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home is where the art is December 30th, 2009
This creative housing project was the brainchild of Stockholm architects Wilhelmson Arkitekter. As you can see, the idea is that the windows are designed and dressed to look like gilded picture frames, which are - as you have probably noticed from the walls of your local gastro-pub/coffee shop/ independent art gallery - very much the flavour of the month these day when it comes to interior decoration. To use them on the exterior of a buliding, as Proffessor Wilhelmson has done here, is however a striking and impactful first. With views across the water to Denmark, this project forms part of an exclusive apartment complex just north of Helsingborg, Sweden. The frames are made of cast aluminium and painted with gold leaf, to provide a stark contrast with the glossy white enamel facade of the buildings.
For more information -visit his website (Swedish)
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alcoholic architecture April 23rd, 2009
The latest project from bespoke jelly mould makers Bompas & Parr is a unique drinking experience dubbed the UK’s first walk in cocktail. Decked in a protective suit, you walk into a breathable cloud of Hendrick’s gin & tonic - created using the same technology as Anthony Gormley’s Blind Light installation at the Hayward Gallery last year. Entry is ticketed and time controlled, and you are kindly asked to breathe responsibly. Beyond making mould-breaking jellies [past projects include: an architectural desert trolley, and a jelly model of Madrid's Barajas airport], Bompass & Parr describe themselves as curators and creators of spectacular culinary events, and judging by the popularity of this event, they are continuing to live up to their self-awarded reputation…
Tickets available here
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pass le corbusier March 16th, 2009
Swiss born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, or Le Corbusier as he chose to be known, has been hailed as a pioneer of international design and architecture during the past 44 years since his death. As was the trend in 1920s Paris, he adopted a pseudonym - Le Corbusier - reinventing himself by assuming a new identity. The inspiration behind his choice was his maternal grandfather’s name, Lecorbésier, which he adapted to make his own.
Beyond his architectural prowess, being showcased at The Art of Architecture exhibition at The Barbican until 24th May, Le Corbusier also dedicated himself to improving conditions for those living in overpopulated Parisian urban squalor. He believed that through avant-garde architectural planning he could provide a new organisational solution that would raise the quality of life of the lower classes. Undoubtedly a creative visionary, with a passion for social justice, Le Corbusier well deserves a mention here on Capicú, and the recognition and celebration granted by The Barbican’s current exhibition.
The Art of Architecture exhibition is on at The Barbican [ Silk St, EC2Y] from the 19th February - 24th May.£8/£6 admission. Nearest tube: Barbican.
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