Recent stadium design clearly expresses the trend towards the landmark – the more iconic design is, the better. The controversial Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup with its venues that are almost entirely new builds is a great example of both local and internationally acknowledged architects trying to create something that is ‘more than just a stadium’ but also a monument to the local culture.
Flight delays and travel slog are less stressful inside a well-designed airport. With so many factors to take into account, it is not an easy task for architects to design facilities that are gorgeous as much as convenient. Boasting striking architecture, these airports in China can really turn traveling by plane into a joyful and memorable experience.
A perfect meditation spot doesn’t need fancy decorations: to make it an enjoyable experience, it is enough to create a safe inviting place for it. Treating practice with great respect, designers and architects do their best to make meditation spaces pleasant and visually appealing – a refuge, a private sanctuary to look forward to.
Wooden sculptures have a long history, going back to prehistoric times. Being always available and easy to carve, wood attracted the interest of artists many centuries back. Nowadays, relying on wood as a primary medium for expression, sculptors depart from the traditional wood carving techniques and conventional subjects in order to find new ways to express the ever surprising potential of this material.
Attention to detail takes on new significance when it comes to miniature art. Miniature might be an efficient solution to build worlds and perspectives that otherwise could not be achieved in life, something that is both real and unreal at the same time. The creation of small worlds gives artists the illusion of control, while viewers are riveted to these whimsical and adorable creations.
Toy building blocks are a recurring source of inspiration for architects and artists. Simple and geometric, they were originally designed as a tool to develop creativity and teach younger ones to feel primary shapes and colours. Designers reimagine building blocks to turn them into a creative toy, a brand new modelling kit or even an artwork.
Electric cars have been gaining more and more popularity these days and will most likely be the transportation of the future. No wonder, conventional gas stations typology is in decline, giving way to electric charging stations. Though Elon Musk’s scenario features electric cars driving by day and charging at home by night, with roadside electric stations completely eliminated, the e-car as it exists today still relies on a public network of charging points. Some of them are really something to get inspired by.
Starting a journey on a train is an exciting moment. Smart and considered infrastructure and stunning architecture can add to this wonderful feeling. The world’s best architects and designers work to develop visually expressive transportation hubs that would make catching a train an inspiring experience, no matter if it is a daily commute or a thrilling adventure.
3D printing has firmly established itself in the modern society. It is no longer used only for prototyping, incredibly even a heart has been 3D printed using human cells. With major brands investing into sustainable sneakers and packaging 3D printed out of ocean plastic and household waste, it is seemingly going to be one of the most sustainable production methods in the nearest future. Designers and scientists all over the world come up with numerous ideas of getting the world better with the help of 3D printing, both as an everyday routine or as a sci-fi movie like initiative.
Beauty is probably the last thing that comes to mind when we think of factories and plants. More often than not those are shed-like volumes aspiring to ultimate utility. However, industrial architecture has changed dramatically over last decades, studios developing bespoke structures that are not limited basic buildings plants used to be in the past. Plants and factories of today blur the distinction between the harshness of industry and a more polished allure of contemporary corporate and public spaces.
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