We promise we did not use Mad-Libs to write this headline.
Landscapes of Germany
Patrick Monatsberger is a Travel & Outdoor photographer from Nuremberg Germany ready to travel the world and capture beautiful moments with his camera.
Beacons of Information
The library as a closed fortress of knowledge is a thing of the past. New libraries are open beacons of information that promote interaction between the users, integrate new technologies to access information and include confortable reading areas for everyone to enjoy. Most of the library visualizations included in this photo set belong to competitions entries that were not the selected entry, except the last two images of Snøhetta’s Calgary New Central Library, but they all alude to this new library ideal.
- Helsinki Central Library AAKAA & MARS Architectes (images 01 +02)
- Between Books and Trees South Korea JAJA (images 03 +04)
- National Library of Israel ODA (images 05 +06)
- Kazakhstan National Library BIG (images 07 +08)
- Calgary New Central Library Snøhetta (images 09 +10)
WATCH: A Kinetic Artwork that Sorts Thousands of Random River Stones by Age [video]
Well isn’t this just effing precious.
Fallsview Residence Setless Archtecture
From the architect:
Sited above the intersection of Tew’s Falls and Webster’s falls on the Bruce Trail, this house makes a strong connection to a singular landscape. The Bruce Trail follows the edge of the Niagara escapment - a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve - from the Niagara River, almost 900 km to Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula. On its way, the Trail passes through a mix of provincial land, Municipal and provincial conservation authorities and private land owners.
The main public rooms in the house open to the front to take advantage of the view, and the rolling seasonal mist. The rear of the house is a landscape unto itself. The tall, slender, Carolinian Forest provides a high canopy for the bustling forest bed. The bedrooms and patios were designed to enjoy this concealed natural space.
Images and text via Setless Archtecture
