architizer:

Check Out This Undulating Stonescape by Kengo Kuma!

The clean and pure ‘pieta serena’ stone recreates a topography that, as in real landscapes, molds the shape of water, guides our walking and gives a context to the objects to better admire them. Read more!

architizer:

Schoolgirls Look Out onto China’s Alienating Urban Landscapes

In his beguiling photo series “Sitting on the Wall: Haikou V,” Chinese artist Weng Fen captures young women and new cities on the precipice of change. The backs of the young women face us, giving no hint of a personal identity, save for their slightly varied school uniforms. Meanwhile, the booming new buildings dominate the background, their postmodern facades signifying an increase of investment and oncoming changes throughout Chinese cities. Read more!

farewell-kingdom:

Koji Iyama

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subtilitas:

Herzog de Meuron - Dominus Winery, Yountville CA 1998. Three tiers of gabions hold rocks in varying sizes, creating a somewhat abstract classical hierarchy of scale while providing a thermal skin that combats the region’s extreme temperatures. Photos (C) Margherita Spiluttini. 

minusmanhattan:

Florentijn Hofman’s giant rubber duck in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor has completely deflated. 

maderadearquitecto:

Stargazing At The Elqui Domos Hotel In Chile / RDM Arquitectura

In the heart of the mythical Elqui Valley in Pisco, surrounded by the Andes Mountains, 500km north of Santiago in central Chile, lies a magical place that allows for star-spangled dreams beneath the clear pure sky. Combining stargazing and specialized astronomic tours with night-time horseback riding, meditation and even tarot readings, Elqui Domos is a hotel quite like no other.

It was completed in 2005 to fulfil its owners’ desire to observe and enjoy the grandeur of the one of the world’s most star-filled skies. It is one of only seven astronomic hotels around the world and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere, offering breathtaking views of the magic skies draped over the Elqui Valley (the valley is renowned for its sharp, clear skies, as it happens to sit under one of the clearest atmospheres in the world). The lack of rain and pleasant weather all year round set the perfect conditions for astronomic tourism, where guests can gather to enjoy a unique chance to liaise with the stars.

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