about balance
and perspective
if we are to make
this climb together.
it's gotta be
about balance
and perspective
if we are to make
this climb together.
1. Woods Davy, Craig Krull Gallery
"He might be thought of as among the first “green” Postmodern artists. In fact, he comes from a long tradition of post 60s artists, who either directly or just by their practical sensibility, engage Eastern or Zen notions of oneness with nature, organic systems of change as engines of art composition, and non-disruptive respect for natural material in unaltered states. " (via)
2. Antilia is a twenty-seven floor (560 ft or 173 m) building completed in Mumbai for Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries. The family will occupy about 400,000 square feet, making it the largest home in the world. There will be 600 full-time members staff to maintain the building. Antilia is named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia.
It is designed by Chicago architects, Perkins & Will. . The construction is inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The skyscraper will have 3 helipads including air traffic control area at top.
The building is equipped with amenities such as a health spa, and small theatre with a seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor. Other features include multiple swimming pools, three floors of hanging gardens, and a ballroom. Included in the tower are six floors of parking - the seventh floor is for in-house vehicle maintenance. It has been reported in the media to have cost between US$1 billion and $2 billion, making it the most expensive residential building in the world. Reliance, however, said it cost U$50-70 million.
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