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- Architects turn invasive plants and forestry waste into a sculpture Wed, 30 Dec 20, 3:30amAfter Architecture co-founders Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann recently installed Homegrown, a large-scale installation built from invasive plant species and forestry waste...
- Grab your Geiger counter: a trip to Chernobyl's first rave Thu, 29 Nov 18, 1:59amThe nuclear disaster site is being marketed as a tourist destination with novelty gas masks, radioactive ice cream and - now - a multimedia art show with the military
- Abandoned 400-year-old Greek ruins transformed with brilliant bursts of color Tue, 7 Aug 18, 3:30amArtists Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic of the multidisciplinary German design practice Quintessenz have transformed ancient stone ruins in Kagkatika, Greece into a spectacular work of art that straddles the line between...
- This spiraling sculpture can absorb the emissions of 90,000 cars Wed, 25 Apr 18, 11:05pmKengo Kuma just unveiled a spiraling, air-purifying sculpture that can absorb the emissions produced by 90,000 cars in a year. Kuma’s “Breath/ng” is made from a cutting-edge fabric with a nano-molecule activated core...
- Experimental furniture eyeing urban regeneration pops up in Madrid Mon, 9 Apr 18, 7:28pmEnorme Studio teamed up with MINI to create an urban installation that taps into concepts of sustainability and urban regeneration. Called Mountain on the Moon, the experimental project comprises three mobile structures:...
- Wind-powered machine mimics the sound of 500 galloping horses Mon, 11 Sep 17, 6:30pmHow do you bring an ancient landscape to life? Architecture studio NEON breathes life into England’s historical Chesters Roman Fort by recreating the sound of 500 galloping horses...
- Fly down a zipline in the Willy Wonka-esque Future Forest in London Thu, 24 Aug 17, 7:30pmBompas & Parr are like real-life Willy Wonkas—and they brought their magic touch to the inside of a UK shopping mall. The design duo launched a free ‘Future Forest’ in the Westfield London shopping center with the...
- Mesmerizing 'cracked' brick building turns heads in London Tue, 1 Aug 17, 7:30pmFrom a melting house to a floating building, British artist Alex Chinneck has a knack for turning heads—and his latest work is no exception. For his first permanent artwork, Chinneck created an enormous crack down the side...
- Alex Chinnecks mesmerizing crack on a brick building turns heads in London Tue, 1 Aug 17, 7:30pmFrom a melting house to a floating building, British artist Alex Chinneck has a knack for turning heads—and his latest work is no exception. For his first permanent artwork, Chinneck created an enormous crack down the side...
- Beautiful timber pavilion unfolds like origami Mon, 31 Jul 17, 6:30pmThere’s something irresistibly charming about bringing the paper art of origami to life in large scale. Architects Manuel Bouzas Cavada, Manuel Bouzas Barcala and Clara Álvarez Garcí drew inspiration from folded paper...
- Vertical Line Garden engulfs visitors in a flurry of colorful kinetic tape Wed, 19 Jul 17, 6:30pmCanadian design studio BACKOFFICE found a surprising and fun new use for commercial barrier tape in the Vertical Line Garden, a kinetic installation bursting with color that changes dramatically with the light and wind...
- Vertical Line Garden engulfs visitors in a flurry of colorful kinetic tapes Wed, 19 Jul 17, 6:30pmCanadian design studio BACKOFFICE found a surprising and fun new use for commercial barrier tape for the Vertical Line Garden, a kinetic installation bursting with color that changes dramatically with the light and wind...
- Ultralight NAWA sculpture continually changes its appearance throughout the day Tue, 27 Jun 17, 6:00pmBionics, art, and public space merge in NAWA, a striking sculpture designed by Oskar Zięta of Zieta Prozessdesign for the European Capital of Culture 2016 celebrations...
- Studio Gang designs massive paper tube Hive for the National Building Museum Wed, 19 Apr 17, 8:05pmThe National Building Museum has welcomed giant ball pits, mazes, and icebergs into its historic Great Hall, and this year the Washington, D.C. museum will welcome yet another imaginative creation: the Hive. Architecture...
- Safari treehouse offers a taste of South Africa on London’s South Bank Fri, 29 Jan 16, 4:30amInspired by the Lion Sands Game Reserve’s treehouse in South Africa, Virgin Holidays’ weeklong installation was created to promote the company’s ‘Wonderlist' luxury holiday packages...