Port X

A modular, design-centric home and event space currently floating on the banks of Prague's Vltava River

On the banks of the Prague’s Vltava River lies one of Europe’s most inventive housing concepts. Designed by architects Jerry Koza and Adam Jirkal, along with engineer Tomáš Kalhaus from Atelier SAD, the modular, floating house dubbed Port X was first created as the prototype for a serial production. Port X—designed to be freely moved, added to, reduced and reproduced—is quite a stunning sight, sitting …

First Kiss

First kisses, net neutrality, Bill Cunningham and more in our weekly look at the web

There’s a beautiful, nervous energy surrounding a first kiss. Ten of those moments were recently captured in a short video, appropriately titled “First Kiss” and directed by Tatia Pilieva, for the fashion brand WREN. In a white room, with cameras rolling, strangers meet and lock lips. While there’s controversy over the casting of models as a handful of the 20 individuals shown, it can’t be …

Ar(t)chitecture

First kisses, net neutrality, Bill Cunningham and more in our weekly look at the web

Life imitates art and art imitates…buildings, thanks to Italian architect and illustrator Federico Babina, who delves into a more literal exploration of the symbiotic relationship between art and architecture. Check out his collection of 27 images, titled “Archist,” to see Richard Serra, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko and more, imagined as houses or museums. Viewing the buildings not as virtual CAD or standard architectural …