Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Green School In Stockholm
The building is formed by two adjoining arcs the green school and accompanying greenhouse constitute the public arc and allow for internal and external circulation through the building with the vegetation growing all around.
Awarded Contemporary Home With Beautiful Garden in Toronto located at Canada
The Toronto Residence designed by Belzberg Architecture received the 2013 Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence award. Very modern, and breezy, the stratified home showcases different types of materials for each of its layer, creating a very interesting contrast (plasters blends with zinc cladding, wood and stones). The house takes advantage of the natural rich surroundings. The flawless transition between environments is emphasised through floor-to-ceiling windows and open spaces. “Large portions of glazing along with clean lines and simple volumetric proportions underscore the client’s interest in creating a space with an effortless flow between interior and exterior; in a climate that is not always conducive to this type of habitation.”
Iranian Artist Has Covered Over 100 Of Tehran's Walls In Surreal Street Art
Tehran, Iran might not be the first city you think of when you contemplate the vast universe of envelope-pushing street art. But ignore the Middle Eastern hub and you'll miss the work of Mehdi Ghadyanloo, a street artist who's brought over 100 whimsical murals to the walls of Tehran's cityscape.
Old Memories of Tehran
Ghadyanloo began decorating Tehran's high-rises and office buildings about eight years ago, seeking to combine minimalist architectural spaces with surreal scenes from another universe. Like exaggerated dream sequences, his images portray gravity-defying figures and portholes to other dimensions, all from altered perspectives that meld sky and structure. The separate illustrations are all mined from Ghadyanloo's own, fictional "endless story."
The prolific artist has introduced us to the realm of public art possibilities in Tehran. "Graffiti is illegal here in Iran, like in many other countries, so graffiti artists in Tehran work at nights. We have very good underground street artist [network]," Ghadyanloo explained to HuffPost. "As for other art fields, the economy in visual art and painting is a little better than it was eight years ago during the [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad presidency, but it all depends on economic boycotts against Iranian nuclear enrichment."
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