Cybertecture, based in Hong Kong, is a futuristic architectural organization headed by Chief Cybertect, James Law. His designs include skinable buildings like the Visual Building in New Town Plaza, Hong Kong (below). Others morph and change according to the needs of the owners. Some are animatronic.
Reminds me of those changing […]
Inflatable architecture is an interesting concept. Where needs are temporary, architecture should accommodate them. Kunst Werke (Berlin) housed an art exhibit and needed additional access. Swiss firm Instant Architecture created a temporary entrance, with stairs and balcony, that was extremely durable. After the structure was no longer needed, it was easily removed. […]
Brendan O’Grady’s design for an urban living space (subsidized urban living module) won Best in Category (Professional digital/hybrid) for 2007 in the prestigious Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition for architectural drawings. Mr. O’Grady is with Nocturnal Design Lab of Dallas, Texas. The KRob Competition is the longest running architectural delineation contest in the world (history […]
Located in Shanghai, this piano shaped house was built by the government to attract people to the newly developed area of Huainan, Anhui. The transparent violin contains the stairway that leads into the house. We heard Elton John wants one in red
Source: Shanghaist.
Adam Kalkin is an architect and artist who uses containers to create unique homes. Take a look inside.
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The Futuro flying saucer home was created by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen during the 1960s. The first one was made in 1968 in Helsinki, Finland. Only 20 were made in Finland between 1968-1978. The manufacturing rights were sold for production of the unusual house in other countries. Less than 100 Futuros […]
Central Chinese Television Building (CCTV) is a 5 million square feet reinvention of the skyscraper. Shaped like an upside down U with right angles, it is all the rage among the architectural in-crowd. Although huge in interior space, it is a modest 54 stories tall. Truly, it’s not the size that matters, but […]
Bar Code Building, St. Petersburg (post Soviet era)
State Dept. for Traffic, Georgia
Hotel Friendship, Ukraine
A Palace of Marriage, Georgia (for weddings or Star Wars prop)
Technological Institute, Minsk
On Stalin’s drawing board.
All images by EnglishRussia & kolobkov.net.
