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Centrifugal Villa / OBRA Architects. More HERE

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Sauerbruch Hutton was announced first prize winner for their design of a new home for Hamburg’s Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt/BSU (Office for Urban Development and Environment). The new colorful BSU building will be erected in Hamburg Wilhelmsburg and is slated for completion in 2013. - From Arch Daily...more HERE

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Slow Food Nation 2008–the country’s first major sustainable foods celebration took place over Labor Day weekend at Fort Mason San Francisco. Individual “Taste Pavilions” fabricated from repurposed materials were designed by the Bay Area’s most celebrated design firms. Sagan Piechota’s design for the pickle-and-chutney booth—assembled just days before the event—featured walls made of pickle jars and a ceiling composed of 3,000 mason jar lids suspended from wires. From ARCH DAILY

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2010 Shanghai World Expo: Hong Kong Expo Pavilion by Ida & Billy

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thomas heatherwick's british pavilion at shanghai expo 2010. More HERE

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"saint-denis' store runs on this idea of the ocean. it is the largest space and visiondivision
has proposed that it be the flagship store of the brand. the upper floor has boxes built into the floor,
formed like a river which 'flows' from both of the entrances to the stairs, leading downwards
to the basement level, where the floor is completely made from an 'ocean' of boxes.
there is a sofa in the shape of reunion island set in the middle of the space, where one can try
on shoes or sit and view a slideshow of products the store has to offer. the intention for some
of the boxes is that legendary shoes may be kept within them, such as sneakers from the 80s,
or footwear of celebrities, thus creating a bit of a museum within the store." From DesignBoom Weblog

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by LAM architects: a sustainable giraffe enclosure for Rotterdam Zoo
More HERE

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Christo and Jeanne Claude-The Gates art exhibition, Central Park see more HERE