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Watch Films on Recycled Fridges

5:10 am in architects, cool but ugly, Culture & Celebrity, Design & Architecture, olympics, recycled construction materials by TreeHugger

mount fridge photo Photo: filmsonfridges Here's a project that gives a whole new meaning to pop-up and recycling. Films on Fridges is an outdoor cinema made entirely from discarded refrigerator doors. It has popped up near the 2012 Olympic Park. Guess what they will be showing: sporting classics, in tribute to the spirit of the Games. See Rocky, or Chariots of Fire on the back of a fridge. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Architectural Awards for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

5:27 am in architects, architecture competitions, cool but ugly, Design & Architecture, recycled, recycled construction materials by TreeHugger

more velo photo Photo: oda Summer seems to be the time for architectural competitions: business is slow and gossip is rife. Hence they always seem to generate controversy and this year is no different. The RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist is out and the odds (2/1) are on the Velodrome, created for the 2012 Olympics. However many are crying foul because no other small interesting bui...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Olympic Basketball Arena is a Collapsible Flatpack

5:00 am in competition, cool but ugly, Design & Architecture, recycled building materials, recycled construction materials, sustainabile by TreeHugger

basket ball photo Photo: london2012 The new venues for London's 2012 Olympics are rolling out faster than you can say "no tickets" which is another story, but first the basketball stadium... Designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre and KSS design, the arena is collapsible and can be taken apart after the Games, to be used elsewhere (Rio's Games?). We love IKEA, but where's the architecture? ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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