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04 September 2011

Fashion inspired by Architecture

"Fashion is architecture: it's a matter of Proportions." -Coco Chanel
Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times, Don Ashby Sir Norman Foster’s Hearst building echoed in a spring 2009 look from Gareth Pugh.
Don Ashby, Reuters, A Spring 2009 look from Gianfranco Ferré and the Sydney Opera House
Don Ashby, Reuters, An orange Lanvin dress from Spring 2008 and Frank Gehry’s Hotel Marqués De Riscal.
Bottega Veneta and Frank Gehry team up in Italian Vogue
Designer Elena Manferdini explores the link between architecture and fashion in her new line
Architecture and fashion are very often linked, whether by shape, color, material inspirations or simply locale. As architects like Frank Gehry take inspiration from flowing fabrics and liquid motion, fashion designers also find motivation in the shapes, structural connections, and materials found in architecture.

Also, many great fashion editorials are shot around architecture. Below are some great examples I found (on trendhunter.com). Enjoy!


02 September 2011

Stunning Libraries

In light of our first and current third year project (A religious building meant to house a library of religious art, poetry, and articles on the FAMU campus), I have included a quick study of stunning libraries. :) Enjoy!

Seattle Public Library
  
Library in Canada by Hughes Condon Marier Architects
interior view of above
Trinity College Library--"The Long Room", Dublin, Ireland
Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
National Library, Belarus
Resort Library in Koh Samui
SanSovino Library, Rome Italy
Bristol Central Library
British Library Reading Room
Central Library in Vancouver, CA
Delft University Library in The Netherlands
The Royal library Black Diamond in Copenhagen, Denmark