decisions

The door of Ernsting Warehouse featured above, is the creation of Santiago Calatrava, celebrated architect-structural designer. Based on the concept of opening of an eye, the various components of a door are put together in an unconventional, but efficient arrangement that gives an entirely new meaning to the simple act of opening a door.

Santiago Calatrava is a Spanish Architect who has, through his work, shown that engineering, art and architecture could be blended to create dramatic visual statements, whether it is buildings, bridges or elements like movable roof planes and doors.

reference: http://www.calatrava.com, http://designtheorykje.wordpress.com/

new canvas

Andres Amador is an earthscape artist who creates beautiful art on beaches at low tide. He uses simple tools (like rakes) to create complex, large scale sand drawings that last as long as the waves allow them to. The temporal nature of his work adds yet another dimension to the beauty of his creations.

for more, visit http://www.andresamadorarts.com

i wish

The "I wish this was" street art project was conceived by Candy Chang (artist- architect -planner) in New Orleans, as an interactive project that invites residents to voice their opinions and ideas about improving their neighbourhood. 

A grid of stickers posted on walls/ vacant storefronts in the city becomes a  tool for people to write out their thoughts and for the city to display its collective wish in a 'fun' way.

She calls the project " an experiment in public space", meant to pose the question " what if residents had more of a say?" and hopes that the exercise remains "loose, funny, interesting and entertaining".

source: www.candychang.com,  http://www.spontaneousinterventions.org/project/i-wish-this-was