Although the design [Abin Design Studio] of the institute is very modern a conscious effort has been made to fuse into the concept some of the local influences. The curved facade of the library block in the academic black will have sculptures, replicated from Khandagiri caves, in stone embedded into the facade. As one views the academic block, one sees a modern design reinforced with the traditional art of the culturally rich state of Orissa. The beauty of the sculptures leaves the viewer speechless as one is reminded of the rich culture and history of the state — via ArchDaily

This one is owned by Australian Colin Cox, who bought it on eBay in 2007. It’s a 1961 Norton Featherbed frame with a 1967 Triumph T120R motor; up front are Norton Roadholder front forks with Manx springs, and Suzuki GT750 brakes. It was restored in 1990 but Colin, however, had no end of problems — via Bike EXIF

American designer Mark Tracy of Chemical Spaces has completed the Hurtado Residence in Las Vegas, Nevada — via CONTEMPORIST

In architecture, the first step can be the hardest – leading some designers to start with a simple concept, making the complex task of creating a working home more manageable. Whether it works, well, this residence is radical, but its abstract angular form livable as well?

As it turned out with the K House, the end may indeed justify the means – a dynamic form rises up and projects out toward the sand and surf beyond the site, creating wonderful viewing opportunities, useful daylighting and interesting interior spaces — via Dornob

Nicola Martini is Italy’s foremost custom Triumph specialist, and he’s not afraid to throw a curve ball into the mix now and then. T-Type is based on a Triumph Thruxton, and has a characteristically experimental look — via Bike EXIF

This was a small commission to design a pavilion for a construction fair in Medellín and to make the project more interest for us [Plan B Arquitectos], we proposed to the client and promoters, a series of conditions:

The project must be built with donated materials from the different participant companies of the fair and put together as a mix of a same size panels distributed all over the façades, which must be able to move according to the sun orientation or the bioclimatic strategies — via ArchDaily

The main idea of the project [Damian Cyryl Kotwicki] was to design an optimal land use compatible with the investor’s programme and the conditions of land building scheme — via ArchDaily