – both impossibly ancient and frozen in the present

https://www.facebook.com/mirna.pavlovic.7

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versus. la sfida dell'artista al suo modello in un secolo di fotografia e disegno galleria civica di modena, palazzo santa margherita
16 settembre 2016 – 8 gennaio 2017

http://www.galleriacivicadimodena.it

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exhibitions

nell'ambito della rassegna mimmo rotella 2016 con cardi gallery, fondazione marconi, robilant  voena di milano in collaborazione con mimmo rotella institute . mimmo rotella. erotique. from october 9

 http://www.galleriacarlasozzani.org/it

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borek sipek

galleria d'arte portheimka
stefánikova 68/12 praga 5 smíchov
6 settembre -16 ottobre

http://www.pocta-borkovi.cz

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et caetera

mosaic sushi japanese food bove image courtesy of tastemade japan ph natsuki_717