Architecturally Outstanding Higher Education: Singapore University of Technology & Design

Singapore, 2010-2014

Once completed, The Singapore University of Technology and Design, Excellently conceived by UNStudo, of Amsterdam and Shanghai, “will offer four key academic pillars: Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) and Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD). The New SUTD campus will facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction between all four pillars of academia. The orientation and organisation of the campus is designed through two main axes; the living and learning spines which overlap to create a central point, binding together all corners of the SUTD. These thoroughfares create a 24/7 campus of seamless connectivity. An open forum of learning is established by bringing professionals, alumni, students, and faculty together to interact both on an academic and a social level.”

Educated Excellence: Singapore University of Technology and Design as envisioned by UNStudio. Image via UNStudio.

Panoramic Excellence: Artist Olafur Eliasson For The ARoS Art Museum

Information via Laura Raskin for Architectural Record: “Rendering Denmark’s second-largest city in 52 colors, artist Olafur Eliasson has perched his permanent installation “Your Rainbow Panorama” on delicate columns 12 feet above the roof of the ARoS Art Museum, in Aarhus. Curved glass panels progress along the UFO-like structure. Visitors do, too, as they walk the 490-foot-long circular path, which opened in May. Each laminated pane of glass contains a color foil and was manufactured to withstand harsh weather. Recessed lighting in the walkway sets the building aglow at night. With Viking roots stretching back to the eighth century, Aarhus is a waterfront town and home to architectural gems that get great billing from the installation’s 360-degree views. Eliasson says that “Panorama” is a lighthouse: “The work becomes a compass in time and space.””

Outstanding Panorama: Artist Olafur Eliasson's permanent installation “Your Rainbow Panorama”, at the ARoS Art Museum, in Aarhus, Denmark. Image via Architectural Record via Studio Olafur Eliasson.

Excellence For Your Consideration: Maciek Kobielski Studio

Presenting the photographs of Maciek Kobielski.

Photo via Maciek Kobielski Studio.

Bijoux Report: The Outstanding Jewels of Mister Wilfredo Rosado

Mister Wilfredo Rosado makes jewelry that is Excellently Outstanding. Paris Vogue agrees. Perhaps so will you. To view the collection, please click HERE.

Excellently Outstanding jewelry by Wilfredo Rosado, as featured in Paris Vogue.. Image via Facebook via Wilfredo Rosado.

Lessons in Excellency: Karen Knorr’s Outstandingly Excellent ‘India Song’

Karen Knorr is an American photographer living in London who was born in Germany, grew up in Puerto Rico and went to art school in Paris and London. Info via The New York Times.

Visual Excellence: The Photography of Karen Knorr. Image via The New York Times.

Lessons In Excellency: Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron’s Outstanding New Design For The Park Avenue Armory

Presenting the new design for the Park Avenue armory, by the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. The $200-million restoration is expected to be completed by 2015, says The New York Times. Image below: one of the two rooms that have been completed. It includes a chandelier designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

Image via Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times.

Paris Report: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Spring 2012. Image via Now Fashion via SHOWstudio.

An Outstaning Example Of Visual Excellence: Photography Division

Via http://9-eyes.com/#

An Outstandingly Excellent image via http://9-eyes.com/#

Remembrances of Excellency Past: Julia Trotta’s Fake Estate Gallery

The Outstanding curator Julia Trotta at her, now-defunct, gallery, Excellently known as Fake Estate, as seen in the House and Home section of The New York Times.

The Outstanding dealer Julia Trotta at her, now-defunct, Fake Estate gallery. Image via Joyce Dopkeen for The New York Times.

Design Report – Excellence à la Française: Monsieur François Catroux

Presenting the Excellent interior design of the Outstanding Monsieur François Catroux, via HORTSON.

Outstandingly Excellent interior design via Monsieur Francois Catroux. Image via HORSTON.

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