http://www.beautifullife.info Beautifullife.info is a blog dedicated to all aspects of design. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/istanbul-disaster-prevention-and-education-centre-by-ooda/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/istanbul-disaster-prevention-and-education-centre-by-ooda/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:00:57 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=4469 This creative concept called “Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre” was created by Portuguese firm OODA. The aim of the competition for the Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre was to establish a proposal for a centre fully equipped with adequate technology and facilities in order to be prepared against a disaster that may affect [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/istanbul-disaster-prevention-and-education-centre-by-ooda/feed/ 2 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-eco-bridge/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-eco-bridge/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:00:22 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=4322 Team of creative designers from architectural firm Taranta Creations created concept of beautiful Eco Bridge. This bridge suppose to be built in the Chongqing mountain area, China. Form of the bridge reminds people of the dragon shape. The huge platform of the bridge is interconnecting the green hills and makes a connection between the natural [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-eco-bridge/feed/ 2 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/vincent-callebauts-futuristic-skyscraper/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/vincent-callebauts-futuristic-skyscraper/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:27 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=4121 In this futuristic tower, you can easily find out the handwriting of the architect Vincent Callebaut. "Due to its proximity to China’s billowing tailpipes and its own fossil-fueled emissions, Taichung in Taiwan needs as much help as possible to suck up the city’s carbon. That combined with the country’s centennial celebration of independence inspired Vincent [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/vincent-callebauts-futuristic-skyscraper/feed/ 3 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/luxury-resort-amphibious-1000-in-qatar/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/luxury-resort-amphibious-1000-in-qatar/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:00:23 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=3968 There are a lot of unusual hotel in the world which offer suits on trees, in caves, in jail and other strange places. Another interesting hotel will appear in Qatar soon – it will be semisubmerged hotel resort called “Amphibious”. Project of the hotel was designed by Italian company Giancarlo Zema Design Group. This company [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/luxury-resort-amphibious-1000-in-qatar/feed/ 1 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-tower-wuhan-greenland-center/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-tower-wuhan-greenland-center/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:32 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=3854 Giant the Wuhan Greenland Center designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is going to be the world’s 4th tallest building. It will reach a height of 1,988 feet with 119 floors. Sleek eco-tower is an elegantly tapered structure featuring softly rounded corners and a domed top designed to reduce wind resistance and vortex [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-tower-wuhan-greenland-center/feed/ 1 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/contemporary-cathedral-fold-by-axis-mundi/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/contemporary-cathedral-fold-by-axis-mundi/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:31:27 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=3464 New York-based architecture office Axis Mundi has designed a place of worship in Strasbourg, France called ‘Cathedral Fold’. "Composed of a series of pleated concrete arches, the proposal features both subtle and dramatic design characteristics that together create a new and contemporary place of worship. Glazed in between the folds of the concrete roof form, [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/contemporary-cathedral-fold-by-axis-mundi/feed/ 2 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-village-coral-reef-by-vincent-callebaut/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-village-coral-reef-by-vincent-callebaut/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:00:07 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=3207 If you’re our loyal reader you should remember amazing eco concept of Vincent Callebaut – Lilypad. But Vincent continues to pump out amazing concepts of futuristic eco systems. This time inspired by the organic form of coral he has created utopian eco villages for for 1,000 Haitian families affected in 2010 by an earthquake measuring [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/eco-village-coral-reef-by-vincent-callebaut/feed/ 2 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-dancing-water-pavilion/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-dancing-water-pavilion/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:00:06 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=3182 Futuristic project called Dancing Water Pavilion designed by SUS&HI office had won the bronze prize at the Seoul Design Olympiad for its innovative geometry and interaction with panorama of Seoul and the beauty of the local Han-river. The concept is "fossilization of nature". Extremely organic geometry fossilizes the form that water ripple makes. It is [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-dancing-water-pavilion/feed/ 0 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/perceptual-twist-from-parabol-studio/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/perceptual-twist-from-parabol-studio/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:26 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=2514 Architectural bureau Parabol Studio has presented a proposal called Perceptual Twist for a new art gallery in the Slovenian city of Maribor. The building Perceptual Twist is composed of four continuous loops, merging into a one space. Each loop is a full-fledged exhibition center with its own artistic program: the Children’s Museum, the Architecture Museum, [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/perceptual-twist-from-parabol-studio/feed/ 0 http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/batumi-aquarium-in-the-form-of-pebbles/ http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/batumi-aquarium-in-the-form-of-pebbles/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:35 +0000 Jessica http://www.beautifullife.info/?p=2298 In the beautiful Georgian port city Batumi will be built brilliant "Batumi Aquarium". This fairytale building will be entirely devoted to the underwater world. Aquarium is designed in the form of pebbles, which cover the beaches in Batumi. There will be four pebble-shaped structures, each housing an exhibition space representing an unique marine biotype – [...]]]> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/batumi-aquarium-in-the-form-of-pebbles/feed/ 3