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Architecture

Poetry and Pragmatism: 2022 MPavilion

Playful and joyous, the 2022 MPavilion by Bangkok-based architects All Zone emerges from an intense process of exploration, with a flirty canopy that blurs the boundary between porosity and solidity. (Credit: architectureau.com)

Architecture

Victorian Desalination Project and Ecological Reserve

The Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) in southern Victoria includes one of the largest single ecological restoration projects undertaken in Victoria. The project was announced by the Victorian Government in June 2007 when Melbourne's water storage levels dropped to 28.4%. Photo my own.

Architecture

Loch - a village of friendly folk - Part 1

Nestled in the verdant hills of South Gippsland is the beautiful Loch Village. Anchored at the eastern end of the main Street, the Loch Brewery and Distillery which occupies the former Union Bank building (1902), makes the perfect starting point to stroll around the village. Photo my own

Scandinavia

The Futuristic, Functional, Fun Lego Head Office

Today we showcase how the Lego brand morphs their renowned blocks into real ‘bricks’ and mortar. To see the results, we need to travel to the birth place of Lego, Billund, Denmark, a small town located approximately 260kms west of Copenhagen. Image: Credit:CFMoeller.com

Travel

Beautiful Slovenia

What beckons is a tour through the beautiful and stunning scenery of Slovenia which according to our tour guide, Rick Steves, is the least visited and most underrated of Europe's alpine countries. Some interesting architecture and murals for you to learn about.

Gardens

The Calyx - Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney

Jane is in Sydney taking in the sights around this glorious Australian city. Today she brings you a little about a living artwork - The Calyx . Read on to find out more.

Tribute

The Life and Art of Satish Gujral gives us so much to reflect on

Bringing you the inspiring story of Indian artist Satish Gujral who died earlier this year. He overcame physical injury and loss of hearing to become India's greatest artist in the modern era. Image: business-standard.com

Architecture

Robin Boyd CBE: the Boyd Dynasty expands to include Architecture

Returning to the Boyd Dynasty, it is now the turn of Robin Boyd to be presented. He is considered to be one of the most influential architects by changing the "look" of Australian suburban homes. Image: Gelatin silver photograph of Robin Boyd (portrait.gov.au)

Dynasty

Past Post: No 4 June 2018

Our Past Post today revisits the beautiful island of Malta as we take a look at the Schranz dynasty of artists.

Architecture

Ferdinand Cheval: the postie who built a palace

Bringing you the story of Ferdinand Cheval a French postie who started picking up stones on his mail round and ended up building a palace. One of life's incredible stories.

Performing Arts

Rowena Cade: Sculpting a Theatre

Rowena Cade sculpted Minack Theatre out of the granite cliff face in Porthcurno, Cornwall. She built the theatre herself with the help of her gardner Billy Rawlings in 1931–32.

Travel

Victor Horta and Art Nouveau

Victor Horta (1861 – 1947) was a Belgium architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Noveau movement, centred in Brussels

Tribute

Montsalvat

The Jorgensen family played a significant role in the development of Melbourne's Art World. In 1934 Sigmund's father Justus Jorgensen and his partner Lillian Smith, established an artist's colony (Montsalvat) in Eltham, an outer Eastern suburb of Melbourne.

Buildings and Structures

The Scheveningen Story continues

The Kurhaus of Scheveningen. A model of the Kurhaus of Scheveningen { Grand Hotel Amrath Kurhaus ).The Kurhaus was built between 1884 and 1885 by the German architects **Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf** and **Friedrich Ebert**.

Multimedia

Peter Kogler: Spatial Illusionist

end our week of illusion (thanks to Escher and Nendo) by taking a look at some of the works of Austrian artist Peter Kogler. And taking a dip in his pool as a starter! The one below titled Dream was on exhibit at the Chiostro Del Bramante, Rome in 2018.

Travel

Some of the most interesting fountains in the world

The fountain is named in honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales and the grand opening (5 July 1881) was attended by her sons Prince Albert and Prince George. It was designed by W. C. Vahland, a local architect responsible for some of Bendigo’s most prominent buildings

Sculpture

Drinking Fountains and More

one of the first modern fountains was opened on 21 April 1859, originally located on Holborn Hill, London, paid for by Samuel Gurney a founder of The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association which undertook to provide free drinking water to the people of England.

Sculpture

Drinking Fountains

when is something art and when is it not. Is a decorative, designed fashionable at the time art or is it just monumental stone masonry? Can a drinking fountain be considered art?

Architecture

Ibrahim Khudeira sets us thinking

They walked past the limonaia and on Viale Della Meridiana. Henry asked Robert to sit with him at a trattoria in front of Basilica di Santo Spirito. Robert obliged. They both ordered Campari and tonic.

Architecture

Architects Elevate the Club Sandwich

Food is so important to us that Architects have modelled their creations on it. This year the World Building of the Year is based on a Club Sandwich as seen in today's Hero Image. Below are two more views of the winning building

Mailbag

Changing Perspectives

The National Gallery of Victoria which has just unveiled its 2018 Architecture Commission designed by Muir and Openwork. The installation, titled Doubleground, consists of a number of raised landscapes and zig-zagging walls through the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden. (architectureau.com)

Gardens

The Glorious Gardens of Capability Brown

Introducing you to the gardens designed by C18th English landscape architect Capability Brown. Includes Stowe, Buckinghamshire, Croome Court, Worcestershire, Image: The atmospheric Grecian Valley at Stowe with the Temple of Concord and Victory in the distance (National Trust Images 1097891)

Architecture

Women in Architecture

female architects brought to you by Artsy.

Buildings and Structures

Building Follies

The pyramid was built after a local resident, Peter Watters asked the land owner Stewart Morland what was to be done with the surplus amount of granite rocks excavated for land tillage. Morland contracted the work to Ken Stubberfield at a cost of $1000. (Wikipedia)

Buildings and Structures

Little Houses: Gazebos

Gazebos In the Maldives holhuashi Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste written and illustrated by father and son British architects William and John Halfpenny