Cap Pavilion / Arunkumar H G
For the most recent edition of sculpture by the sea in Aarhus, Denmark, Indian artist Arunkumar H G comments on a disposable lifestyle, which — although convenient — creates an unhealthy and unsustainable environment. ‘there is a huge imbalance in between our sustainable ecology and our contemporary living practices.’ Arunkumar says. using more than 70,000 […]
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UPDATED: The Blue Planet / 3XN
UPDATE – New photographs as The Blue Planet opens in Denmark:
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The Iceberg Dwellings / JDS Architects
The Iceberg Dwellings in Aarhus, Denmark by JDS Architects: The Aarhus Harbour development provides a huge opportunity for Denmark?s second largest city to develop in a socially sustainable way by renovating its old, out-of-use container terminal. The area is meant to become a living city quarter, comprised of a multitude of cultural and social activities, […]
AarhusArchitectureDenmarkJDS ArchitectsMikkel Frost
Colorized American Civil War Photographs (circa 1861-1865) / Mads Madsen
These are always fun. Retronaut, scouring Reddit and Minus, have gathered together this collection of photographs from the American Civil War which have been digitally retouched, colorized by Denmark’s Mads Madsen. The portraits, already beautiful and captivating, become increasingly accessible and almost contemporary with the careful, disciplined colorizing by the 18 year old. It’s as...
American Civil WarDenmarkMads MadsenPhotographyPhotoshopRetronaut
Kimball Art Center / Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Danish architecture firm B.I.G. (Bjarke Ingels Group) has hit another homerun with their commission for the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah. The design presents an evolution of the firm’s pedagogy of striated skins and twisted volumes. Obviously, the materiality of the skin is one of the most impressive features of the design. Contemporary architects tend to shy away from natural...
ArchitectureB.I.G.Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)DenmarkUtah
The Crystal / Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
A prismatic 6,850 square meter building that balances in Copenhagen, Denmark by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects.
ArchitectureDenmark
TEK Building / Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) designed a technology center for Taipei, Taiwan. The building is made up of a cube structure with organic voids cut out from its center. Called TEK (Technology, Entertainment & Knowledge Centre), holes in the structure will create a spiral within the volume, forming access routes from street level into […]
ArchitectureB.I.G.Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)DenmarkTaiwanTEK Building
Daemon / Kenton Slash Demon
The music video for Daemon by Copenhagen-based Danish DJs, Kenton Slash Demon, was created by the group, Dark Matters. They deploy some digital-mimicry via analog methods; the result is artistic, hypnotic and somewhat groundbreaking. On their quest for creating classic computer effects without the computer, Dark Matters continues the analogue feel from the Matter video. […]
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LEGO Playtime at Reykjavik Art Museum / Krads
Playtime is a travelling workshop developed by Icelandic and Danish architectural practice Krads in
ArchitectureDenmarkIcelandKradsLEGOReykjavikReykjavik Art Museum