Fairies Forest / Yume Cyan
For the last month or so photographer Yume Cyan has been shooting some magical long exposure photographs of fireflies in a forested area around Nagoya City, Japan. By keeping the camera’s shutter open at a low aperture Cyan captures every bioluminescent flash of each insect resulting in dotted light trails that criss-cross the frame. Via: […]
firefliesJapanNagoya CityphotographyYume Cyan
Mac Illustrated / Aakash Doshi
Aakash Doshi, a student based out of Bangalore, India illustrates every mac computer designed with a sense of fun. From the very first one, the 128k to the most recent one, the iMac. Check out the amusing series below. –@s_iravani
Aakash DoshiAppleillustrationMAC
Ílhavo Maritime Museum Extension / ARX Portugal
Ten years after completing the Ílhavo Maritime Museum in Portugal, Lisbon studio ARX Portugal has extended the building by adding an aquarium dedicated to codfish. The aquarium is contained within an angular metal-clad structure, positioned over a white concrete base. Bridging a public plaza, the building sets up a winding route between the existing museum […]
ARX PortugalÍlhavo Maritime MuseumFernando GuerraPortugal
Peace Pavilion / AZC
Peace Pavilion in London by French architecture studio, AZC (Atelier Zündel Cristea): Enhancing the experience of the city does not always require projects of significant cost and time, but can often come about as the result of modest, temporary interventions and events, in key places, at chosen times. Our office is dedicated to the conception of interventions […]
architectureAtelier Zündel CristeaAZCFranceLondontemporary architecture
Rethinking the Split House / Neri&Hu
The magical lane houses, which were once the dominant fabric that made urban Shanghai the intoxicating place that it was in the 1930s, are now slowly being demolished, taken over by high-density developments all over the city. Neri&Hu was commissioned to reconstruct a dilapidated lane house left with almost nothing except its glorious shell in […]
architectureChinaNeri&HuShanghai
CIPEA No.4 Blockhouse / AZL Architects
Situated in Laoshan Forest to the west of central Nanjing city, China International Practical Exhibition of Architecture (CIPEA) began in 2003 to bring twenty-four renowned international & domestic architects together onto one site. CIPEA consist of four public buildings and twenty small houses, in accordance with the brief, the houses should have at least five […]
architectureAZL ArchitectsChinaCIPEANanjingZhang Lei
Zamora Offices / Alberto Campo Baeza
Situated within the medieval center of the city of Zamora, Spain, the new office building occupies the old church garden, near the river and facing the cathedral and its square. The architects, Madrid-based studio Alberto Campo Baeza, played with a simple and powerful dichotomy of material and space, the synchronicity and unity of heavy and […]
Alberto Campo BaezaarchitectureMadridSpainZamora
One Thousand Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects
Developers have unveiled images of Zaha Hadid Architects‘ proposed 60-story residential skyscraper in Miami, Florida. It is named One Thousand Museum and will be located on Biscayne Boulevard in the downtown area of Miami. via Dezeen
architectureMiamiZaha Hadid Architects
Cut Food / Beth Galton and Charlotte Omnès
“Cut Food” is a photo series in which foods are shown neatly cut in half. The cut soups and beverage photos were created not with digital trickery but with gelatin trickery. The series is a collaboration between food photographer Beth Galton and food stylist Charlotte Omnès. via Laughing Squid
Beth GaltonCharlotte Omnesfoodphotography
Things Come Apart / Todd McLellan
In Things Come Apart, McLellan exposes the inner working of 50 objects and 21,959 individual components as he reflects on the permanence of vintage objects built several decades ago—sturdy gadgets meant to be broken and repaired—versus today’s manufacturing trend of limited use and function followed by quick obsolescence. Captured in his photography are myriad parts […]
knollingphotographyThames & HudsonThings Organized NeatlyTodd McLellan
Sky Art / Thomas Lamadieu
Artist Thomas Lamadieu uses sky spaces in between buildings and rooftops as a form of canvas for his artwork. He first photographs the ideal location and then fills the voids with his whimsical drawings. Apparently, the French artist uses old software like Microsoft Paint to execute his masterpieces. –@s_iravani
FranceMicrosoft PaintThomas Lamadieuurban
M House in Singera / Marcel Luchian Studio
The M House Project surprises through its architecture modernism, unconventional forms and combination of materials (glass, concrete) both as regards facade and interior. The minimalist design harmoniously integrates light, shadow and textures, blending them with the usefulness of natural location as well as the heating and air conditioning system used. by Marcel Luchian Studio. via Architizer
Marcel Luchian Studio