‘The places we live‘ by Jona Bendiksen is this really well-done interactive photo and sound documentary about  households in slums around the world. I spent half an afternoon looking at it, here is the link.

While I was still comparing Zara Hadids latest competition-winning project in Antwerpen to the look of a ski jump (she did one, too), the below project by Julian de Smetd has been released on dezeen.com

hm…?

Filip Dujardin did an excellent job in his current show at the ‘bozar‘ in Brussels with his interpretation of Belgian built environment. To me, Belgium is a place where engineering has been celebrated as the form-giving force in the design process. Things seem to function without a big emphasis on their look.

His collages and photo documentatios underline, there can be architecture without architects.

These pictures were taken last spring in Vietnam, similar developments can also be seen in China. Blue Tarp is being used as a low-tech shell against wind & water due to its easy handling and reusability as seen here. The above shags seem to be temporary shelter for moving workforces along new-built highways.
see more at: www.flickr.com/photos/urbanizr/

This very inspiring collage was shown at the last venice biennale. Does anyone remember who the author is or related to what topic this pic was shown?