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Texas Tech University Has A New Public Sculpture By Marc Fornes

September 24, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by NAARO Commissioned by Texas Tech University to design a permanent sculpture in Lubbock, Texas, MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY has created the Zephyr Pavilion, a windswept canopy that offers a shaded passage through the courtyard of the Honors Residence Hall. Photography by NAARO Four densely striped columns expand into bridging arcs, that embrace the […]

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A New Sculptural Wood Pavilion Stands Proud In Estonia

September 23, 2019 Erin 0

Photography ©Tonu Tunnel Gwyllim Jahn and Cameron Newnham of Fologram, an Australian start-up building AR software for the design and construction industry, together with Soomeen Hahm Design, architect and computational designer Igor Pantic, and Format Engineers, have collaborated to create ‘Steampunk’, a modern curved wood pavilion. Photography ©Evert Palmets Created as part of the 5th […]

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An Empty Square In London Has Been Transformed With An Installation Titled ‘Please Be Seated’

September 17, 2019 Erin 0

Photography © Mark Cocksedge British designer Paul Cocksedge, has transformed an empty square in London with his latest installation titled ‘Please Be Seating’. The large-scale structure was commissioned by Broadgate, an office and retail estate in the City of London, and is designed to represent the changing rhythm of the community. Photography © Mark Cocksedge […]

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Top 20 A’ Design Award Winners

August 15, 2019 Erin 0

contemporist has partnered with A’ Design Award and Competition to bring you this editorial feature A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts around the world, and showcasing the 10,051 award winners made up of 180 nationalities. A’ Design Award winning works are translated to all major languages in order […]

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The ‘Floating Towers’ Hanging Woven Sculptures

August 8, 2019 Erin 0

Argentinian artist and designer Cristián Mohaded, has created ‘Floating Towers’, a group of hanging woven sculptures. After designing the sculpture, Cristián connected with a local artisan to create the pieces using a traditional basketry technique of northern Argentina called simbol, which is named after a plant fiber that grows in the Argentine province of Catamarca. […]

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Two Suspended Sculptures Hang In The Lobby Of A New Building In Melbourne

July 22, 2019 Erin 0

Property developers Lendlease recently invited UAP to develop, manufacture, and install two suspended sculptures for the main entry foyer of One Melbourne Quarter, a new mixed-use precinct in Melbourne, Australia, that was designed by Woods Bagot and Denton Corker Marshall. The two suspended lobby canopies were created to reference the traditional Indigenous fishing nets and […]

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This Art Installation Was Designed To Create Discussion On What Is Love In Modern Life

July 1, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by CreatAR Images   Design firm Wutopia Lab in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI, has recently completed a modern public art installation that’s made from a woven carbon-fiber structure.   Photography by CreatAR Images Located in a rural area of Zhejiang, China, the ‘Shrine of Whatslove’, is a red triangle that’s designed to […]

3,564 Parts Have Been Used To Create This Cloud-Like Sculpture In North Carolina

June 3, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by NAARO   MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY has created a modern sculpture named ‘Pillars of Dreams’, that’s located in the plaza of the Valerie C. Woodard Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.   Photography by NAARO The cloud-like formation has a lightweight structure, and its open volumes appear to be filled with air, but they […]

The Urbach Tower Is A New Landmark In Germany That Was Built From Self-Shaping Wood

May 22, 2019 Erin 0

Photography © ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart   The University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) has collaborated with the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), to create the Urbach Tower, a unique landmark that’s been built in Germany.   The design of the tower emerges from a new self-shaping process […]

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‘The Elastic Perspective’ Is A Weathered Steel Public Sculpture In The Netherlands

April 23, 2019 Erin 0

Photography © Sander Meisner / NEXT architects   NEXT architects have designed a large public sculpture named ‘The Elastic Perspective’, that’s based on the principal of the Moebius ring.   Photography © Sander Meisner / NEXT architects The sculpture, which span 314 feet (96m), can be found Carnisselande (The Netherlands), and due to its location and […]