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MVRDV - Out Of The Box Architecture

The story
With their projects all over the world, architect agency MVRDV shows how they live up to the challenges to come up with original solutions for intensified use of space by combining a variety of functions.

Why this story inspired me
The projects by MVRDV show that so much more is possible if you let go of traditional architectural thinking. On top of that their solutions are beautiful to look at and they take the social element of a building seriously by turning buildings into communities.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people will start to look at their creations as an opportunity to create something amazing.

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Earthships

Recent news report about a kind of green housing called Earthships. Earthships are made from trash and are completely off the grid. There is also a good documentary called Garbage Warrior about the recent history of Earthships.

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Visual Acoustics

Trailer for the film Visual Acoustics. It’s a documentary about the photographer Julius Shulman. Julius is known for his images of modern architecture.

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Modern Cabana

Interview with the creator of Modern Cabana, a small prefab living space. Prefabrication is very green because it uses less energy. There was a lack of modern designs in prefabs until just recently when the green revolution sparked demand.

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The Wall House

The Wall House is probably the greatest achievement in architecture of the last 50 years. The video includes an interview with the architects and a look at the house itself. 

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Making Of Miffy

The new website Dutch Profiles has a short documentary about artist Dick Bruna. The video includes an interview where Dick talks about the inspirations for and how he creates his iconic children’s character, Miffy. You will be surprised at the amount of thinking that goes into the making of a children’s book. The full post includes another interview with Dick and another Dutch Profile video.

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Modern Bamboo House

CNN has three new videos of architect Kengo Kuma (one above, two more in the full post). Of all his designs, Kengo’s favourite is a house made completely of bamboo, which he talks about in the video. Kengo also talks about his reason for getting into architecture, his personal history as an architect in Japan and how all of this influenced his work. Kengo often talks to young architects and he has really good lessons to inpart.

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