We love the knitted scarf students made for Teknobyen Studentboliger‘s lounge columns. This is a photo published in an article in local newspaper Adressa.

Mapparium(1935) Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts.

January 24, 2013

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“The Mapparium is a three-story tall glass globe of stained glass that is viewed from a 30-foot-long (9.1 m) bridge through its interior. It is a unique exhibit at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts.

Built in 1935 and based upon Rand McNally political maps published the previous year, the Mapparium shows the political world as it was at that time, including such long-disused labels as Italian East Africa and Siam, as well as more-recently defunct political entities such as the Soviet Union. In 1939, 1958, and 1966 the Church considered updating the map, but rejected it on the basis of cost and the special interest it holds as an historical artifact.

Catwalk crossing the interior of the glass sphere

Maintenance crane

Inspired by the famous spinning globe in the lobby of the New York Daily News building, they commissioned architect Chester Lindsay Churchill to design the Mapparium. Like its New York inspiration, the Mapparium features a panel of weather instruments. 20120921-102118 The 608 stained glass panels were produced by the Rambusch Company of New York and the Mapparium was opened to the public on June 1, 1935″.

The sphere is suspended inside a technical room

Source: Wikipedia

Images:http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/exhibits/mapparium/gallery

mecity for Society6

January 16, 2013

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New Post on our Shop: mecity, a panorama of some of our projects.

Through the globe looking-glass

January 15, 2013

Architecture, Info Panel, sensible architecture, Teknobyen Studentboliger

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Following the Door Hacks series, that begun with our Infopanel project and the first DH installment, we present A room in the glass globe, Hideyuki Nakayama, a prototype for a doorknob presented in 2010.

“Architect Hideyuki Nakayama teamed up with UNION, a manufacturer of door handles and levers, to create the glass globe doorknob presented at DesignTide Tokyo. It allows you to “catch a glimpse of what appears to be another world, waiting for you to enter and join” showing instead a “reflection of the room on the other side of the door”. (http://www.artunion.co.jp)