This cave home was built by pouring concrete over stacked hay bales, cutting an opening, and then letting a cow in to eat the hay. More pictures here.
COFFER from thismustbetheplace on Vimeo. Ron Arad Two Nuns Bicycle from paul denton on Vimeo. 15 January 2012  |  | category: architecture, cycling, gravity life, transport, travel  | comments are closed  The design firm of Speirs + Major got the contract to update the lighting in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. Their solution for the hall’s magnificent spiral staircase was this striking acrylic cylinder surrounding fluorescent tubes: “the inner layer is frosted to soften the light while the outer layer is etched with a ringed pattern that catches the light. each fluorescent section is separated by shorter sections of frosted glass rings uplit with leds to add sparkle and introduce variation along the length.” speirs + major: usher hall, edinburgh (via Cribcandy) Spiral staircase built around a 75' tree – Boing [ continue reading Beautiful lighting for an auld spiral staircase ] The contractor was driving a van through the 16th century Augustinian Archway in the grounds when it hit the arch, bringing down tonnes of ancient stonework. Valerie Stuart, manager of Colliston Castle Scotland Ltd in Arbroath, said the driver had been collecting a marquee from the palace after the weekend’s Perth Hunt Ball. Manager tells of shock at destruction of historic Scone arch ] Heeley Development Trust (HDT) have made huge progress with plans to bring life back to the site at the old Ann’s Grove School, Heeley. The old school is a highly valued historic landmark for the neighbourhood and, with significant community support, the Trust has negotiated an agreement to transfer the building from the Council to HDT on a lease of 119 years. After a long period of research and surveying the buildings we are now submitting plans for planning permission. We are submitting proposals to funders to raise the money necessary to undertake the huge job of refurbishing [ continue reading Anns Grove School Community Hub – a new landmark for 21st century Heeley ] Rapid urbanization and widespread habitat destruction stemming from human activities are negatively impacting wildlife populations as never before. City-dwelling birds, which are an integral part of urban ecologies, are no exception. As this thought-provoking ‘mass bird-housing’ installation by eco-artist collective London Fieldworks shows (more photos after the jump), encouraging urban biodiversity — whether in urban planning or green building — is something that deserves more thought. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» ‘Spontaneous City’ of Birdhouses Springs Up in London : TreeHugger: .) [ continue reading ‘Spontaneous City’ of birdhouses springs up in London ] It all began with this question: “If the bicycle is the standard bearer for sustainable transportation, shouldn’t the object itself communicate the same message?” via Robillard victor. Angela Brady has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession. Angela will become President Elect on September 1, 2010 and will take over the two-year elected presidency from Ruth Reed on September 1, 2011. Angela will be the 74th RIBA President, a position previously held by Sir G. Gilbert Scott and Sir Basil Spence among others; she will be the second woman President. LINK It was the murphia what done it! [ continue reading Angela Brady has been elected the next President of the RIBA ] Mathematically-inspired bug houses designed to promote urban biodiversity Winning London’s recent Beyond The Hive competition, the “Insect Hotel” is a five-star refuge for bugs living in urban environments. Architecture firm Arup Associates designed individual compartments in a mathematically-derived pattern known as a Voronoi tessellation to house an array of species spanning spiders, beetles and moths. Recently featured on Good, the competition was commissioned by real estate company British Land and the City of London with the goal of bringing biodiversity to cities and to celebrate the London Festival of Architecture. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» [ continue reading Urban Insect Hotel ] the ‘absolute towers’ by MAD architects is currently under construction, due to be complete in 2011. also nicknamed Marilyn Monroe by the locals, the project was the firm’s first international winning project back in 2006, giving them worldwide attention. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Designboom – Weblog MAD architects: absolute towers – under construction: .) SPAB for bikes would kill off some of the worst ‘fixie’ confections “It is for all these buildings, therefore, of all times and styles, that we plead, and call upon those who have to deal with them, to put Protection in the place of Restoration, to stave off decay by daily care, to prop a perilous wall or mend a leaky roof by such means as are obviously meant for support or covering, and show no pretence of other art, and otherwise to resist all tampering with either the fabric or ornament of the building as it stands; if it [ continue reading how about a society for the preservation of ancient bicycles? ] Costs nothing to dream … The house’s facade features large floor to ceiling windows and wood, smooth blend with nature. In the greenhouse room helps to bring out of the house, but the highlight of the house is amazing 25-foot glass-enclosed swimming pool cantilevers over a river. Mountain Home by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – House and Home Design Idea on House Home Design. |  
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