In London, a powerhouse team completed a stunning mobile podcast studio coined The Pod. Fathom Architects in collaboration with Charcoalblue, dn&co Design Consultants, Sweco UK M&E Consultants and Box Deluxe Construction, completed the project in 2017. For their client Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan, Aimco, the team designed a movable, temporary structure to be used for both podcasters and musicians. The 226-foot modular studio seats six people and is constructed with state-of-the-art recording technologies. (more…)
Architects Design Mobile Podcast Studio Using Flexible Mirrored Dibond ACM
Suspended Sound Installation Uses Uniquely Laser-Cut Dibond Panels
Tessel is a collaborative kinetic sound installation by French composer/artist David Letellier and Lab [au], an electronic arts studio. The suspended installation utilizes intricately folded Dibond aluminum composite sheets integrated with audio transducers. The Dibond was laser cut into 40 triangles, 12 of which were fit with motors and eight with the sound transducers. (more…)
Tron Inspired Dibond Playhouse Constructed By Architecture Students Raises Funds For Non-Profit
New Mexico Appleseed is a nonprofit organization responsible for the creation of the Parade of Playhouses, an annual design event aimed to raise funds for hunger, child malnutrition, family homelessness and poverous families in New Mexico. The nonprofit was instrumental in passing legislation for children to receive free and reduced meals in local schools, which has proven effects on student academic performance. (more…)
Artist Joanna Pinsky Creates Two-Dimensional Sculptures From Gatorfoam
Artist, Joanna Pinsky, is influenced by architecture, history, and places when creating her two-dimensional sculptures from Gatorfoam graphic display board. In her latest work on display, all summer at Oakton’s Koehnline Museum of Art in Des Plaines, Illinois, Pinsky expresses inspiration from over a dozen trips to Cuba in the last 15 years. (more…)
Artist Krista Svalbonas Explores Her History With Architecture Using Dibond
In another installation by the “Migrator” artist, Krista Svalbonas, the focus is on the Logan Fontenelle Housing Project from the New Deal. In the series the artist further explores her history as a child of parents who immigrated to the United States as refugees from Latvia and Lithuania. The exploration led her to create a body of work around the theme of impermanence in relation to the idea of “home”. (more…)
Artist Krista Svalbonas Creates Abstract Architectural Sculptures Using Dibond
Artist Krista Svalbonas experiments with Dibond aluminum composite material to create abstract architectural sculptures. In her “Migrator” series, the artist creates musings on architecture of the past and present. (more…)
GRAFT Architects Use Silver Mirror Dibond For Hurricane Katrina Exhibit In Berlin
The Distinct Ambiguity exhibition in Berlin’s “Haus am Waldsee” made its rounds at the AIT ArchitekturSalons in Munich, Cologne and Rotterdam. The exhibit, designed by GRAFT architects, featured a three-dimensional mirrored Dibond installation. (more…)
Fold Flat Aluminum Composite Shelters Offer A Long-Term Disaster Relief Solution
Architects and designers are constantly creating innovative designs for disaster relief shelters. In fact, some architects are known for these efforts, such as Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect best known for his use of recycled cardboard tubing to create disaster relief housing in Japan. (more…)