Tag Archives: Architecture

Anish Kapoor – “ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower” Completed

Posted on December 20, 2011 by sleepboy

Anish Kapoor’s (with help from structural designer Cecil Balmond) twisting tower next to the Olympic stadium in London that we first mentioned last year has been completed ahead of the summer games for 2012. Dubbed the “ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower” due … Continue reading →

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SFMOMA Expansion by snøhetta

Posted on December 14, 2011 by sleepboy

Last year, we mentioned briefly that the SFMOMA was looking for an architect to design their expansion project. It looks like not only have they found the firm for the job, snøhetta, the museum is also well into their planning stages … Continue reading →

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Basel Week Miami ’11: Marco Brambilla x Ferrari “RPM” Video Party

Posted on December 1, 2011 by juggernut3

As promised, here are photos from the Ferrari x Marco Brambilla’s party that we attended earlier this week at Art Basel Week Miami. The centerpiece was the collaborative 3-D video installation from Brambilla entitled RPM (see the video here) that entertained guests from … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter – Swoon’s Musical Architecture for New Orleans

Posted on July 1, 2011 by sleepboy

It seems more and more artists are moving towards using Kickstarter as an avenue to fund their creative projects.  We’ve touched on some before like next year’s POW WOW, the Kenny Scharf documentary, and Kevin Cyr’s Camper Kart, but this … Continue reading →

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Foster + Partners wins Hong Kong cultural district battle

Posted on March 15, 2011 by sleepboy

The West Kowloon Cultural District, which we first told you about in 2009, has finally chosen a design for the planned $2.8 billion 50 hectare arts hub. The firm to win out were the favorites, Foster + Partners, the architects … Continue reading →

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Broad Musuem Design Revealed

Posted on January 6, 2011 by sleepboy

The much talked about Broad Museum finally has an architectural design. This honeycombed building with a projected cost of $130 million is the brainchild of Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, a New York-based firm, and will feature 114,000 square feet of … Continue reading →

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Overtime: May 16 – 22

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Khoi

A review of Frank Gehry’s Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. Gagosian Gallery to expand empire into Hong Kong. The Beckhams appear to have an art collection. Probably untrue, but this site lists James Franco … Continue reading →

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Anish Kapoor Designs London’s Olympic Tower

Posted on March 31, 2010 by juggernut3

Every year we visit a major art fair like Art Basel, we notice certain artists always create buzzworthy pieces. One of those artists is Anish Kapoor, who is renown for creating impressive eye catching sculptures. Apparently we aren’t his only … Continue reading →

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Showing: Frank O. Gehry – “Since 1997″ @ Triennale Di Milano Design Museum

Posted on October 17, 2009 by sleepboy

One of the most influential architects of our time, Frank O. Gehry, is currently showing in Italy at the  Triennale Di Milano Design Museum. The exhibition “Since 1997″ focuses on the the time period following his famous design of Guggenheim … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District

Posted on July 10, 2009 by sleepboy

After our coverage of the Art Hong Kong Fair, we turn our attention to the much discussed development of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District which will involve building a large contemporary art space on 40 hectares of reclaimed land … Continue reading →

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