Category Archives: architecture

eccentric and playful

Hundertwasser in New Zealand in 1998 - wikipedia.org/
I thought I would give the late, ‘eccentric and playful Viennese artist’ and architect ‘Friedensreich Hundertwasser’ a quick plug. From what I can gather he was an outspoken individual that worked across a variety of design mediums, writing manifestos, designing posters and stamps and traveling to places such as Morroco, Tunisia, Nepal, Tokyo and Siberia [...]
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stick work

'Uff Da Night' - http://www.stickwork.net/
My colleague Jess in Melbourne was recently surfing the www for inspiring sculptural ideas to decorate her new outdoor space when the amazing Patrick Dougherty caught her eye. Patrick creates incredible organic sculptures from tree saplings that have an almost eerie ghost like quality. These sculptures are truly larger than life and each one is designed [...]
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falling water continues to inspire….

Frank Lloyd Wright - 'Falling Water'
The other night I was sitting around thinking about my perfect house – as you do. I started by scribbling down some rough floor plans and elevations, then after about an hour, (…it’s amazing how time fly’s) I flicked off all the eraser dust, stood back and smiled upon my creation with utmost pride. Wow, [...]
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a Swiss woodie

Tree Museum by Enzo Enea- Photography by Martin Rütschi ©
An open-air tree museum located on 10ha of land near Lake Zurich has just opened it doors. This open-air museum is the brainchild of well know Landscape Architect ‘Enzo Enea’ and showcases an array of trees he has collected over the past 17 years. I personally love to stroll around the MCA or the Art [...]
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.. “the mothership has landed” …

(Photo: Yahoo Blog / )
The above was said by Mayor Gilbert Wong of Cupertino, California recently during a council meeting, referring to the proposed Apple campus which will most likely be up and running by 2015. Showing similarities to a UFO, the design will take place on 148 acres of land, with the capacity to hold around 12,000 lucky [...]
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new urban solutions

L-A-V-A- Ideal Home
After reading Claudia Perren’s review on the Home – Real and Ideal exhibition in Architecture Australia, I jumped online to the Boutwell Draper Gallery to see the participating nineteen Architects and nineteen Artists and their take on the brief –‘Urban Solutions’. With a variety of inspiring futuristic structures and some really conceptual models, I started [...]
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bathing granite

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A spiffy new residence which was freshly baked and delivered into our inbox via Design Milk is this striking modern sensation from Fitt De Felice. Elida De Felice and Kylie Fitt have been in the business for over 20 years and been published in loads of really important books and architectural collections. Both ex- SJB [...]
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pet architect launches in edinburgh

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A cute little idea we saw on Springwise this morning about a new architectural site which launched last week in Edinburgh > Springwise writes . . . As anyone who has undertaken renovation or construction in the past will know, the world of architectural specifications and planning permissions can be an overwhelming prospect. Hoping to [...]
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a modern granite adds the finishing touch

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Tamizo Architects is small group of young and talented designers from Poland who practice across disciplines of architecture, interiors, applied graphics and industrial design. This is what they have to say about their work: We are mainly interested in ambitious projects whose source is simplicity and functionality. We act according to the philosophy that ‘less [...]
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outdoor curtains?

outdoor curtains
So we’re into outdoor design, no surprises there. We do concrete pavers, bluestone pavers, wall cladding, granite – whatever natural flooring and walling you’re into, I’m sure we can help you. But outdoor curtains? >  What the? We saw these pics over at Yellowtrace [which by the way is a great site if you haven't [...]
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