16s3d: Bestioles, opinions & pétitions

Aujourd’hui, 50 % de la population mondiale vit en ville. En 2020, ce sera 60 %. La ville est synonyme de développement économique, d’ouverture, ...

Destinée à recouvrir les marquages au sol des prochaines générations d'autoroutes, une poudre photoluminescente mélangée à la peinture routière serait actuell

For the past few years, Japanese photographer S. Morita has traveled throughout Japan photographing an unexpected subject: manhole covers. The catch is that manhole covers in Japan tend to be absolutely beautiful. Japanese municipalities compete to adorn their manhole covers with beautiful and ...

L’agence d'architecture Goettsch Partners ( GP ) vient d’être nommée à l’unanimité, l’agence de l’année 2013, par l’American Institute of Architects (A

Via Les Gentils PariZiens

Beijing-based Decode Urbanism Office has designed a 1,150 foot (350m) skyscraper located in Taichung City, Taiwan, to house the city’s Department of Urban Development, commercial concerns, museums, retail areas and exhibitions spaces. 

The building’s design was inspired by the plum blossom, the national flower of China and Taiwan. The building’s twisting and turning structure is intended to evoke the experience of plum blossoms bursting into bloom.

To do so, the facade has thousands of small diamond shaped wind turbines, which produce enough energy to power the building. These wind generators are set into the facade grid, oscillating as wind skirts the building.

Via Lauren Moss

Most metro stations are not the most beautiful places in the world. However, these extraordinary examples of subway stations from around the world will shake this stereotype. These metro stations from Naples, Moscow, Stockholm, and other cities will make you want to travel the world to see them.

photos: Iwan Baan, www.iwan.com 

 

It's smarter to travel in groups.....Take the bus !!!

The newly-built Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, France, located 15-km away from Nice’s historical centre, and sitting in the heart of the Éco-Vallée of Plaine du Var, is actually comprised of three projects – a 35,000-seat multi-purpose stadium, a sports museum and an extensive, mixed real-estate development plan – all designed to meet specific environmental and urban integration requirements.

This large-scale intervention works in a coherent and intelligible manner so as to encourage urban synergy.

 

Largely inspired by a flying bird, the stadium’s overall shape essentially reflects the aim to reinforce the surrounding urban fabric. Likewise, shifting services like parking, underground allows for generous green spaces connecting the building to the rest of the neighborhood.

Via Lauren Moss