Superiscope by Pedro Barata

October 3, 2015

The Superiscope – described by the architect as the world's biggest periscope – offers visitors views across Lagoa Santa, a lagoon that gives its name to the Brazilian city it is located beside.

The giant instrument's shell is made from the corrugated steel exterior of a shipping container. Inside, two large mirrors are attached to an MDF framework and set at a 45-degree angle at the top and bottom of the structure. Light reflected off the pair of mirrors allows a viewer at the bottom to see the image framed at the top.

The Land of Giants by Choi + Shine Architects

October 3, 2015

The Land of Giants, an original proposal for Landsnet, transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape.

Making only minor alterations to well-established steel framed tower design, Choi + Shine Architects have created a series of towers that are iconic and will become monuments in any landscape. Seeing the figures becomes unforgettable, elevating electrical towers to something more than purely functional.

Murals and Public Art by Nick Goettling

September 26, 2015

Nick Goettling is a Chicago-based illustrator, storyboard artist, concept designer, and fine artist focusing on building a more visually stimulating world. With a strong background in traditional drawing and painting, he also employs digital technology in his work. He was recently commissioned for a pair of bright murals, soon to take over two underpasses on Kimball Avenue near Northeastern Illinois University's Avondale campus.

The Architecture of Burning Man 2015

September 13, 2015

With the unofficial end of summer also comes the close of Burning Man, a radical annual festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert drawing together artsy folk, techies, celebrities, and this year, even a plague of insects. Each year from the last week of August to Labor Day, festival goers erect a temporary city of sorts filled with fantastical installations and a giant wooden effigy that would be set aflame. Call it fun, profound, or insufferably hipster, but this year, drawing some 70,000 attendees overall, the event sure gave rise to some incredible design and architecture—a few gorgeous snaps from Bjarke Ingels are just the start.

Flying Bach Advertisement by Red Bull

September 13, 2015

High culture meets urban art: In the clash of cultures Red Bull Flying Bach turns the international classical world upside down. Their creative performance visualizes and revives Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier crossing the borders of serious music and youth culture. Their unique advertising for the show can be seen right now in Lakeview East.

Fist-Bump Crosswalk buttons by Alfredo Adan Roses

September 13, 2015

Want to cross the street with authority? Try using the “Walkbump,” a crosswalk button you activate by pounding it with your meaty fist.

Designer Alfredo Adan Roses made silicon molds of his hand and recently epoxied them to crosswalk poles around Los Angeles. To judge from video footage, people were quick to bond with the artificial fists, knocking them. The fist-shaped crosswalk activator begs you to give it some love.

SELPO Pavilion by Nikolay Polissky

September 5, 2015

This architectural sculpture from Russian artist Nikolay Polissky combines two forsaken elements—an abandoned warehouse and a mass of wood cut-offs from previous projects—into one striking piece. Titled the SELPO Pavilion, the sculpture is meant to be interacted with, explored, and climbed on. And it looks even better at night.

Soft-Ride WOW Bike by Ron Arad

September 5, 2015

Ron Arad has a history of bending steel to fit his needs – in 1986 he did it for a chair and now he’s gone even further and bent sheets of steel into such a tizzy they now forms two functional bike tires. The bike was designed specifically for W Hotels and was just revealed at an event in London. For two weeks guests at the W Hotel in London could take the flowery prototype for a spin. As part of a fundraiser for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the bike was auctioned off to one lucky cyclist along with other custom designed and constructed “WOW bikes”.

Heartbreak by Charles Pétillon

August 31, 2015

Covent Garden market is soon to be filled with 100,000 glowing white balloons, as French artist Charles Pétillon exhibits his work for the first time outside of France. The latex balloons, pulsating with light, will stretch through the South Hall of the market. It will take 25 people five nights to inflate the balloons, which are all different sizes.

Modern Ball Collateral design by Plural

August 31, 2015

A series of interactive cards were designed as collateral for the Modern Ball at the Modern Wing—a biennial fundraising event held by The Architecture & Design Society of The Art Institute of Chicago. The abstract patterns become animated as the cards are pulled from their sleeves.

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