A holiday amongst the trees
Nestled in the trees of Sweden's Harads are these five unique tree rooms forming the Treehotel. Each room and it's interior has been individually designed by leading Scandinavian architects and designers.
Posted by: Sophie 22.03.2012
Cosmic Communist Constructions in the former Soviet Union
'Cosmic Communist Constructions' by Frederic Chaubin, published by Taschen, is a photographic record of ninety buildings from the fourteen former Soviet Republics. We have selected a few of our favourite images for you here.
Posted by: Sophie 16.03.2012
The Sands Of Time: Abandoned Monuments in The Former Yugoslavia
From 2006 to 2009, the photographer Kempenaers used a 1975 map of memorials to tour the ex-Yugoslavia region, now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. to record these striking monuments. I'm sure you will agree they are certainly striking even though their original meaning is being lost to the dads of time.
Posted by: Sophie 21.02.2012
Subversive Photography: Bernt and Hilla Becher's Water Towers
Architectural photography has never been so subversive as the life works of two of my favorite artists Bernd and Hilla Becher. Here is a small selection of their Water Towers series.
Posted by: Sophie 19.01.2012
Caravantastic- an off grid 'micro-home'
Glenn Grassi is a theatre designer who has just made his first foray into micro home construction, this is the result....
Posted by: Sophie 27.11.2011
Eames: The Architect and The Painter
We can't wait for this fascinating portrait of Charles and Ray Eames to be released in the UK. As we can't see the full film, here's a little preview.
Posted by: Sophie 15.11.2011