Art
August 8, 2016

Magical “Liquid Shard” Canopy Shimmers and Undulates Above LA’s Pershing Square

This dazzling new installation is bringing much-needed magic to a stark concrete park in Los Angeles. The two-layered silver canopy comprises 15,000 square feet of filmy mylar strips, between 15 and 115 feet above the city’s populated Pershing Square. The silver filaments undulate overhead, glimmering in the sunlight and casting dappled, dancing shadows below viewers’ feet.

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Design
August 6, 2016

DNA-Shaped Suspension Bridge Inspired by Olympic Games’ Five Rings

Architecture firm Penda and engineering firm Arup have teamed up to undertake the ambitious goal of redesigning the suspension bridge, with their newly commissioned project to build the San Shan Bridge in China. The bridge will be completed in time for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, and will span across the Gui River connecting Beijing’s city center to Zhangjiakou.

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Photography
August 2, 2016

Polish Artists Recreate Traditional Slavic Wreaths as Gorgeous Floral Headdresses

From the bright beads to the bold makeup to the bouquets balanced as exuberant crowns, these photographs by Ula Kóska are rich with color, pattern, and texture. Created in collaboration with makeup artist, stylist, and costume designer Beata Bojda, the images comprise a series called Etno, an abbreviation stemming from the word “ethnography.

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