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“God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is, at least for me, an abuse of paper."

—Alvar Aalto

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Miniature Calendar.

Everyone must have had thoughts like these before - broccoli and parsley may sometimes look like a forest of trees, and tree leaves floating on the surface of water may sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a miniature perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts.

Miniature and resemblance artist Tatsuya Tanaka wanted to take this way of thinking and express it through photographs, so started to put together a ‘Miniature Calendar’. These photographs primarily depict diorama-style figures surrounded by daily necessities.

—via Miniature Calendar

03.

Peter Cook: It Can Be Built.

Meet British architect Sir Peter Cook who here talks about the possible benefits of drawing by hand and explains why he disagrees with critics calling his architectural ideas utopian.

As a founding member of the avant-garde neo-futuristic group Archigram in the early 1960s, Cook helped to project radically new possibilities for architecture. For over half a century he has been a pivotal figure in the global architectural world. His more recent works, including the Kunsthaus in Graz, Austria, have brought his ideas to a wider audience.

Peter Cook was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner at his studio in London in January 2022 just before the opening of Peter Cook’s exhibition City Landscapes at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark.

—via Vimeo

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Kim Høltermand.

Focusing mainly on architecture, Denmark born Copenhagen based photographer Kim Høltermand works with elements such as composition, space, light and mood. Be it exterior, interior, contemporary art or landscape, he creates a unique and new take on architectural photography.

—via Holtermand

05.

Universal Works Hebridean Pop-Up Space.

Great retail spaces can create a connection between online virtual reality and the physical product, so Universal Works thought it was about time to give in to the demand and data and open where they’ve seen a, perhaps unexpected, increase in interest - the island of North Uist.

The space, designed by the Universal Works creative team, is respectful of the surrounding landscape while channelling a healthy dose of Universal Works’ brand identity. At 1200sq feet there’s ample room to browse the collections while overlooking the vastness of the Atlantic ocean - a truly unique retail experience.

—via Universal Works

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Pebble Paperweights.

Japanese plywood manufacturer Taizawa Plywood developed their 'Paper-Wood' technology in 2009. Paper-Wood is plywood with beautiful cross-section colouring that was created by laminating coloured recycled paper and natural wood grown locally in Hokkaido. Collaborating with studio Drill Design they have produced these beautiful minimalist pebble paperweights that come in an assortment of colours and shapes.

—via OEN

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Quatrefoil House: Resonance.

Quatrefoil House is the focus of our latest film ‘Resonance’, by Chris McClean. Located in the heart of Oxford's conservation area and surrounded by the oldest university in the English-speaking world, this refurbished home takes inspiration from the Gothic revival style of the existing 1870’s townhouse. The addition is an exploration of ornament - expressed using a quatrefoil tectonic tile in steel and bronze and is effortlessly supported by a singular white concrete column. The new facade can be deconstructed into a series of components whose existence is wholly dependent on the language of the main house and its historical context.

—via Hyde + Hyde Architects

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