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Futuristic Portholes Capture the View from France’s Aging ‘Tours Aillaud’ Apartment Towers

Eighteen towers filled with more than 1,600 apartments were built by architect Emile Aillaud between 1973 and 1981. The housing complex is found in the Pablo Picasso district of Nanterre, an inner suburb of Paris. The residential towers range from 7 to 38 floors, yet each share peculiar windows shaped like futuristic portholes. French photographer Laurent Kronental has long been fascinated by these windows and their towering hosts which serve as the subject of his 2015-2017 series Les Yeux de Tours.

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Ten Amazing Staircases of 2017

• Experimentarium, Denmark by CEBRA
  
• Marie’s Wardrobe, UK, by Tsuruta Architects
  
• Sturlasgade, Denmark, by Jac Studios
  
• House 13, UK, Studio Octopi
  
• Wine Ayutthaya, Thailand, by Bangkok Project Studio
  
• The Panzerhalle, Austria, by Smartvoll
  
• Etch House, UK, by Fraher Architects
  
• Kaleidoscope House, Canada, by Paul Raff Studio
  
• Forte Greene Townhouse, USA, by GRT Architects
  
• Annandale House, Australia, by Welsh + Major
  

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Architecture Reflected in Water

A selection of photographs in which reflections in water is used as the main compositional element. In these images, the surface qualities of the water play a fundamental role in giving the composition its final effect—either acting as a perfect mirror or giving a diffuse touch. Learn more about the project, architect and photographer following the source link.

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Embroidery Art and Brooches, by Shimunia on Etsy

See our ‘embroidery’ tag

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“Bad & Boujee” over Earth Wind & Fire “September” is the best representation of who I am as a person.

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London’s Historic Pubs

Illustrator Maxwell Tilse Captures London’s oldest pubs in a series of cut-out pen and ink drawings.

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Turn Your Sound On !!!!

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If I understand correctly, these are ceramic bowls floating in a pool of water, possibly in a cave because it’s echo-y, and the clinking sound is them bumping into one another. Like wind chimes, but … water chimes?

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yo, i saw this in person over the summer! it’s an art installation!

the piece is called clinamen v.2, created by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot and included as a part of the Soundtracks exhibit in the moma - i saw it in san fran, and this photo is from a showing in new york:

the exhibit is a large shallow pool filled with white ceramic bowls in varying sizes. the bowls are pushed around the pool by a gentle current, and the sound created as they hit each other is somewhere between a wind chime and a haunted bell.

i sat there for a solid ten minutes just watching the bowls move around while listening to the sounds they made. it was absolutely hypnotic…

Soundtracks runs in the san fran moma until january 1st 2018, and i absolutely recommend going if you can. many of the exhibits play with sound in 3D spaces, and there are some truly wild contraptions on display.