Carlo Scarpa Documentary

Carlo Scarpa (June 2, 1906 – November 28, 1978), was an Italian architect.

Scarpa refused to sit the pro forma professional exam administrated by the Italian Government after World War II. As a consequence, he was not permitted to practice architecture without associating with an architect. Hence, those who worked with him, his clients, associates, craftspersons, called him "Professor", rather than "architect".

His architecture is deeply sensitive to the changes of time, from seasons to history, rooted in a sensuous material imagination.

'Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined' at the Royal Academy

Concept image of environment by Li Xiaodong (detail), commissioned by the Royal Academy of Arts, London. © Li Xiaodong.

25 January — 6 April 2014
In the Main Galleries

Some of the most creative architectural minds from around the world are coming to the RA – and together they will give you an unforgettable experience. Read more

the Royal Academy is located at: Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BD

Section Detail; Old Folk’s Home, Morecambe by David Hart

from AR tumblr

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Alvar Aalto Viipuri Library Lecture Hall

Alvar Aalto's section of the lecture hall in the Viipuri Library which worked out the trajectory of  sound.

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The Left-Over-Space House by Cox Rayner Architects

"This narrow private house demonstrates what can be achieved on the myriad of ‘left-over’ spaces in inner cities, such as disused easements or parking lots. In this case, a 3 metre wide tiny caretaker’s cottage, adjoining a heritage hall has been recycled and linearly extended into a family house for parents and two children."

from DETAIL.

sophia chang piques suspense through cavernous installation

"...the piece consists of softened fabric geometries that blur the boundaries between its inside and outside. upon entering, both occupant and environment are estranged, creating greater awareness of one’s self, relation to others and surroundings. the expansive, curving walls form an immersive cave-like interior, framing both people and their context that piques the experience of interior and exterior, wall and room – both hiding and revealing places to be explored."

image © anita kan

"the installation is constructed from large pieces of lycra fabric that is suspended between rectangular frames. snatched glimpses of the original context are captured through breaks in the fabric, pulling them into the suspended space, while visitors occupy both sides of the frame, creating a playful interaction between its two sides. the re-captured everyday moments, a glimpse of brick, a stair, or out to the street appear distant and other. conceived as multiple layers of poché, which commonly refers to the space within walls, here it receives a more ambiguous reinterpretation: what could be understood as a wall or space from one vantage point, becomes an inhabitable room from another."

from designboom.

'Skinned' by KNOL Ontwerp features latex casts of derelict buildings

Shrouds of latex cast from derelict buildings hang in this installation by Amsterdam design studio KNOL Ontwerp, forming ghostly recreations of spaces.

from dezeen.