Toyo Ito Architecture Museum (via DesignBoom)

globally-recognized japanese architect toyo ito has completed the ‘toyo ito architecture musem’ 
on the island of omishima, making it the first museum in japan dedicated to the work of an individual architect. situated on a site overlooking the seto inland sea, the holistic form of the structure is sculpted to mimic the deck of a ship. 

an adjacent structure featuring a series of arches accommodates a workshop and library as
a freestanding pavilion. the structural skeleton of the spans are left exposed to highlight 
the details of the roof. 

to see more images and technical drawings of the project, click here for our previous coverage 
of the museum. 

Stricken by Don Hamerman: ARTIST STATEMENT I began collecting these baseballs in the winter of 2004-2005. Discovered in the park near my house, they had gone unnoticed by others—sometimes for years, if not decades. Abject, rejected and forlorn, they all hinted at mysterious pasts. Although I knew that one day I would photograph my burgeoning collection, most sat along a shelf in my studio for more than a year before the work started. I finally decided to photograph them with a deep depth of field, revealing, as much as I could, their distinct identities. This is an ongoing project. Take a look at these magnificent (base) balls collected and photographed by Don Hamerman.

Stricken by Don Hamerman:

ARTIST STATEMENT

I began collecting these baseballs in the winter of 2004-2005. Discovered in the park near my house, they had gone unnoticed by others—sometimes for years, if not decades. Abject, rejected and forlorn, they all hinted at mysterious pasts.

Although I knew that one day I would photograph my burgeoning collection, most sat along a shelf in my studio for more than a year before the work started. I finally decided to photograph them with a deep depth of field, revealing, as much as I could, their distinct identities.

This is an ongoing project.

Take a look at these magnificent (base) balls collected and photographed by Don Hamerman.

Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 17. This year marks 2600th anniversary of Buddha’s enlightenment. The image was taken using a long exposure. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 17. This year marks 2600th anniversary of Buddha’s enlightenment. The image was taken using a long exposure. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)