Architecture | Fresh Creation - Inspiration For Creative Minds

29 Jul 2008 |
07:57 am

Magical Bridge

You have to get on the first step of the bridge to make the next step appear. And when you go to the next step the former step dispappears. Project by Michael Cross.

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598 clicks |
Category: Architecture, Concepts, Innovation

18 Jul 2008 |
01:44 pm

Flare - Changing Building Facade

The facade of this building seems to be a mix of this mirror installation, this reactive wall and this digital sculpture. I wonder what it would look like if they would put mirrors on the building instead of the metal flake bodies that they used.

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Category: Architecture, Concepts, Innovation

07 Jul 2008 |
02:55 pm

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Rotating Building

This Dynamic Architecture building by David Fisher will be constantly in motion changing its shape. It will also generate electric energy for itself. The presentation of the building is really over the top but that doesn’t stop this building from being a pretty interesting concept.

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668 clicks |
Category: Architecture, Concepts, Innovation

01 Jul 2008 |
02:22 pm

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Did This Man Solve The Pyramid Mystery?

Ancient Egyptians built the 480-foot-high (146-meter-high) Great Pyramid of Giza from the inside out, according to a French architect. Based on eight years of study, Jean-Pierre Houdin has created a novel three-dimensional computer simulation to present his hypothesis.

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Category: Architecture, Technology

19 Jun 2008 |
01:02 pm

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Olympic Water Cube

Here’s two videos about the Beijing 2008 Olympic National Aquatic Center, also known as the ‘Water Cube’. Its solar energy panels will be used to control the temperature of the pools and interior. In addition, water for the pools will be filtered and reused.

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Category: Architecture, Design, Innovation

22 Apr 2008 |
07:25 am

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Ecology Design

Eco-futurist architect Mitchell Joachim of Terreform talks about growing buildings and living treehouse designs. I’m still wondering how long it will take to build such a house…

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807 clicks |
Category: Architecture, Concepts, Design

09 Apr 2008 |
07:56 am

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IAC Video Wall

The content on this video wall at IAC headquarters in Manhattan is designed by Trollback + Company that we know from the Moonlight In Glory video. The constantly changing wall makes the whole area a very dynamique place.

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761 clicks |
Category: Architecture, Concepts, Media

19 Feb 2008 |
11:12 am

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What Makes A Building Unique?

Here’s a 17 minute presentation by architect Moshe Safdie who digs deep into four extraordinary projects to talk about the unique choices he made on each building. Sketches, plans and models show how these grand public buildings, museums and memorials, slowly take form.

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506 clicks |
Category: Architecture, Speeches

25 Jan 2008 |
08:57 am

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Fancy Elevator At The Louvre

Should you ever visit the Louvre museum in Paris (France) then don’t forget to take this fancy elevator for a spin.

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Category: Architecture

29 Oct 2007 |
08:40 am

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Milwaukee Art Museum

The Milwaukee Art Museum looks amazing. The structure contains a moveable, wing-like brise soleil which opens up for a wingspan of 217 feet during the day, folding over the tall, arched structure at night or during inclement weather.