Largest Solar Plant in Europe Set to Open in Italy

SunEdison announced yesterday that it will be opening up the largest solar plant in Italy later this year. The American company is building the plant in Rovigo (near Venice) on an area as massive as 120 soccer fields and when it is complete, it will cover 9.15 million square feet and be able to produce 72 megawatts of power. According to SunEdison, the plant will be able to meet the electricity needs of 17,000 households and will prevent 41,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. The... [Παρακάτω...]

Frank Gehry interviewed in his house

edited by Maria Giulia Zunino / photos by Tim Street-Porter / Esto Frank Gehry and I had been friends since 1975 when Frank was still not very well known on the international scene and I was exploring new ideas for the 1976 Venice Biennale. But Frank had already started to make a name for himself among the less orthodox Californian architects with the house for his artist friend Ron Davis, with his houses in Malibu and Venice, California and with the Santa Monica Place. Franco Raggi Frank O Gehry What are... [Παρακάτω...]

What women do

via icanread.tumblr.com women + X = multply X Quite true… Posted via web from architect, rethymno, crete  [Παρακάτω...]

this isn’t happiness.™ Peter Nidzgorski, tumblr

via thisisnthappiness.com Modernism Art Piece now available in cake. Posted via web from architect, rethymno, crete  [Παρακάτω...]

House in Tinos, Greece, by mX architecture

Designed by French practice mX architecture this recently completed house is located on the north-west edge of Hatzirado village on the Cyclades’ island of Tinos. The house is planned to operate as a home for hosting friends and family. The natural sloping landscape of the site has been sculpted in to three ‘plateaus’ descending in height. The house contains a living and dining room with an open plan kitchen and three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. The walls of the house are constructed of locally... [Παρακάτω...]

lebbeuswoods.net

Check out this website I found at lebbeuswoods.net Posted via web from architect, rethymno, crete  [Παρακάτω...]

Modern, Mobile, Modular

Modernism at its best, this simple shelving system is made up of white wood boxes with black-highlighted slits and front surfaces. These elemental color choices highlight different functions show off the sleek twist to this practical do-it-yourself furniture design. The basic building blocks of this crafty storage unit series called Konnex is a set of three different boxes – each the same in shape but scaled up and down in size. Even with just three there are many layout options. With more, well, the possibilities... [Παρακάτω...]

Holi – The celebration of colour

via boston.com This is a Hindu celebration about color. Enjoy the colours and feel the joy! Posted via web from architect, rethymno, crete  [Παρακάτω...]

Ραδιο αρβυλα – Ο Χιτλερ για την Ελλαδα 24-02-10

via youtube.com Great Hitler parody about the Greek – German controversy on the economic state of Greece. Greek only. Posted via web from architect, rethymno, crete  [Παρακάτω...]

House Szélpal by Felber Szélpal Architekten

Zurich photographer Bruno Helbling has sent us his photos of a house on a hillside in Switzerland by Swiss office Felber Szélpal Architekten. Called House Szélpal, the two-storey building is located in Riedholz. A band of windows wraps round the upper floor of the concrete residence. The information below is from the architects: HOUSE SZELPAL The narrow form of the property together with its descending topography has amazing architectural consequences on the house itself. The result is an elongated cube... [Παρακάτω...]