Anthony James's Art Works
Anthony James is a British/American artist based in Los Angeles, known for his monumental and performative sculptures and installations. His work gestures towards minimalism, materiality, process, alchemy, language, mechanization, and experimentation with light and space. Michael Slenske interviewed James about his work in 2017 and wrote: “Though he claims a lot of his art is about esoteric concerns, death and rebirth, and a certain spiritual energy, he also argues, ‘A lot of the art is…
Plasterwork (Stucco) of Iran
GACH-BORI, plasterwork or stucco, has been used as a building material in Persia for more than 2,500 years. Originally it may have been applied as a rendering to mud brick walls to protect them from the weather, but it was soon exploited for its decorative effects, as it provides a ground for applied decoration. A cheap and flexible medium of decoration, it can be secured to almost any material of construction used for exterior and…
Western Sydney International Airport, Australia
Zaha Hadid Architects and Sydney-based Cox Architecture have won the international design competition for the Western Sydney International Airport, a new travel hub that is slated to become the largest international gateway to Australia by 2060. This includes an overhanging flat roof that evokes verandas found in traditional Australian architecture, as well as landscaping and undulating wooden ceilings inside that nod to the surrounding Australian bushland. The design is an evolution of Australian…
Fiji Islands, South Pacific Ocean
Fiji is the name of a South Pacific archipelago comprising over 300 islands, covering 194,000 sq. Kilometers of the ocean. Only just over 100 of these islands are inhabited and many of them are untouched. Each island is a tropical paradise that offers something different but palm-fringed white sandy beaches, lush rainforests ringed by thriving coral reefs, fish-filled lagoons and locals keen to show off their culture make every single one a fascinating destination. …
Meshginshahr Bridge, tallest suspension bridge in Middle East
The 365-meter long Meshginshahr Bridge is one of the world's largest sidewalks and the largest suspension bridge in the Middle East. This bridge is located at a height of 80 meters above the Sabalan slope, crosses the Khiav River and above the Khyavachai Valley. The surface of part of this suspension bridge, which is among the top ten structures of Iranian architecture in the field of tourism, is made of glass (polycarbonate and Sécurité) and…
