[…] her into working with bricks, which today has become a significant part of her work as an artist. She wants to show how bricks can give buildings tactility, edge and character. In addition, brick is a sustainable, long-lasting and beautiful material that deserves a much larger place in the creation and decoration of our buildings.
[…] was opened, designed by Kjær and Richter. The annex is partially buried, with only some building sections visible from the park, including the sunshades made of vertical brick elements. This preserves the view of Lillebælt and the park, which is itself worth a visit, with its collection of large ceramic pieces. Placing the extension […]
[…] in the calculation.’ That consideration inspired the idea of working with raw elements and unfired surfaces. Jacob: ‘Historically, people have been able to build houses from unfired bricks, as long as the house had a good roof and proper eaves. That might also be an interesting possibility.' Nina: ‘Yes, or a rammed-earth floor or […]
[…] to decorate two contemporary residential buildings. One of the first sights to greet people on their way from the train station in Jernbanegade is the monotonous red- brick facades of two new-built housing blocks, which are virtually crying out to be decorated. The ceramics route inspired the housing association Lillebælt Boligforening to initiate a […]
[…] ofthe project. The geography ofthe building isunified byacentral complex ofpassages from which one has access tothe various functions and wards. The choice ofmaterials for the exterior isred brick, white window frames and dark roofs, while indoors white has been used as the basic colour. Afew areas have colour schemes with abalanced palette while the […]
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[…] should be cheap: they must also look expensive. For this reason use was made of heavy, artificially-bulked paper, which caused the books to swell up and assume brick-like proportions. At the same time interest arose in the so-called modern style faces, Bodoni and its unfortunate imitators, which were greatly admired because of their “striking” […]
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[…] in this home. Many people, young and old, infirm and healthy alike, pass along these corridors the whole time, day and night. Ihave also decorated the yellow brick wall of the dining-hall with two majolica friezes in yel- low, blue and green on an ivory background. The floor is greyish-black and the ceiling is […]
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[…] MAA Architect MAA Website bodilmanz.com jacobmanz.dk Materialer Ler- og murbrokker fra de danske strande og skrænter Materiale-, glasur- og begitningsprøver Objekter formgivet iblÃ¥ler og rødler Clay and brick rubble from Danish beaches and cliffs Material, glaze and slipping samples Objects in blue and red clay o o O ö1 78 Hvordan forholder projektet sig […]
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[…] Der er tale om en metode der oversætter organisk form til murstens æstetik. Det er en skala model 2/5″ – Søren Thygesen. Approximately 200 smoothly sheared red-clay bricks make up Søren Thygesen’s work. In this clash of forms, the pragmatic construction material takes on an organic expression. With the many new technologies within the […]
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[…] aNihola carrier cycle, an exquisite Japanese porcelain cup by Mori-san, asafety pin, aGio Ponti Superleggera chair, an absurd Norwegian film Isaw last week, aRachel Whiteread sculpture, aLego brick, aplastic bucket by Konstantin Grcic, abuilding by Herzog & de Meuron orone by Kengo Kuma, an Agnes Martin drawing, aJørgen Gammelgaard ‘Concept Chair’, a‘Knotenring’ iniron and […]
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