Update: Paysages en Exil / Nicolas Dorval-Bory + Raphaël Bétillon

Update: Paysages en Exil / Nicolas Dorval-Bory + Raphaël Bétillon:

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In the middle of June, we shared Nicolas Dorval-Bory and Raphaël Bétillon’s Paysages en Exil, an experiential journey that was part of the Imaginez Maintenant in France. We just received word that the project is completed, and we have a new set of photos to share. By viewing the video, one can better understand how the dense mist that blankets visitors on their path from the greenhouse to the ending garden can alter their environment. The “cloud” brings a level of abstraction to those wandering on the path to the garden, almost containing people in this experience and separating them from the rest of the world for the duration of the walk.

Photographs of the project after the break.

© Nicolas Dorval-Bory + Raphaël Bétillon

© Nicolas Dorval-Bory + Raphaël Bétillon

© Nicolas Dorval-Bory + Raphaël Bétillon

Project name :

PAYSAGES EN EXIL

Short description :

An art installation on the banks of the Garonne, next to the Hospital of La Grave, as part of the national cultural event Imaginez Maintenant

City, country :

Toulouse, France

Authors :

Nicolas Dorval-Bory & Raphaël Bétillon

Team :

Nicolas Dorval-Bory, Raphaël Bétillon, Paula Gonzalez Balcarce

Status of project :

Built project, 1^st to 4^th of july 2010

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Dexia Towers Rainbow LEDs / lab-au

Dexia Towers Rainbow LEDs / lab-au:

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Measuring 145 metres from top to bottom and counting 38 floors, Dexia Tower is the third highest building in Brussels, Belgium. In the middle of the Rogier Square the building shines like a beacon over the town. The Tower is visible from several major traffic arteries in the capital and is situated precisely in the middle of the Mint Square – North Station axis.

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It has a trapezium-shaped footprint covering an area of 4,400 square metres

Designed by lab-au, the installation uses a dozen LEDs in each window, making the whole building look like a big Lite Brite canvas. The temperature is shown based on the monthly average and a different color represents each increase or decrease. There also apparently is some color code for depicting humidity, wind speed and precipitation, but it beats us.

NOTE: According to the Dexia Towers website, the lighting of the weather forecast lights has been drastically reduced due to the economic and financial conditions. Between sunset and midnight, the lights will only illuminate for 10 minutes per hour. Well, we guess that takes care of that.

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Tokujin Yoshioka – Spectrum

Movie: Tokujin Yoshioka – Spectrum:

DezeenTV: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has sent us a movie about an exhibition of his work on show in Seoul, which includes this 9-metre window made of 500 glass prisms (above). (more…)

[from dezeen]

Shanghai Apple Store

Update: Shanghai Apple Store / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson by Roy Zipstein:

© Roy Zipstein

© Roy Zipstein

© Roy Zipstein
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