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Style Motivation

Style Motivation
Changsha International Culture & Art Centre - museum, culture, architecture, amazing

Changsha International Culture & Art Centre

Renowned architecture firm Zaha Hadid has unveiled designs for a cultural complex in China. Situated in the heart of Changsha, the ‘Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Art Center’ will be made up of three buildings—the Contemporary Art Museum, a Grand Theater, and a Multipurpose Hall—and offers other facilities. The place for theatre and art would be designed in the modern style of the architects, with unique and eye-catching sinuous curves. Once it’s complete, the Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Art Center can house a total of over 2,300 seats at its performance venues, and will also contain bars, lobbies, restaurants and the likes throughout the

An Italian Library That Floats on the Water - top, library, design, architecture, amazing

An Italian Library That Floats on the Water

On the site of a former industrial warehouse, Andrea Maffei Architects (along with Arata Isozaki) have realized a new public library filled with light and bound by an undulating curtain wall. Before construction ever began, Maffei and Isozaki beat out 150 other teams for the opportunity to realize a new library for the city of Maranello, Italy. In their solution, a solid wall surrounds the perimeter of the site, and the plan looks not unlike someone has drawn a cloud or amoeba in a box. The library, itself, has a bright interior bound by curving glass walls. Between this glass wall and the solid site wall, a shallow

The Edgeland House - house, home, architecture, amazing

The Edgeland House

Edgeland House is located on a rehabilitated brownfield site and is a modern re‐interpretation of one of the oldest housing typologies in North America, the Native American Pit House. The Pit House, typically sunken, takes advantage of the earth’s mass to maintain thermal comfort throughout the year. Like this timeless dwelling, Edgeland House’s relationship to the landscape both in terms of approach as well as building performance involves an insulative green roof and a 7‐foot excavation‐ gaining benefits from the earth’s mass to help it stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Such an architectural setting presents

Tod’s store in Omotesando - top, building, amazing

Tod’s store in Omotesando

Hyatt Foundation announced that Toyo Ito is the 2013 recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an annual award which recognizes “a combination of those qualities of talent, vision, and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.” First is a retail project that was cited by the jury, and one of the first projects of Ito’s that I came across as an architecture student. It’s the Tod’s store in Omotesando, which you can see in the photos above. The structure of the project is also the skin: a graphic and concrete abstraction of trees that wraps

Spectacular Building That Looks Like A Giant Iceberg - spectacular, iceberg, denmark, building, apartments, amazing

Spectacular Building That Looks Like A Giant Iceberg

In Aarhus, Denmark, a stunning waterfront residential project was recently completed—the white, unusually shaped building looks just like a giant iceberg. A collaboration between JDS Architects, Cebra, SeARCH and Louis Paillard, the project consists of several pointy-roofed blocks with small, geometric windows cut into their sides. Designed to provide as many occupants as possible with waterfront views, the building wasn’t meant to resemble an iceberg initially, but simply came to be so along the way. 

Easter Home Decoration -

Easter Home Decoration

Easter is a great holiday, it’s warm, homey and very spring-like. There are many ways to decorate your home for Easter. Easter home decorations are very diverse and can serve in seasonal and everyday decor after the holiday is over. For instance, cute bright tableware and floral table centerpieces are just right for spring seasonal home decor but can also add to the Easter feel.

10 Modern Houses With Integrated Pools - top 10, pools, pool, modern, house, amazing

10 Modern Houses With Integrated Pools

Modern houses often feature a design that integrates a swimming pool into the house structure thus not only saving space on the sight but also creating a connection between indoors and outdoors. The connection between the house and swimming pool makes for an interesting exterior.

Old People Who See Their Younger Selves In The Mirror - young, reflections, photos, people, old, mirror, fascinating, amazing

Old People Who See Their Younger Selves In The Mirror

Photographer Tom Hussey has created a thought-provoking ad campaign for Novartis’ Exelon Patch, which is a prescriptive medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia. In his poignant photo series, Hussey depicts old people who see reflections of their younger selves in mirrors in order to reflect the confusion that plagues Alzheimer’s patients on a daily basis. These award-winning pictures poetically illustrate the receding memories of people who suffer from dementia, who often start losing their newer memories first and are left with older ones of their youth.

Hybrid Paintings Mix The Styles Of Legendary Artists - wow, Rembrandt, Picasso, paintings, paint, amazing

Hybrid Paintings Mix The Styles Of Legendary Artists

Cuban-American artist Cesar Santos has created a series of paintings that imagines what could have happened if all the great artists from across the ages were to collaborate.By mixing the signature styles of legendary masters from the Renaissance to the Modernism movements, he produced intriguing paintings that juxtapose very different artistic elements on top of one another.One of the paintings depicts a trio of cherubs in modern diapers, painting out of Warhol-esque “Campbell” cans.These artworks allow the viewer to appreciate iconic pieces from the likes of Rembrandt and Picasso from a different, fresher perspective. Scroll down to view more of

Rolls-Royce Wraith - Prestige & Power - wraith, top, rolls-royce, luxury, car, auto, amazing

Rolls-Royce Wraith – Prestige & Power

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents the world debut of Wraith, the most powerful and dynamic Rolls-Royce in history. At its heart lie hallmark Rolls-Royce attributes of luxury, refinement and hand-craftsmanship, but the new model from the world’s pinnacle super-luxury marque also presents a unique character defined by power, style and drama. With just a hint of the noir. The interior ambiance is complemented by Starlight Headliner, a Bespoke feature available beyond Phantom family cars for the first time. 1,340 fibre optic lamps are hand-woven into the roof lining to give the impression of a glittering, starry night sky. Performance delivers

Awesome Buttons Sculptures You will Love - love, buttons, awesome, art, amazing

Awesome Buttons Sculptures You will Love

Augusto Esquivel is obsessed with comparisons of reality and potential and the balance between them, in art: the idea of chaos in perfect order: an object seemingly solid to the eye can also be fragile and inconsistent to the touch; a common object used to create a piece of art becomes transformed into something complicated and intriguing. He realized how insignificant and small a simple sewing button can be as it lays in his grandmother’s sewing box, but at the same time how unique and precious it can become as part of a work of art. He has created these Awesome

Saffire Freycinet - Most Exciting Resort in Australia - top, resort, australia, amazing, adventure

Saffire Freycinet – Most Exciting Resort in Australia

Saffire Freycinet is luxury resort opened on Tasmania’s East Coast in Australia. Very few resorts manage to get all the ingredients right when opening but we can assure you, this beauty of a hotel has ticked all the right boxes. We were literally left speechless — and that takes some doing — as we feasted our eyes on the breathtaking vistas, indulged our senses in our gorgeous suite and in the spa, and devoured the food that made any thought of a diet ridiculous. A four-hour walk on the pristine beach helped, too.These were the first notes we scribbled just after departing:

When Old Becomes New - old, office, new, house, amazing

When Old Becomes New

We love order and minimalism in buildings. New, freshly planned, pristine and perfect are great attributes for new structures , yet we also find ourselves drawn to things that aren’t so flawless. Recycled, repurposed, previously loved, salvaged. Buildings that have a previous life carry a character that brand-new ones just cannot master. When old structures are preserved and lovingly restored, we gain in so many ways. Not only do we preserve materials that would otherwise end up in the waste stream, we also respect the heritage of each building, and add to the character of the surrounding area. Sadly, restoring

Miranda Kerr poses for Vogue - women, vogue, miranda kerr, fashion

Miranda Kerr poses for Vogue

Miranda Kerr is originally from Australia and in honour of that the model has graced the cover of Vogue Australia once more.  The stunning 29-year-old looks simply divine in a range of flesh exposing and futuristic ensembles in images which are bound to make Australians glow with pride.

40 Amazing Photos by Yann Arthus-Bertrand - worldwide, top, sea, highest mountain, earth, collection, amazing photos

40 Amazing Photos by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born March 13, 1946 in Paris) is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist. This is part of his amazing collection.

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