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8,500 bottles of beer in the wall - father and son build office out of beer bottles

2015-07-16T13:17:00-04:00

The 300-square foot office, located in Chongqing city, consists of 40 layers of bottles that Li and his father laid out over four months.

Although full-scale installations in architecture are gaining ground as a method of successfully exploring and testing out spatial, material, and interstitial concepts (see the recent "Bigger Than a Breadbox" competition) Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology graduate Li Rongjun's beer bottle office seems less intellectually rigorous than a dare gone to its extreme.

Of course, getting inspired isn't about doing what's proven: it's about taking risks and sometimes falling flat on your face. According to Oddity Central, instead of going to the trouble of presenting his designs via rendering or plan, Li has apparently opted to simply build them. Li said “[The beer bottle office] will allow investors to see my products in real life and see my talent."

The reUNION Public House

2012-07-13T21:27:00-04:00

Remember how four years ago French architecture collective EXYZT and filmmaker Sara Muzio created the acclaimed Southwark Lido, a temporary bath in the heart of London? Well, they're certainly back - this summer with...BEER! The reUNION Public House sets out to celebrate a "cornerstone of British life" and will be serving a selection of London's finest micro-brewed beers while hosting neighborhood feasts, live music, and film screenings.

According to the organizers, "The reUNION will go further in testing the economic sustainability of pop-ups, and their potential influence on permanent urban development."

The reUNION is free and open to everyone. Check the event website for opening hours and directions.

Click here to revisit the Southwark Lido Showcase Feature from July 2008.

Go Ahead, Have a Beer at the Office

2012-04-30T16:43:00-04:00

New psychological research shows that mild intoxication can actually boost creative problem solving.

Are you bummed that it's Monday again? New research may turn your frown upside down, because it looks like you now have an excuse to get a little buzz on at work, in the name of creativity.

Carlsberg creates new attraction in Copenhagen

2012-03-27T00:13:00-04:00

A strong international team wins Carlsberg’s design and architecture competition to create a new Brand & Experience Centre in the Carlsberg District located in Copenhagen

It may not be a new Little Mermaid like the one Carl Jacobsen donated to Copenhagen in 1913 but Carlsberg is now ready to create an inspiring attraction in Copenhagen once again.

Today, Carlsberg took one step closer towards the realisation of the ambitious Brand & Experience Centre when the winner of the international design and architecture competition was revealed. The winning team was led by Ralph Appelbaum Associates a global cultural attraction planning and design company with offices in New York and London together with Danish PLH Architects among its partners. A total of 240 companies from 20 different countries participated in the competition.

It was a satisfied chairman of the jury, Carlsberg Group’s CEO Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen that revealed the results and the winning vision of the competition anno...