A campus to support startups in Kenya

Studio Kéré Architecture has built the first campus in the Rift Valley for Lions startups. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Lions campus is located on the shore of the largest desert lake in the world — Turkana. It will help young students and entrepreneurs to develop their skills in information technology and find a job…

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Installation of medical masks in the USA

A kinetic installation has appeared in the city of Camden, which draws attention to the problem of environmental pollution. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte A kinetic installation designed by the SLO Architecture bureau has appeared in the American city of Camden, which resembles a giant vinyl record player and is almost entirely made of garbage. Work…

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Nakagin capsule tower to be dismantled in Tokyo

The Nakagin Tower, which was built in 1972 by architect Kisho Kurokawa, will be disassembled into capsules. Some of them will appear in museums in Japan and abroad. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Tokyo plans to disassemble the Nakagin capsule tower into modules. Some cells will be restored and transferred to museums, including the Pompidou Center…

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Interview with architect Ekaterina Shkuleva: about landscaping, inspiration and futurism

EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Ekaterina Shkuleva, the chief architect of the Ingrad Project Bureau, a graduate of the Moscow Art Institute, is one of those responsible for the modern look of Moscow. Her look combines a classic approach to design and a desire to experiment. Like many millennials, she appreciates the efficiency of space and comfort, while…

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Floating hotel in Belgium

An unusual hotel has appeared on one of the lakes of Flanders: its rooms are located on rafts, and you can get to them exclusively by canoe or boat. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Tobias Knockaert and Kika Merlin from STAAV realized that people really lack adventure, especially after quarantine. Therefore, we decided to design an…

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Coral composition at the French lighthouse

French designer Miguel Chevalier decorated the lighthouse in Saint-Tropez with a fluorescent coral pattern to draw attention to the problem of pollution of the oceans and the fragility of its ecosystem. Nadezhda Pavlova EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The artist turned the lighthouse into a “manifesto of color”: he decorated it with corals of bright colors. Some of…

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