March 2010 Archives

Architect Dilbert!

This is a funny Dilbert comic strip about an Architect's work and Architecture.

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A very very familiar situation.  Rushing presentations for a project which you don't know if you're gonna get, a classic Architect's experience especially here in the Philippines.

Shoe Shaped Bath Tubs: Bath tubs made for Women

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The shoe shaped bath tub, designed by Italian designer Massimiliano Della Monaca, is truly a woman's bath tub.  It is designed to look like an elegant pump shoe with a skyscraper heel. Though the design looks like its painful to wear as a shoe, it is a perfectly shaped bath tub to soak in.

Care to Bath in Glow in the Dark Bath Tubs?

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Yes, you read it right, glow in the dark bath tubs.  This is actually a product of Lucedentro, a company that specializes in the research of photoluminescence. Their product is the photoluminescent ceramic mosaic.

A Blast from the Past: Bathrooms from the 60s

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Here's an interesting set of pictures from Apartment Therapy.  If you want a vintage inspired bathroom, specifically from the 1960s, these pictures might help.  These are pictures they found from Flickr's picture set - Bathrooms (1960-65).

A New Technology for Architectural Visualization

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A new way of presenting Architectural Visualization and 3d Imaging has surfaced.  No need for a physical scaled model or a 3d digital representation for your architectural projects and building.  All you need is this plastic sheet with your 3d architectural design and a light source and your design will be displayed as a hologram, much like what you see in most sci-fi movies.  This Holographic Architectural Representation System is a product of Zebra Imaging.

If you can't imagine what I'm saying, check out the videos below.

Helicopter view of Dubai showing World's Tallest Tower, Burj Khalifa.

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Here's another video of the World's Tallest Tower, Burj Khalifa or formerly Burj Dubai in Dubai, shot from a helicopter.



Check out the previous video of Burj Khalifa shot from its spire.

A Chair of Plywood Grids

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A fine looking chair of plywood grids designed by Los Angeles designer Christopher Warren of WORD.  Called Myrkr Chair, meaning "darkness", this chair is made from 12mm plywood sheets laser-cut and then put together with dowels.

The "Karton Chair" by Florian Kallus

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No, this is not a carton box and yes, this is actually a furniture.  It's the "Karton Chair" designed by Florian Kallus. As you can see, this chair was indeed inspired from an open cardboard box or carton.

The Lego Conference Table by abgc Architects

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This is yet another creative design using the kids' colorful blocks toy, LEGO, and this time as a functional furniture for an office setting.

The architects, abcg Architects, were commissioned by a newly created advertising agency Boys and Girls to design their office in Dublin, Ireland.  And as part of the design, abcg had a very playful idea for their conference table.  They made the table top entirely out of LEGO blocks.
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Kinetic Sculpture for the BMW Museum by ART+COM

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The Kinetic Sculpture created by ART+COM, a digital media design agency in Berlin, Germany, for the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany, is made up of 714 metal spheres individually hanged from a thin steel wire.  These spheres are able to move individually vertically by a special mechanism which can be moved in unison to create amazing sculptures in mid air.
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