Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
The Heidelberg Project
The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor community art environment located in Detroit. The elements of the canvas contain recycled materials and found objects, most of which were salvaged from the streets and each work of art is carefully devised to tell a story about current issues plaguing society. As a whole, the Heidelberg [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Amazing Artists, Strange Places, Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Lego house demolished
James May, with the help of 1,000 volunteers built a two-story Lego house using 3.3 million Lego bricks. The kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom were all furnished with Legos, down to the last detail, even a “stained glass” window. The home needed to be moved and May was willing to give it away free, but he [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by JoDavid
Friday, September 18th, 2009
The Walker Rock Garden
We’ve featured the Walker Rock Garden in Seattle here before on Unusual Life. Here’s a jodavideo taken recently when we revisited there.
Read more about the Walker Rock Garden here.
1 Comment » - Posted in Amazing Artists, Unusual Homes by JoDavid
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Cakeland
Cakeland is a sculptural installation resembling a collection of perfect delicious cakes– wall mounted, hanging and standing– a walk-through cake environment complete with its own lighting. It is a sweet refuge, an endless kaleidoscopic landscape of cake, a respite from the grinding realities of the outside world.
The sculptures have all of the appeal of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Amazing Artists, Cool Things by Marlow Harris
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Organic Architecture
The Wilkinson Residence is located in Portland, OR and is designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz.
Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house.
A lover of music, the client [...]
