We are planning a Banner for the Y2K Melbourne Biennial. The banner will act as a promotional device for the upcoming west Brunswick Sculpture Triennial (wBST). We are thinking: felt, tassels, big chunky letters – here’s some source material.
An image from the 1966 Ultraman TV series that bears a striking resemblance to the it’s a race against time image on our home page.
via Scott Matthews’ blog.
Precast concrete stairs from Hollow Core Concrete.
Images from the State Library Image Database.
Some inspirational images from the architecture documentary Great Expectations (SBS, Tues 26th August 2008).
Concrete Projection Screen on top of Unité d’Habitation.
Elevated walkway in Brazilia.
Buckminster’s geodesic dome for the American Pavilion at the Montreal World Fair, ‘67.
With a temperature differential of just 1 deg. Fahrenheit, a 2 mile diameter geodesic sphere with 5000 people inside would float.
Nine earth-houses by architect Peter Vetsch.
Arcosanti, [...]
An interesting concrete structure known as the ‘flytrap’ and rumoured to be a launching structure for Nazi flying saucers.
Locutorio Colón by Maki Portilla Kawamura and Tadanori Yamaguchi, February 2006. Located in Plaza de Colón in central Madrid the building acted as a free call centre to Latin America. via Proteinos
Expanded polystyrene modular public seating by ppag architects Vienna.
BasketBar by NL Architects at Utrecht University Campus. via architettura.dada.net
A working space to develop and share ideas.