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14th Vision
Edward Rojas presents his thesis project: an exploration into "blobchitecture" in the form of an Astronomy Museum/Skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles.
Chayo Frank
This Miami-based firm specializes in sprayed-concrete freeform residences and sculptural architecture. Images of their organic and exotic designs.
Earth and Cave Architecture
Sprayed-concrete, earth-sheltered freeform dwellings by Swiss architect Peter Vetsch.
Eliphante
Photographs and history of Michael and Leda Kahn's sculptural, painted, architectural three-acre living art installation in Sedona, Arizona.
FlyingConcrete
http://www.geocities.com/flyingconcrete/
Steve Korhner displays his fluid structural and sculptural forms in light weight concrete. These include his own and other bioform houses.
Hotel Everland
Specifically created for Expo.02 by Swiss artist-duo Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann, this small green futuristic building accommodates two people and uses curving lines. Image gallery and information.
MaterialEcology
http://www.materialecology.com/
Formed by Neri Oxman as an interdisciplinary research initiative that undertakes design research in the intersection between architecture, engineering, computation, biology and ecology.
Roadside America: The Last of the Xanadus
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/xanadu.html
Illustrated article on the Xanadu - the sprayed-foam "Home of the Future" tourist attraction franchise.
Roger Dean Architecture
http://www.rogerdean.co.uk/architecture/
The famous fantasy artist's model-home using sprayed concrete over fiberglass molds, and his design for a complete village using the same construction methods to create curvilinear interiors.
The Venus Project
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
Concrete concept buildings from the utopian/futurist research center located in Venus, Florida. Presentation of project vision, ideas, and philosophies.
Tsui Design and Research
http://www.tdrinc.com/architecture.html
Images and description of built bioform projects, many with conservation and self-sufficiency features. Also publications, essays, lectures and speeches by Eugene Tsui.