Ship in a bottle

Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:24 PM EDT

The Cutty Sark was built in 1869 and is today the last surviving tea clipper in the world. Kept in dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London since 1954, it is now preserved as a museum ship and has become a popular tourist attraction.

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london, restoration, museum, ship, arts, architecture, conservation, attraction, heritage, maritime

Brick House

Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:43 PM EDT

Of the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize for British architecture, one entry stands out in particular. Or not.

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british, london, arts, architecture, geometry, residential, fractal, brick-house, caruso-st-john, stirling-prize

Ralph McQuarrie

Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:25 PM EDT

Fans of the original Star Wars trilogy will no doubt enjoy the incredible selection of Ralph McQuarrie's conceptual art available for viewing at his official website. Its galleries also hold many drawings from his personal archives that have never been previously released.

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art, lucas, star-wars, darth-vader, movies, arts, trilogy, conceptual, mcquarrie

The Alhambra

Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:04 PM EDT

The Alhambra is one of the world's most exquisite examples of Islamic architecture, an ancient palace complex in Granada where the city's Moorish sultans once resided.

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spain, art, muslim, sculpture, arts, islamic, architecture, alhambra, granada, arabesques

Floating Homes

Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:41 PM EDT

As part of plans to develop waterside living in the bay area of Rummelsburger Bucht in Berlin, architects from around Europe were invited to submit proposals for Floating Homes in 2002.

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germany, housing, arts, architecture, berlin, ernst, gruntuch, moored, rummelsburger-bucht, waterside

SeaOrbiter

Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:43 AM EDT

The brainchild of French marine architect Jacques Rougerie, SeaOrbiter is a floating laboratory that will drift around the oceans and serve as an observatory of underwater marine life.

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research, ocean, floating, marine, arts, underwater, architecture, sea, laboratory, observatory

Unrealised Moscow

Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:03 AM EDT

In 1935, the General Plan for the Reconstruction of Moscow was introduced; its stated goal was "to build and create high-quality structures for workers in order that the construction of the capital of the USSR and the architectural setting of the capital should fully reflect the …

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russia, arts, moscow, architecture, stalin, soviet, socialist-realism, unrealised

From Korea with Love

Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:01 AM EDT

Artemii Lebedev, founder of the Russian design studio that conceptualised the Optimus keyboard, has posted rare footage from within North Korea taken secretly on a visit to the reclusive communist state.

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rare, north-korea, secret, photography, arts, art-lebedev, communist, propaganda

adidas football fresco

Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:00 AM EDT

adidas implemented the world's largest fresco at the Central Train Station in Cologne as part of their promotional efforts during the World Cup.

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football, soccer, art, world-cup, fresco, adidas, arts, cologne, superstars, hauptbahnhof

Aurland Lookout

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:58 AM EDT

High above the small Norwegian town of Aurland, a huge structure shaped like a ski jump projects out of the mountainside from amongst the pines.

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norway, lookout, nature, saunders, arts, architecture, mountains, landscape, aurland, fjord

Santiago Calatrava

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:56 AM EDT

Santiago Calatrava is a Spanish architect whose organic Postmodernist style has attracted both praise and controversy in equal measure. Inspired by natural forms, his architectural designs often feature vast, open spaces and vaulted, rib-like structures.

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valencia, sculpture, organic, arts, architecture, calatrava, fordham-spire, postmodernist, turning-torso

Grand Canyon Skywalk

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:53 AM EDT

The Skywalk is a tourist attraction currently under construction at Grand Canyon West.

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arizona, bridge, usa, colorado-river, grand-canyon, arts, architecture, attraction, skywalk, hualapai

St. Basil's Cathedral

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:51 AM EDT

The Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Mound, more popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built between 1555 and 1561 to commemorate his conquest of the Tatar khanate of Kazan.

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russia, red-square, cathedral, arts, moscow, architecture, domes, ivan-the-terrible, postnik-yakovlev, st-basil

The Icehotel

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:48 AM EDT

Between the months of November and May every year, the Icehotel is resurrected near the small village of Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland. In 1989, Japanese ice artists visited the area and held an exhibition of ice art.

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sweden, art, hotel, design, arts, ice, architecture, icebar, icehotel, jukkasjarvi

The Dancing House

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:46 AM EDT

The office building nicknamed the Dancing House (Tančící dům in Czech) in downtown Prague was built in 1996 by Vlado Milunić in collaboration with world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.

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czech, arts, architecture, gehry, prague, dancing-house, deconstructivist, milunic

Tolomeo

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:44 AM EDT

Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina designed the Tolomeo desk lamp for Artemide in 1986 and it is today widely regarded as an icon of Italian modern design.

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arts, italian, industrial-design, artemide, desk-lamp, de-lucchi, fassina, modern-design, tolomeo

Burj Dubai

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:42 AM EDT

As if the Burj al-Arab isn't spectacular enough, Dubai will have another architectural landmark for the world to marvel at when the Burj Dubai is unveiled in 2008.

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landmark, arts, dubai, architecture, armani, skyscraper, burj-dubai, adrian-smith, skidmore-owings-merrill

Faces of Football

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:41 AM EDT

In Faces of Football, photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer showcase portraits of 30 top footballers taken straight after they've left the field following a match.

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football, soccer, fischer, faces, portraits, photography, arts, narrative, immediacy, braschler

Amnesty International poster campaign

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:39 AM EDT

Swiss advertising agency Walker Werbeagentur has launched a very innovative outdoor poster campaign for Amnesty International.

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human-rights, campaign, advertising, walker, amnesty-international, swiss, arts, poster, graphic-design

Allianz Arena

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:37 AM EDT

Germany played the opening match of the World Cup earlier today in Munich's 70,000-capacity Allianz Arena. The stadium's unique exterior instantly caught my eye when it was first unveiled in 2005.

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football, germany, soccer, world-cup, stadium, munich, arts, bayern-munich, allianz-arena, herzog

Burj al-Arab

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:35 AM EDT

The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai has become an international architectural icon since its opening in December 1999.

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hotel, arts, aquarium, dubai, architecture, luxury, burj-al-arab, atrium, ws-atkins

René Burri

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:31 AM EDT

René Burri has captured some of the last century's most defining images through his lens, including portraits of Picasso, Le Corbusier and his now iconic photograph of Che Guevara.

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images, portraits, photography, che-guevara, picasso, arts, burri, iconic, le-corbusier

Mother Russia

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:28 AM EDT

This is a beautiful shot of the statue of Mother Russia in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad). The hill upon which it stands was the site of a titanic battle between Axis forces and the Red Army in the struggle for Stalingrad.

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russia, world-war-ii, photography, statue, arts, architecture, soviet, stalingrad, socialist-realism

The Optimus keyboard

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:27 AM EDT

Russian design studio Art. Lebedev has conceptualised the Optimus keyboard, a prototype keyboard with OLED display keys that can dynamically change to allow for a virtually unlimited number of layouts.

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gadgets, arts, cool, optimus, keyboard, art-lebedev, hardware, industrial-design, prototype

Millau viaduct

Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:24 AM EDT

The Millau viaduct in southern France is both an engineering marvel and a stunning work of art. Norman Foster is truly a creator of architectural masterpieces. PERMALINK

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france, bridge, engineering, arts, architecture, millau-viaduct, norman-foster

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