readmorewikipedia:

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure seedbank located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen near the town of Longyearbyen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) from the North Pole.

The facility preserves a wide variety of plant seeds in an underground cavern. The seeds are duplicate samples, or “spare” copies, of seeds held in genebanks worldwide. The seed vault will provide insurance against the loss of seeds in genebanks, as well as a refuge for seeds in the case of large scale regional or global crises.

nemoi:

NYC - Queens - Astoria: Museum of the Moving Image - Augmented Sculpture (via wallyg)

spatula:

Eduardo Souto de Moura - Braga Stadium

archiphile:

masterplan: azzano san paolo complex

tresdarius:

Beekman Place, New York

architizer:

Last month we wrote that Tokyo-based architect Shigeru Ban was accepting donations to aid in his efforts to supply partitions to displaced Japanese earthquake- and tsunami-survivors. Yesterday,Architectural Record published the first images showing the fruits of their labor. See Ban’s trademark elegance and simplicity, aiding the needs of thousands, after the jump

tresdarius:

Port Baku development, Baku

fishstewforever:

DOLLhouse Installation- by Rex architects for Calvin Klein. Store’s annual holiday window display, vision unveilled as a futuristic concept home that spoke to the needs of the modern, urban living, while addressing the use and importance of space.

paavo:

Frank Lloyd Wright’s National Life Insurance Building.

A 25 story Goliath that was to be built on Michigan Ave [Chicago] at the end of the Magnificent Mile, Wright’s concept involved a pylon core and cantilevered floor plates. 

Archinect : School Blog Project : University of Illinois Chicago (Matthew) : Week 6… or 7? (“Visionary Chicago” project)

katombo:

grand buddha_hillside (by Faqiang Wu)

plank road built along a cliff in the Grand Buddha scenic spot