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Lotus Building Blossoms Out of Artificial Lake in Wujin, China

In 2013, Australian architecture firm Studio505 completed the Lotus Building, a community center set atop an artificial lake in Wujin, China. The city government commissioned the sculptural building to serve as a public park and multi-use space with exhibition and conference rooms that are open to the public. The building extends two stories under water and visitors must enter it from below and ascend to a cathedral-like peek with large windows that allow for plenty of natural light. A creative architectural creation, the Lotus Building is a modern-day landmark in an age when architecture is typically minimalistic and functional.

Photos by John Gollings.

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architecture, Lotus Building, Studio505

Alex Chinneck, architecture, installation

November 13, 2014

Alex Chinneck is frequently praised as an architectural wizard for his unusual interventions, which he creates with the help of engineering experts and legions of volunteers. In 2013, he transformed a multi-story home in Margate, UK into a steep slope that resembled a skate ramp (see our coverage here). Earlier this year, he made Covent Garden's Market Building levitate, creating the illusion of the 184-year-old edifice floating off its foundation. For his most recent work, Chinneck built a brick house made entirely out of realistic, wax parts for London's Merge Festival. The piece, titled "A Pound of flesh for 50p," was put up in early October and left to endure the elements. Over the course of the past few weeks, the house has perplexed passersby as it melted and collapsed. Chinneck recently tweeted a photo of the house in its current state. Take a look at the melting house's progress below.

Ocoze’s Sculptures Explore Tension Between Nature and Architecture

architecture, diorama, minature sculpture, ocoze, sculpture

May 21, 2014

Though we have developed a culture that places us at the center of the universe, the forces of nature will continue to exist with our without mankind. This is a notion that Japanese sculptor Ocoze explores in his mixed-media works where trees and plant life appear to overtake man-made objects and architecture. The small-scale, refined works use combinations of plaster, steel and resin with found objects. At times Ocoze's miniature structures appear to be thwarted by the burgeoning plant life, while in some pieces buildings are sculpted in what looks like a symbiotic relationship with the trees. One of Ocoze's recent works, in which a castle rests atop a moss-covered skull, brings home the message that life is impermanent and nature will ultimately prevail.

Scott Tulay’s Ghostly Drawings Triumph in Design, Disorder

architecture, drawing, Scott Tulay

November 17, 2016

Scott Tulay is an artist and architect based in Amherst, Mass., crafting ghostly drawings that play with light, shadow, and a distorted version of familiar structures. Tulay's command of space and design bring an engrossing order to his otherwise otherworldly creations. And whether it's ink, charcoal, pastel, graphite, or a combination of all, his drawings offer vibrant arrangements that loom like vivid apparitions.

Mister Mourao Warps Architecture Into Continuous Loops

architecture, drawing, Mister Mourao

December 17, 2016

Vasco Mourao, who goes by the moniker Mister Mourao, describes himself as “an architect turned into an artist with a tendency for obsessive drawing.” In his new series, “Ouroborus,” he combines mediums for renderings of buildings that flow in continuous loops. These structures neither begin nor end, offering countless points of entry.

Lotus Building Blossoms Out of Artificial Lake in Wujin, China

Alex Chinneck Builds Melting Brick House for London’s Merge Festival

Ocoze’s Sculptures Explore Tension Between Nature and Architecture

Scott Tulay’s Ghostly Drawings Triumph in Design, Disorder

Mister Mourao Warps Architecture Into Continuous Loops

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