Saturday, October 31, 2015

Labels Berlin 2

Labels Berlin 2 by HHF Architects, Stralauer Allee, Friedrichshain, Berlin

Labels Berlin 2 by HHF Architects, 2010
Stralauer Allee, Friedrichshain
Berlin, September 2011

Friday, October 30, 2015

Everybody's Time

L'Heure de Tous, Everybody's Time by Arman, Cour du Havre, Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris

“L'Heure de tous” (Everybody's Time) by Arman, 1985
Cour du Havre, Gare Saint-Lazare
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

“‘L'Heure de tous’ is a sculpture by the French artist Arman, created in 1985 and located near the Saint-Lazare train station, Cour du Havre in Paris, France. The work is composed of an accumulation of bronze clocks. A signatory of the founding declaration of Nouveau Réalisme, which advocates ‘new perceptual approaches to reality’, Arman accumulated everyday objects, witnesses to the human cycle of mass production, consumption, and destruction. ‘L'Heure de tous’ (Everyone's Time) is a work by Arman created in 1985. Commissioned by the French government (Ministry of Culture and Communication - National Center for Visual Arts), it was installed that year in the courtyard of the Saint-Lazare train station. A second work by Arman, ‘Consigne à vie’ (Lifelong Lettings), is located in the courtyard of the Saint-Lazare train station.” (L'Heure de tous, Wikipedia)

See also: Consigne à vie - L'Heure de tous - Drapeaux - Checked Luggage for a Lifetime - Arman

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Desigual Store

Desigual Store, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Desigual Store
Via Rizzoli
Bologna, June 2015

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Lightwall

New pedestrian tunnel with integrated lightwall, One Pancras Square, King's Cross, London

Pedestrian tunnel with LED integrated lightwall
King's Cross railway station
One Pancras Square, Camden
London, September 2015

“The tunnel’s entrance is in the north-east corner of the One Pancras Square building, accessed via an escalator hall designed by David Chipperfield Architects. It then follows a consistent curve leading to the tail end, accommodating a changing slope, into the two stations. The design of the tunnel is broken into four distinct sections, each with its own conceptual idea: the canopy, the fin section, the floor, and the integrated lightwall, which has been designed by Speirs +Major, with technical delivery by The Light Lab. The inside of the tunnel is lined with repeating panels; the fin sections fill the triangular space between the canopies, allowing stylish and easy access to the service area above, and shaped as ‘mini auditoria’ to focus attention towards the art-wall. The flooring echoes this, with ceramic tiles spread across the floor in a large triangular pattern, in two shades to create a subtle texture.” (New pedestrian tunnel with integrated lightwall, King’s Cross)

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Mannequin on a Vespa

Mannequin on a Vespa outside a souvenir shop, Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome

Mannequin on a Vespa outside a souvenir shop
Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte
Rome, April 2013

Monday, October 26, 2015

Split Building

Split building, Coulée verte René-Dumont, Promenade plantée, Paris

Split building
Coulée verte René-Dumont (Promenade plantée)
Avenue Daumesnil
Quartier du Bel-Air, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

“The Promenade Plantée was the world’s first elevated park (first phase completed in 1994) and the first “green space” constructed on a viaduct. The entire feature runs some 4.5 km (about 3 miles) from the Opéra Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes. The elevated portion of the promenade is the 1.5-km (roughly 1-mile) stretch between the Opéra and the Jardin de Reuilly, after which the promenade descends to street level and even passes through a few railway tunnels. Located underneath the elevated portion is the Viaduc des Arts, which stretches along the Avenue Daumesnil. Its former archways house specialized commercial establishments.” (Promenade Plantée,  Encyclopædia Britannica)

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Campiello de la Cason

Campiello de la Cason, Cannaregio, Venice

Campiello de la Cason
Cannaregio
Venice, September 2013