2009-03-24

Germans in Milan

In order to prove things that Daniele told us about his beautiful city we moved to Milan for a couple of days. Lets face reality.


Actually he was right: pretty buildings and people everywhere.


Daniele and his girlfriend Natasha in lovely pose. Is Roman blinded by the light or disgusted by somebody?


Shot of the dome of Milan: after years of reconstruction they have done a pretty good job.


Some italian folks did a street gig spontaneously out of a van. Nightlife feelings.


We were able to catch some first pigments for summer time.


To tourists it is possible to go on top of the dome and have this great view at the city of Milan.


Natasha and Roman feeling comfortable in a small italian bar around the student district.

2009-03-20

Bye & Hello

Lastly my internship at Delugan Meissl was done and I decided after endless nights to go back to my lovely town of Leipzig. But lets celebrate first - last dance!


It is a rule to start at the Naschmarkt and hang around in one of theese small pubs to have some beers.


Alex and Yildiz two other interns at DMAA also joined in.


And - of course - there were also Philipp and Roman!


Later on we went to the Donau bar to keep on rocking. Showing some dance moves - robotic rythms!


Attention - to much work can harm your brain.


DMAA interns are just lovely.

Spittelau @ Night

Our new intern Alex from Mexico who is doing his master studies at Die Angewandte lives in an incredible place. Show me your crib at Spittelau Viaduct by Zaha Hadid Architects.


Street view approaching from the metro station.


Because of the ugly interiors I am showing you this special feature: from the top levels the tenants of the dormitory part of the building complex are able to access the roof terrace. Night view heading towards the city centre of vienna.

2009-02-17

The MAK

Next to the University for applied Arts Die Angewandte you can find the the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna. Short MAK.


They are displaying there different expositions from ancient clothing to sculptures and art you can find a wide range of objects of different centuries and countries. Also a small architecture section is included: see the Steinhaus by Günther Domenig.


Study model of the Jewish Museum by Studio Daniel Liebeskind.


Designed by Ron Arad the "Rotator" is a shower and bathtub combination. The magic moment is when the water inside the tub is splashing out through the slow rotation movement.


Anish Kappor is "shooting into the corner"! His huge sculptures made out of red vaseline and wax are transformed permanently by shooting, scratching and smearing of moving structures applied.

Go East

Time passed by quickly and I'm nearly done over here in vienna planning to go back to Leipzig for finishing my diploma there. For us it always has been a must to visit Bratislava!


We arrived the city by bus comfortably in an easy way. On this sunny but icecold sunday we first took the route through the old city centre.


Shot out of the courtyard of the national gallery.


Other buildings around the Danube river.


Kind of a rooftop extension. The bridge connects the old and the new part of the city.


As a reference for you guys a book that its worth to look at.
East-modern: Architecture and Design of the 1960s and 1970s in Slovakia (Paperback)

Nice pieces of modernist architecture with tons of hints in and around Bratislava.

2009-02-08

Porsche@Metropolis

Here we go with a short clip about the new Porsche museum and an interview at Delugan Meissl.

2009-02-05

Adaptive Grid

Go and check out this winterterm project by Philipp Hornung who is currently studying at Studio Hadid.


His library focuses on a system of a grid for parametric surface studies.