100+ year private school in Brooklyn, NY – love the attention to detail above one of the entryways.
Category: Architecture
Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)
British artist Cornelia Parker’s Transitional Object (PsychoBarn), Metropolitan Museum of Art – Met Roof. Large-scale 30 feet high sculpture was inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and by two emblems of American architecture—the classic red barn and the Bates family’s mansion from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho. It is made from a deconstructed red… Continue reading Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)
The Green Building
The Green Building – Brooklyn, NY. This space was built in 1889 as a brass foundry and restored to a mixed use venue space. It still has the original exposed brick walls against a wood beam ceiling. The glass doors open to an outdoor courtyard.
Windows and Reflection
Love the windows at the Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue, also the reflection of trees in Central Park.
Imagination is Everywhere
Take a CLOSER look at the image. It represents an architectural model (look for the tiny people ) of everyday things as buildings/structures. Another superb entry at the show Beauty-Cooper Hewitt Museum Design Triennial. This excerp is from SCALE MODELS, ARCHITECTURE IS EVERYWHERE, 2015. Designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects the series consists of numerous materials –… Continue reading Imagination is Everywhere
Nature + Mathematics + Inspiration
PolyThread (2015-2016) Part of the Beauty-Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial @cooperhewitt Jenny E. Sabin’s new architectural forms inspired by nature and mathematics. The light weight structure is comprised of knitted photoluminescent and solar active yarns that absorb, collect and deliver light. It can be used to absorb light from the sun during the day and then release… Continue reading Nature + Mathematics + Inspiration
Starlight
Starlight 2013 – 5,460 LED lights with stainless steel from Studio Joseph. Beautifully fills the space above staircase @cooperhewitt #style #interiors #design #lights #luxury #elegant #chic #staircase #nyc #smithsonian
Urban Waterfalll
Midtown waterfall walkway #NYC #waterfall #design #style #luxury #architecture #chic #elegant Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designandstylereport/ Like us on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/designandstylereport/
