Orchard Library by HMC Architects
Officials at Orchard School in San Jose, CA, United States chose to improve their outdated campus library. Improving student access to technology, providing adequate space for a growing book collection and creating a central focus for the school were the organizers primary goals. The result is a modern building that is attractive for both students...
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Issue 24 Preview: Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound
Issue 24 of one small seed asks you to ‘Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound’. Music, motion, words and colour – looking beyond the obvious, our latest issue brings a union of the senses. To follow is an all-inclusive preview of the new issue: a full breakdown of content that resonates with...
Singing Ringing Tree
We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. Somewhere high on the moors looking over the town stands the ‘Singing Ringing Tree’. It’s one of a series of four Panopticons, meaning a structure, space or device providing a comprehensive or panoramic view. The Singing Ringing Tree is a unique musical sculpture in the...
Cape Town Design Capital 2014 : what does it really mean?
At six am on 26 October it was announced live from Tapei that Cape Town had beaten Bilboa and Dublin in the bid for World Design Capital. We spoke to director of Tsai Design Studio Tsai Y;
Coordinator of Creative Cape Town, Zayd Minty; and director of African Centre for Cities),Edgar Pieter
se. Read on to hear what they...
Contemporary South African Art in Brazil
The work of top South African artists like William Kentridge, Roger Ballen and Mary Sibande is currently showing in Brazil, as part of an exhibition of contemporary South African art at The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói, or MAC).
THE LAND OF GIANTS
Landsnet is an Icelandic electric company. About 80% of the electricity produced by Landsnet comes from green sustainable sources. In 2008, Landsnet set out a high voltage pylon design competition. The winners of this competition, Choi + Shine Architects of Boston, MA , USA, were also awarded the Boston Society of Architect’s Unbuilt Architecture...
TREEHOUSE LIVING: KEEPING YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
First recognised as the benchmark of an ideal childhood, whether it was real or a Hollywood construction, the lucky kids always had a treetop getaway in their backyard. It then became the muse of the musician and movie star, where we’d hear of conflicted creative’s shutting themselves in secluded cabin locations to heal their wounds...
THE BIOSCOPE THEATRE
Joburg has certainly reinvented itself with the rejuvenation of the historically vibrant areas surrounding the city centre. The revamp of Bioscope Theatre is the latest surge of colour brightening the streets of Maboneng Precinct on the ground floor of Main Street Life.
TAKE A BREAK
As yet another long weekend approaches many of us are packing our bags and heading out of town to take advantage of the break. Whether it’s a relaxing stay on the coast or a getaway to a game park, hotels have become a common holiday experience. Most of us are accustomed to the small and...
The Ecomo Home – architect Pietro Russo published in Arch Daily
Showcased in issue 14 of one small seed magazine, The Ecomo Home project by architect Pietro Russo has been published in the internationally renowned architecture website Arch Daily (www.archdaily.com).
FlashBack | A Home for Music | Issue06
It is often a tough toss-up between practicality and beauty when designing a new project, but when both come together, as in the case of the Philharmonic Building in Luxembourg, the result can be astonishing. Angelina Rafii invites you on a tour… Emerging from among the European Union Institution buildings, like a hidden pearl in...
