Sculpture: Micro Matter

"Micro Matter" by Amsterdam-based  Rosa De Jong

Dutch designer Rosa De Jong creates tiny yet detailed architecture environment inside glass tubes. Her creations include buildings of every description, from skyscrapers to a tent balanced precariously on top of a boulder.  The tiny little structures are symbols of the isolation of modern society. 

Link Round-Up: October 13, 2015

"Ghostbusters" by Kim Herbst

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$15

5 Big Ideas From The Chicago Architecture Biennial: "It's safe to say that architecture and Chicago's history are inextricably linked. The city was the stomping grounds of Bauhaus great Mies van der Rohe. Frank Lloyd Wright had his home and studio in Oak Park. Louis Sullivan built some of the world's first skyscrapers there. Postmodern pioneer Stanley Tigerman and contemporary impresario Jeanne Gang are based in the city. And for the next three months, Chicago is host to the first architecture biennial in North America."

10 Must-Play Video Games for Architecture and Design Nerds

Adobe's Monument Helps Remove "Annoying Tourists" From Your Architecture Photos

Dieter Rams' 10 Principles For Good Design Illustrated

Frank Lloyd Wright House Is Rebuilt Anew, Piece By Piece: a house that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for a New Jersey couple more than 60 years ago has been painstakingly reassembled, board by board and pane by pane, overlooking the clear waters of the Crystal Spring.

Instagram user, nrpq’s collection of photos are a minimalistic tribute to vintage office supplies from around the world, with each item shot to reveal the beauty in color and detail present in design from the past.

Lexus Builds A Full-Size Car Out Of Cardboard - and Yeah, It Drives

Posters: Archidirector

"Archidirector" by Barcelona-based Federico Babina

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$24.96

In this new series, Babina imagines what famous movie directors would be like as architectural structures.  Each structure reflects the signature style of the respective movie director—for example, George Lucus’ building is clearly inspired by his Star Wars movies, while Tim Burton’s apartment reflects his love for dark, gothic themes.

Photography: Urban Explorer

"Urban Explorer" by Matt Emmett

For the last three years, urban explorer and photographer Matt Emmett has taken pictures of hidden locations across Northern Europe. He finds it thrilling to enter a previously-forgotten world and discover its new idiosyncrasies firsthand. Emmett is particularly fascinated in industrial remnants and ex-military sites, and he’s documented it in a series titled Forgotten Heritage.

“Having a camera with me allows me to prolong that thrill long after the building is gone,” Emmett wrote on his site.“It’s an often quoted cliché but there really is a strong sense of palpable history present in abandoned buildings, the items left behind like paperwork in a drawer or plaques or signs in an industrial plant, allow you a glimpse into the past. I consider experiencing these places to be a great privilege.”

Installation: Facades

"Facades" by French photographer Zacharie Gaudrillot-Roy

Zacharie Gaudrillot-Roy that imagines a world where facades have been completely isolated from buildings.  Several of these pieces will be included in “Bright Lights. Big Cities.” exhibit at the Antwerp Mansion in Manchester this May.

"The façade is the first thing we see, it’s the surface of a building. It can be impressive, superficial or safe. Just like during a wandering through a foreign city, I walk through the streets with these questions: what will happen if we stick to that first vision? If the daily life of “The Other” was only a scenery? This series thus offers a vision of an unknown world that would only be a picture, without intimate space, with looks as the only refuge."

Video: Apple HQ in Minecraft

"Apple's Infinite Loop Headquarters Recreated In Minecraft" by Michael Steeber

Paintings: Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz

Watercolor Paintings by Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz

Architecture: Jewish Museum Berlin

Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Libeskind
Photographed by Javier1949

Architecture: Centre Socioculturel

Centre Socioculturel À Mulhouse by Paul le Quernec Architectes

Photographed by 11h45 in Mulhouse, France, 2008.

I love this building.  It looks like something out of a nineties video game, like Golden Eye.  The story is that the architects of the Mulhouse had extremely little space in which to work.  The building site was surrounded on all sides by apartments, none of which wanted their view blocked, so the French architectural firm went with a design based on triangular geometries for the community hall.  Personally, if I ever find myself directing a comic book film, this is going to be the villains' completely awesome if somewhat obvious lair.

Architecture: Opus Office Tower

Opus Office Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects

This futuristic multi-purpose property designed for the city of Dubai looks like it’s hovering a floor off the ground due to a "hidden" ground floor.  The twenty story building is a monolithic block with a free-form void dividing it in two.  The firm explains: "A pixelated reflective façade renders the cube full by day; by night it 'dematerializes' as light floods the void."

Architecture: Ecorium

Ecorium of the National Ecological Institute in Korea
Designed by Samoo Architects and Grimshaw Architects

Photographed by Young Chae Park

This ecoplex is part of a government initiative designed to preserve the immediate environment while making room for a sustainability research facility.  The original site was originally zoned for industrial facilities, but a collaboration between S.A.M.O.O and Grimshaw led to this large greenhouse complex containing spaces simulating a wide variety of different climate zones.

Architecture: Tree house

This tree tower located in the Bavarian Forest National Park in Neuschonau, Germany is the world’s longest tree top walk.  The path is 1300 meters long and 44 meters high, and it reportedly boasts a breath-taking view of the Barvarian wilderness around the foot of the Lusen and Rachel mountains.  It posted it because, personally, I just think it looks cool - like a wooden space ship.

Architecture: Bridge of Aspiration

Bridge of Aspiration in London, United Kingdom by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, 2003.

The Bridge of Aspiration links the Royal Ballet Upper School on the left with the Royal Opera House, designed by Flint & Neill, Buro Happold, and Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Architecture: Leonardo Glass Cube

Leonardo Glass Cube by 3Delux

This futuristic building is the new headquarters of the German glass manufacturer Glaskoch on the outskirts of the town of Bad Driburg in Germany.Isn't this pretty much what we were promised all buildings would look like in the future?

Paintings: The LAX Series

"LAX Theme Building - Ground Level"

"The LAX Series" by Danny Heller, 2011.

Oil on canvas

Lego Creation: Radcliff Camera

Radcliff Camera by Buildingmaster1966

Sketch: Architecture

"Architectural Sketches" by Polish painter Maja Wrońska
[Previously: Artist: Maja Wrońska]

Paintings: Architectural Watercolors

Paris, France

Architectural Watercolors by Korean painter Sunga Park

Architecture: Nightvision

"Nightvision" directed by Luke Shepard

"Nightvision is a celebration of the brilliance and diversity of architecture found across Europe. Over the course of three months I journeyed with a friend through 36 cities in 21 countries with the ambition of capturing some of the greatest European structures in a new and unique way. Comprised of thousands of carefully taken photographs, strung together and stabilized in post-production, Nightvision aims to inspire appreciation for these man-made landmarks."

Architecture: Bumps

"Bumps" by SAKO Architects

"BUMPS in Beijing" is an integrated project with four residences as well as a commercial building. The traditional residence buildings in China are oriented south and north. With the increase in the density of the buildings, the traditional method causes buildings too close to each other and the rooms facing to the north can hardly get sunshine.