Posts Tagged ‘building’
Jul06
Artist transforms abandoned building into art
2016 at 05:28 pm by admin | Comments Off
Artist Katharina Grosse has taken it upon herself over the weekend to turn a condemned building on the New York beach into a work of art. Titled “Rockaway!”, Grosse has encompassed an abandoned aquatics building at Fort Tilden, which had been deemed structurally unsafe and was scheduled for demolition, with her signature style of spray paint art. The result is the transformation of the space from an eyesore into a vibrant playground of color, which expands from within the building itself to the sidewalk and environment around it. This is not Grosse’s first work with condemned structures, as the artist formerly created similar artwork out of buildings deserted after the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans in 2008. As for “Rockaway!”, the piece is scheduled to remain until November 30th, 2016, after which demolition of the abandoned building will go underway.
Aug27
Build real architecture with EverBlock life-size bricks
2015 at 12:59 pm by admin | Comments Off
EverBlock Systems has taken the fun of miniature building bricks to a whole new level with their line of new EverBlock modular bricks! These large-scale bricks, made to resemble popular children’s building bricks like LEGO and Mega Bloks, offer an easy to use, quick alternative for temporary and modular architecture, and can be used for a variety of purposes, just like their classic tiny counterparts.
Coming in a variety of colors and sizes up to 12″ long, the EverBlocks can be used to make tables, shelves, bookcases, walls, displays, and even entire buildings! This is made possible through the EverBlock’s construction, which also come with connector clips, reinforcement rods, metal baseplates, and channels to allow power cables and LED strips to run through the structures. There are even plans for the future of EverBlock, including the use of modular windows and doors to expand the versatility of the blocks.
Oct06
Artist creates illusionary floating building in London
2014 at 01:49 pm by admin | Comments Off
Experimental designer and artist Alex Chinneck has created many unique architectural pieces using illusions and clever solutions, including sliding building fronts and even upside down apartments. True to his past work, Chinneck recently opened up his newest exhibit at the Covent Garden in London, England, where his work has wowed crowds by creating a seemingly floating building! Titled “Take my Lightning, But Don’t Steal my Thunder”, the installation recreates a section of the 184-year-old Covent Garden Market Building, and seemingly splits it violently in half, leaving a large chunk of the building floating 10 feet above the foundations on the ground below.
The building, of course, is not simply floating on its own, but is a clever installation piece that takes advantage of the use of lightweight polystyrene shaped around a system of 15.5 tons of steel beams. The piece is attached to a small nondescript stall next to the piece, which contains 4.4 tons of counterweights that keep the piece afloat. The polystyrene shell of the building was meticulously crafted and hand-painted over the course of 500 hours by Chinneck and his team of 100 contributors to create a lifelike representation of the building, using over one ton of paint to complete the installation. The finished piece, which has dazzled and confused visitors to the Covent Garden, will be on display until October 24, 2014.