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Anna Devís et Daniel Rueda sont un duo de photographes créatif originaire de Valence en Espagne. Ils ont travaillé sur des projets avec des marques de renom comme Netflix, Disney ou Facebook… Ils ont récemment figuré dans la liste Forbes « 30 Under 30 Europe » pour leur « utilisation inventive des objets du quotidien et de la lumière naturelle » dans leurs photos.     Anna et Daniel sont tous les deux architectes même s’ils ne pratiquent plus cette discipline. Ils se sont rencontrés à l’Université polytechnique de Valence et sont tous les deux diplômés de l’École d’architecture.  « Notre intérêt commun pour l’architecture a complètement façonné notre façon de voir le monde et d’interagir avec lui. »  nous disent-ils. Aujourd’hui, Anna et Daniel mettent à profit leurs savoirs pour raconter des histoires à travers des images créatives et colorées qui sont loin de la photographie d’architecture conventionnelle.  « Nos photographies visent à brouiller les mondes de l’architecture, d

Le photographe  Cédric Davranche distille des compositions photographiques où architectures et figures humaines se complètent et se répondent. En 2019, il quitte Nice pour quelques semaines et se rend au Maroc. Dans ce pays qu’il n’a connu qu’à travers les récits de sa grand-mère, il voyage de Tanger à Chefchaouen, en passant par Casablanca, El-Jadida, Azemmour, Essaouira, Marrakech et Fès. Il y découvre les possibilités de son nouveau boîtier et peut enfin mettre, sur les mots de sa grand-mère, des images plus concrètes et personnelles. En 2019, vous voyagez au Maroc où vous développez cette série d’images. Qu’a représenté ce départ ? Avant d’être mon premier voyage hors de l’Europe, le Maroc fut l’occasion d’en apprendre un peu plus sur moi ainsi que sur ma famille du côté de ma mère. Ma grand-mère se souvient encore de ce pays comme étant les plus belles années de sa vie.  Après quelques heures de recherches et de questions aux passants, j’ai pu retrouver la maison où ils ont v

“Usually we work, we draw, we look in each other’s eyes, we argue, we throw things around the room, we make models and break them apart, and somehow stuff gets made,” said Ms. Diller, who has been working from the couple’s weekend home in upstate New York. Liz Diller, architect and co-founding partner at New York City-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro , gives an eye-opening look at the nature of her practice, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an interview with  The New York Times .  Regarding the change in work culture that comes with quarantine, Diller explains, “With this platform, it’s very sanitized, you have to be very organized. We’re sending each other drawings and sketches, we’re responding through digital means and then having virtual meetings. Communication is slower. But we’re working harder. We’re figuring it out.” Antonio Pacheco via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/2Xgmsd4

A groundbreaking ceremony has just taken place for the Monument to Freedom and Unity, in central Berlin. The 50m-long (164ft) bowl will move gently up and down when enough people stand on it, and it should be completed by the end of next year. In a guide to the design, architects Milla & Partner, who won a competition called "Citizens in Motion", say "freedom and unity aren't static conditions, they require participation and interaction". The monument, nicknamed " unity seesaw " by Berliners, is conceived as an enormous bowl-shaped kinetic platform that invites people to interact with each other. Image courtesy of Milla & Partner Stuttgart-based practice Milla & Partner in collaboration with choreographer Sasha Waltz created the "Citizens in Motion" monument proposal as part of a design competition. View this post on Instagram A social sculpture in the heart of Berlin: the Unity Monument is designed as a kinetic objec

After completing a required one-year post-occupancy review, the Silver Oaks Alexander Valley winery designed Piechota Architecture , with engineering and sustainable design consultations from  Thornton Tomasetti , has achieved Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification.  The winery's interconnected tasting, production, and administrative buildings. Image courtesy of Damion Hamilton. Located in Healdsburg, California, the 100,000-square-foot complex was completed in 2018 and is now the world's first LBC-certified winery. The building exists, additionally, as one of just 25 buildings globally to achieve this level of certification from the  International Living Future Institute , Thornton Tomasetti explains on the firm's  website . The winery project consists of two interlocking structures situated on a 113-acre site. One structure contains a sizable tasting room with event spaces and is connected to an adjacent production facility by a covered patio. The second s

In response to the recent recommendations released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Matt Richtel with  The New York Times has outlined some of the key takeaways of the guidelines, mainly that, for some employers, it may be easier to keep employees working at home. Architecturally speaking, the new recommendations present numerous spatial constraints for the workplace. Some of the guidelines for office spaces include: desks being kept six feet apart, and if not possible, the raising of plastic shields around workstations; barred seating in common areas; face coverings should be worn at all times; no handshakes or fist-bumps; a complete rethinking of common food areas; and a lot more. The CDC has even recommended that employees drive to work alone, discouraging the popular encouragement of the recent past to carpool and take public transportation. Sean Joyner via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/3dkkhuE

A District of Columbia preservation panel told the National Geographic Society on Thursday to suspend its current campus redesign plan pending further review of the proposed removal of an acclaimed sculptural installation on the site. A controversial plan to demolish an existing stone sculpture located at the National Geographic headquarters complex in Washington, D.C. has hit a road block as the city's preservation board has asked the project team to reconsider their designs in an effort to save or repurpose the artwork. Rendering of the proposed campus entry lobby situated where the Marabar sculpture is currently installed. Image courtesy of Hickock & Cole. Architects Hickok & Cole and OLIN are behind the new proposal, which would require demolishing the 1980s-era "Marabar" sculpture created by artist Elyn Zimmerman. David Childs of SOM , the architect who commissioned the sculpture as part of an SOM-led expansion of the headquarters in 1984, has co

With the COVID-19 quarantine period entering its third month in the United States, Archinect is seeking input from the design community regarding how the crisis has impacted issues of mental health .  Archinect has covered mental and workplace health  issues extensively in the past and would like to see how this focus can incorporate the new pressures and changes brought on by the pandemic.  The survey below asks questions that attempt to grasp how the Archinect community is handling the crisis with the goal of using information gathered to guide and inform forthcoming editorial initiatives.  The responses collected may be shared in some of these new initiatives, though all names, contact, and identifying information will be kept confidentially.  Loading… Archinect via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/3gzTaxM

As everyone eases into the summer season, why not spend that free time challenging yourself by entering a design competition. Although COVID-19 and other economic issues have continued to make headlines, efforts to address sustainability have remained a priority amongst the architecture community. If you're interested in pitching your best designs, ideas, and written works, Bustler has 6 competitions you shouldn't miss. For over a decade,  Bustler  has been a leader in showcasing the best architecture and design events and competitions. Sister-site to renowned architecture platform,  Archinect , our robust collection of curated listings, keeps the design community motivated and inspired. *The following competitions are organized by registration and submission due date. Katherine Guimapang via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/3dlMwcA

Basé à Budapest, l’artiste et photographe hongrois Milan Radisics vient de lancer une nouvelle série, Wrapped Gym et Wrapped Ropes, qui fait écho à l’actualité. Cette dernière est liée à la pandémie, à l’art et à la « technique d’emballage » de Christo. En effet, après le confinement et les restrictions dus au coronavirus, les autorités ont utilisé du ruban de sécurité en vinyle rayé rouge et blanc, afin de rendre impossible l’utilisation des espaces publics. « Ils ont emballé des équipements de gymnastique en plein air et ont involontairement créé des installations et des sculptures temporaires de ce temps de pandémie. De véritables œuvres d’art contemporaines qui ressemblent à celles des célèbres Christo et Jeanne-Claude. Ainsi, dans une exploration photographique, l’artiste a joué avec l’équilibre entre l’enfermement et l’art créé involontairement, pendant le processus de fermeture des espaces ouverts en enveloppant des équipements d’activités extérieures.   Pour voir plus d’oe

Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletter . A massive tank filled with crashing waves has appeared amongst the dense, urban landscape of Seoul, South Korea. While it can convincingly pass as an actual aquarium, the display is actually a huge anamorphic illusion. Art and technology combine to create this mesmerizing display; image via Colossal The “aquarium” is set on the LED façade of Seoul’s SMTown COEX building, South Korea’s largest digital billboard. This is the site of a convention and exhibition center that also serves as a mall in the city’s Gangnam District. A large wave rears up and crashes onto the surface of the screen, giving the illusion that water is being contained within a giant container. Titled, “WAVE”, the installation was designed by digital media technology company, d’strict , as part of their “Public Media Series”. According to CNN , “The project took four months to execute from start to fin

Regarder les peintures surréalistes et colorées de Sheila Nicolin donne l’impression d’être le témoin d’une scène de la vie quotidienne, prise sur le vif. Dans certaines de ses œuvres, on ressent parfois un sentiment d’intimité avec les sujets représentés. Cela fait d’ailleurs partie de sa démarche artistique. En tant que peintre, cette dernière explore la lutte qui est celle de la recherche d’une connexion intime. Racontées dans une perspective naïve et voyeuriste, les peintures de Sheila Nicolin créent des aperçus surréalistes d’expériences authentiques et vulnérables entourant la solitude, la maladie mentale et le désir. , Manon, via Fubiz Media https://bit.ly/2zJNwIF