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Photos: BRB Architects
The transformation from a community college to a 24 hour learning community has been made possible with the opening of the Molly College Rockville Centre. The new building by BRB Architects has an art gallery, 550 seat theatre and multi-functional atrium space all fully connected – not just with the internet – but with the surrounding architectural spaces and the people that use them. Read more
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Images: Bernardo Bajana
Product and industrial designers have long contested that if machines for housework looked more attractive, people would enjoy using them… In that spirit Bernardo Bajana might be on to something with his 360 iron. Read more
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Images: LAN Architecture
For astronomical researchers the Atacama desert in Chile, is about to become considerably more comfortable. LAN Architecture have designed a campus hotel that provides an oasis in the extreme environment. Read more
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The Silhouette wall plate collection takes its inspiration from British Victorian ceramics but gives a whole new contemporary interpretation the art form that adds wit to style. The plates go well on a variety of surfaces and are particularly elegant on a white backgrounds. Read more
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Photos: Charles Hosea
Installed on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, A Room For London is part of the 2012 Olympic year cultural celebrations. The proposal is for a boat perched on the roof appearing as though stranded after a great flood. The idea, developed by David Kohn Architects in collaboration with Fiona Banner, evolved from travel narratives and in particular the ‘Heart of Darkness’, the novella by Joseph Conrad whose hero set sail from London on his journey to Africa. Read more
