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woven-domed baha’i house of worship reflects on papua new guinean art tradition

designboom

after four and a half years, architects henry lape and saeed granfar brought the temple to life, drawing inspiration from the craft of weaving. The post woven-domed baha’i house of worship reflects on papua new guinean art tradition appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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how japanese woodcarver yukihiro akama sculpts his enchanting tiny houses

designboom

inspired by temples and shrines, the sculptures are often low and long, or tall with stilt-like legs and large roofs, sometimes cantilevered out. The post how japanese woodcarver yukihiro akama sculpts his enchanting tiny houses appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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"A metastasized Sydney Opera House" says commenter

Deezen

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Zaha Hadid Architects' Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre on an artificial lake in China. Zaha Hadid Architects references migratory birds for the Zhuhai art centre "A metastasized Sydney Opera House" Some readers were unconvinced. Too many notes," wrote Heywood Floyd.

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Grand Designs’ ‘Fossil house’ is for sale in Devon

The Spaces

This unusual Devon property is inspired by an ammonite fossil found on its site and mimics the form of a Fibonacci spiral. The inspiration for the shape came from an ammonite fossil that we had on our dining room table,’ the Tetlows told Grand Designs magazine when the organic building appeared on the award-winning show in 2017.

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Eric Owen Moss reveals his corner-bending A+M private residence in the Pacific Palisades

Archinect

The former SCI-Arc Director’s new A+M home is inspired by the Case Study homes published by John Entenza in Arts & Architecture magazine from the mid-1940s through the early-60s and the later direction of Barbara Goldstein, who featured Moss’ early Petal House renovation in that same publication’s pages in 1983.

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A4 Spotlight: The History and Importance of the Isaac Bell House

A4 Architects

While the Isaac Bell House is a relatively modest building compared to the opulent mansions of Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island which surround it, its historical significance is far greater than its size. These inventive features marked the design as a fresh and expressive work of architectural art.

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Lithuania’s only Amsterdam School building opens to the public as a house museum

The Spaces

Authentic art deco design and turbulent histories combine at this interwar Kaunas apartment, which has opened as a new house museum in the Lithuanian capital. It is the only Amsterdam School building of its kind in Lithuania, built in a modern style closely linked to the art deco and art nouveau movements.

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