Flavio Bolla is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who specialises in environment design.
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Completed in 2014 in Takinoue, Japan. Images by Shinkenchiku Sha. In response to an international design-build competition, our team proposed a quintessentially Californian approach embracing many ideas still new to...
It looks like the kids finally got their way - someone transformed their kindergarten school into a ring-shaped bouncy castle.
When children play and learn in imaginative environments, the impact can be huge.
Michael Kerbow is an artist based in San Francisco who works in a variety of mediums including painting, assemblage, drawing and digital photography. Of particular note are his large oil and acrylic paintings that depict surreal and at times nightmarish visions of the future, where industry and human development has grown without regulation or care for the environment. Kerbow shares via email: My work explores the way in which we engage with our surroundings and the possible consequences our actions have upon the world in which we live. More
An object of simplicity understood by an adult, can be the very same object that ignites a child’s imagination and sends them into a creative wonderworld.
Image 9 of 36 from gallery of Nest We Grow / Kengo Kuma & Associates + College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley. Photograph by Shinkenchiku Sha
S’il avait vécu dans l’aristocratie italienne du XVIIIe siècle, Luc Schuiten se serait sans doute appelé Côme Laverse du Rondeau. Côme Laverse du Rondeau c’est ce jeune héros d’Italo Calvino, Baron…
One of the finest buildings I saw in Kathmandu was the Taragaon Museum built by Austrian architect Carl Pruscha during the '70s. It is said that Carl Pruscha is the one who brought back the use of brick to assert the indigenous identity of Nepal's architecture within its modern landscape. I learnt that the architect has built about five structures in Kathmandu, and worked extensively on the regional planning of the city. He has compiled two volumes documenting important landmarks and notes across the entire city of Kathmandu. The Taragaon Museum was originally built as a hostel for visitors traveling to Nepal for short duration stays and gatherings. It consists of a modular plan with a scaled barrel vault as single unit staggered around courtyards and pathways stepping on the sloping site. While it didnt serve the purpose it was built for, the Hyatt, to whom the property belongs, decided to turn it into a Museum. Thus, the entire building serves as a museum to a modest collection of drawings and works of architecture of Nepal. Roshan Mishra, the present director of the Museum was kind enough to take us around the entire museum, and mentioned that the building was one of the first modern projects executed in Kathmandu. He informed us about the different initiatives that the museum is taking to build its own archives on Nepal's indigenous architecture, library on architectural literature and drawings of Nepal, and so on. After the 2015 earthquake, the museum archives became the principal source of reference material for much of the conservation work within the country. Drawings of ancient architecture in Nepal and other photographic material helped mobilize the process of restoration. It is here that the urgency of preserving architectural documentation of the built landscape in Nepal came to focus for the museum. The Taragaon museum is now consciously collecting books and documentation from across the world towards their archives. Several scholars, architects and artists have graciously donated a lot of drawings and research to the Taragaon museum. The campus is quite close to the World Heritage Site of Boudha Stupa, which is about 10 minute walk away. Given the context, the earth hugging forms seem to have been conceived as no short of the Buddhist Chaitya halls, which share a similar geometry. The domestic scale of the volumes make an interesting meandering within the museum, making it more human and tactile. The cafe and the auditorium spatially play with volumes, whereas the exterior triangular forms allow you to walk over it. Windows and gutters are very carefully detailed in a way that they do not disrespect the circular and diagonal geometry of the building. The landscape is tightly handled, yet seems so easy and minimal. I am sure the museum holds its own drawings. It might be a pleasure to look at the finer articulations of the planning. We could not go to the basement archives. However, Roshan also mentioned that an extension of the project as planned by Pruscha has never been built. In order to interconnect the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the museum, an grand circular amphitheatre was built about 14 years ago. Presently, the building has suffered some damage after the 2015 earthquake. Those repairs, along with leakage issues are being treated for now. The architect was very opposed to the proposal of plastering the entire building that was suggested in order for its longevity. Rightfully so! The building does not dominate the landscape unlike the massive generic Grand Hyatt adjacent to the museum. With soft and subtle architecture, the Taragaon museum still exists quietly in the Kathmandu landscape.
This self-paced course goes deep into the variables (arrows) at the top of our Human Design bodygraph. In this course, you’ll find a description for every piece of the puzzle (e.g. top left arrow facing left, closed taste, Mountains environment, touch cognition, etc.) but you’ll also be shown why/how that description was created so you’re able to manipulate it, guided by your truth while staying within the original logic and pattern, for you or your client. We explore: * Section 1: Introduction — You’ll learn what we’re actually looking at when diving into the arrows, what we might do with all of this information + how to get yours, and you’ll learn a useful framework for understanding this puzzle * Section 2: The Arrows — understanding them individually and the relationships between them. You’ll learn what they represent, even beyond the typical ‘digestion, environment, etc.’ + the concept of Radical Transformation * Section 3: The Substructure — You’ll learn how this part of HD is grounded in real life, without the HD language + a full exploration into what tone, color, and line are and how they work together + the concept of Transference * Section 4: The Elements — You’ll get a deep dive into the awareness centers, the 6 lines, Rightness & Leftness, and Personal vs. Transpersonal. You’ll learn how each of these flavors our arrows and color/tone. This is what makes our unique genius, unique. * Section 5: The Descriptions — You’ll learn a formula for interpreting and creating descriptions + get a walk through of all of the descriptions I’ve written. * Section 6: The Synthesis — You’ll learn how I organize and approach synthesizing and making sense of this information practically + you’ll experience me offering an in-depth interpretation of someone’s information * BONUS: You’ll get a copy of a custom ‘Your Genius’ guide I made for a client highlighting their personal information so you can further get a sense of how this can be interpreted and used practically Human Design Covered: * Variables: The ‘arrows, ‘ and Rightness & Leftness, from a spectrum perspective * Substructure: Color and Tone * Color: Digestion or Determination, Environment, Perspective, and Motivation * Tone: Our heightened body and mind ‘senses’ * 6 lines that make up the Hexagram * Awareness Centers (spleen, mind/ajna, solar plexus) * The concepts of Transference, Radical Transformation Learning about this part of Human Design helped me embrace the idea that we aren’t all meant to consume, experience, perceive, and think in the same ways. That we each have our own ways of operating, and by leaning into those, we support the expression of our unique awareness — contributing our piece to the whole. It gave me language and a framework for getting in touch with what’s ‘behind’ or ‘underneath’ my unique expression — the operation happening on a deeper level. It helped me explore what my ‘genius’ is rooted in, how it can be nourished, and what/where/who helps create the least amount of resistance to it being expressed. My intent is for this course to: * inspire you, offering some perspective shifts * provide you with all of the context and dot-connecting you could hope for, so you finally feel like you get this ‘puzzle,’ fully * serve you practically so you can further lean into your unique way of being Vibe of this course: Expansive, comprehensive, potent, supportive Format: You’ll receive the content in 2 ways — * Video (presentation style) * 30 page PDF + audio + transcript + Bonus: Sample custom ‘Your Genius’ guide (PDF + audio) You’ll have access to the entire course upon download.
Image 34 of 36 from gallery of Nest We Grow / Kengo Kuma & Associates + College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley. Diagram 7
Image 44 of 49 from gallery of Yellow Treehouse Restaurant / Pacific Environments. Sections
It’s all concrete, glass, and steel.
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being not only a library, but a multimedia centre and a communication platform for the people, the building is made to feel like an open easily accessible space.
Dutch artist Jeroen Bisscheroux’s latest installation TOON engages one of the senses that we often take for granted: hearing.
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Slow Uprising by Ja Studio Inc proposes reusing the bridges of a decommissioned Italian highway to serve as the foundation for a new city.
Cebra has completed a project for a 24-hour care centre for marginalized children and teenagers in Kerteminde, Denmark: a tile and wood cladded building that plays with familiar elements and shapes to create a homely environment in a modern building that focuses on the residents’ special needs.
Completed in 2014 in Takinoue, Japan. Images by Shinkenchiku Sha. In response to an international design-build competition, our team proposed a quintessentially Californian approach embracing many ideas still new to...
Image 7 of 36 from gallery of Nest We Grow / Kengo Kuma & Associates + College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley. Photograph by Shinkenchiku Sha
It’s articles like this one that make us want to become architects and change the world forever with our creativity, skills, and designs. The world is full to the brim with impressive architectural projects that go beyond pleasing just our eyes: when we see them, we genuinely feel like they energize our imagination and reinvigorate our spirit.
