Architecture That Dares to Break Rules

Architect: Progettospore

2009 Italy

The design of this architectural dwelling plan was so different from the surrounding buildings that it was submitted to an aesthetic examination by a Municipal Commission. Fortunately, they gave the plan a thumb up.

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Finding Balance: Setsu Ito

Architect and designer Setsu Ito was introduced to his current profession as his father who is a sculpture artist constantly told him about how great architecture was and brought home architecture and design books.

After 5-6 years of my experience in my great master’s studio, I felt it was time to do it myself. In 1995, when I was 31 years old the great masters helped me construct my strong backbone. And from 1997 with my partner Shinobu Ito we establish our new studio together.

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Experimenting with Porosity

SHA - POROSITY Installation Detail
Steven Holl Architects wanted to do experiments in porosity and decided to take on the Porosity project. Random porosity involves a non-linear repetition of individual components in varying scales, while recursive porosity employs mathematical strategies to generate infinitely complex patterns. Read More...

Hyper Desk: Solution to a Contemporary Phenomena

The Hyper Desk project will be published at the event Roma Design Più _ Design After School _ European Creativity, organized by the University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Hyper is an innovative working desk with high technological features. Behind a quiet and
pure appearance it hides a special quality, it shields the user from the electromagnetic frequencies
produced by the computer.

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Hitech Systems: Symbolizes the Search of Innovative and New Solutions

The directional building has been designed to abstract itself from the common building scheme, rejecting analogies and mimesis, while intended to assume technology and innovation as its essence.

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SOSUSHI: Maximizing the Limited Space

Architects: UAU
Location: Turin, ITALY
Client: SOSUSHI srl
Constructed Area: 45 sqm
Project Year: 2009

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Industrial Design Schools in Europe

Industrial designers use the discipline of art, business, and engineering to design products. It is these designers who are responsible for a manufactured products's style, function, environmental elements, quality, and safety.

Are you in search for universities in Europe that offers industrial design? Check out these schools all over Europe.

Denmark

Designskolen Kolding

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Renaissance in Florence

Florence, a real treasure for you who loves the Renaissance. This city is embellished with palaces and cathedrals from the cultural movement of the Renaissance (14th century to early 17th century).

Many of the greatest artists of this age studied and worked in Florence, like for instance Michelangelo, Leonardo and Botticelli.

Trademarks:

• Inspired by Classical Roman architecture and design.
• Proportions
• Symmetric
• 3-Dimensional
• Geometry

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51 Pieces from the Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that profoundly transformed intellectual life in literature, philosophy, art, politics, science, religion, and other aspects of intellectual inquiry. Renaissance scholars employed the humanist method in study, and searched for realism and human emotion in art. Here are 51 pieces or glimpses of the Renaissance, that gives us a slight view of this amazing era.

1. The School of Athens


The School of Athens, or Scuola di Atene in Italian, is one of the most famous paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. Read More...

51 Ways to explode your creativity

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The Power of One Shot: Hirano Aichi

Catching daily life: Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Be bold and aim high

The Secret to Effectiveness

Vision, the power of anticipation

Rie Isono: Be Open, Ideas Come in Daily Life

Experimenting with the Nature of Performing Art: Buffer Space

Know Your Strength & Focus

Living a Creative Life: Fumie Shibata

The Way Architect Anna Nakamura Works

Great Architecture Begins with a Promise: Max Strang

Combining Visual Art & Music

Experimenting with Porosity

8 linked towers forming an urban experience

People Trust Your Vision: Keisuke Fujiwara

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I Am The Problem

Casa Manifesto: 85 % of Recycled, Reused and Eco-friendly materials

Jeong- Eun Lee: Design requires Heart and Sweat

Bioclimatic & Modular Architecture: Infiniski’s lofts

SLEEPBOX- Comfortable Urban Infrastructure

The Berg, Urbanized Nature in Berlin

Kenneth Nilson: How one Shape can Develop into Numerous Designs

House-sized Apartments in Sunshine Beach

BIG Wins Competition for The World Village of Women Sports

Renaissance in Florence

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Pascal Grasso

SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY MANSION

Slussen

Jung Myung Taek

Talia Radford

Marc Canadell’s Nightingale House

Water Lily

Ori Ben-Zvi