formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Using passive design and local materials such as ice cream buckets, these modern community spaces offer a respite from urban heat and hustle. Source: Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
Marina Tabassum has built emergency homes for the delta-dwellers of the Ganges using grass and bamboo. Her Serpentine pavilion – part tropical glasshouse, part 70s office block – is a chic, meditative place for an overpriced coffee. Source: ‘Like an … Continued
Tskaltubo enjoyed years of prosperity as a jewel of Soviet architecture. But after the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 the sanatoriums were abandoned, and in 1992 people fleeing the war in Abkhazia found refuge here. While efforts continue … Continued
Poison darts, a dome from Spain, priceless spoons and Frank Lloyd Wright furniture … our architecture critic is wowed by how the V&A East Storehouse lets visitors ‘breathe the same air’ as its 250,000 artefacts. Source: ‘The national museum of … Continued
Flamingo Lodge – constructed from repurposed shipping containers on stilts – replaces Florida facility battered by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Source: New eco-hotel at Everglades national park built for age of super hurricanes | Florida | The Guardian
Murderous mansions with carnivorous toilets or a fantasy lighthouse on misty shores, every gamer has a favourite property – here are some of ours… Source: Unreal estate: the 12 greatest homes in video game history | Games | The Guardian