2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Announced — from archdaily.com by Karissa Rosenfield
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New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Teen Center; New York City / Rice+Lipka Architects © Michael Moran
James B. Hunt Jr. Library; Raleigh, North Carolina / Snøhetta and Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee © Mark Herboth
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A group of ten young professionals from backgrounds of architecture, design and education collaborate together in preparation for a year-long research program investigating educational design.
This is the Mayfield Project.
From DSC:
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Innovation alert: World’s first 3D printed canal house in Amsterdam — from freshome.com
…and, as usual, technology itself can be used for good or bad…here’s the far less appealing side of the coin (at least to me):
14-foot wall built out of 12,000 colorful pencils — from mymodernmet.com, highlighting the work of blackLAB Architects
The future of libraries? In Japan, elevated study pods encourage conversation — from startup-dating.com by Yukari Mitsuhashi
Photo via toto.co.jp
Photo by Liss Blog
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This image gallery from Fielding Nair International, a group of architects working in education, shows lots of images from new and innovative schools around the world.
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Google’s absolutely amazing & extraordinary office in Tel Aviv, Israel –from theultralinx.com by Oliur Rahman
From DSC:
Thanks Oliur for a great portfolio of images/ideas! Here are just a few examples of some very cool spaces that encourage learning, creativity, innovation, and collaboration:
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Architect constructs 3D cityscape paper sculptures — from mymodernmet.com posted by Katie Hosmer
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The world’s first 3D-printed house to be built by Dutch architects in 2014! — from techglimpse.com
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Heathfield Primary School by Holmes Miller — from karmatrendz
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Prinsessegade Kindergarden and Youth Center
Designed by COBE, NORD, and landscape architects PK3
Copenhagen, Denmark
