Three steps to containing joy
Colour, height, and recycling – three key drivers in Sweco Architects' vibrant new Water Sports Centre in Halsskov, Denmark. The project is a demonstration in accessibility; bringing people to the water's edge, utilising an old ferry port, and creating a brand new site for fun to be had. The architects have emphasised the raw character of the new structure's location, both in the selection of new materials and the recycling of existing ones. Concrete piers have been exposed a
INTERVIEW: The authenticity of failure
The Museum of Failure, which opened first in Helsingborg, Sweden, is coming to the end of a short stint in downtown Los Angeles. What is it all about? Think of all the gadgets, products, and gizmos from your youth, or even your parent's, and try to count the ones that never evolved or popped up again in your adulthood. That's the Museum of Failure. It all began with Samuel West – a Swedish clinical psychologist – who thought the world might be as interested as he was in revis
