The German architectural firm J. Mayer H. have completed the ‘Steckelhörn 11′ building in Hamburg, Germany.

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Siemens – together with multimedia artist Michael Pendry – has lighted up the world’s biggest revolving Christmas star. The lighting installation can be seen throughout December at the northern gateway to Munich – beginning at dusk every evening.

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Designed by Helen von Boch in the early 1970s, Avant Garde is a set of stacking tableware for four persons that becomes a centerpiece for the the dining room, by forming a ball in different colors (brown, white, red brown). 19 pieces in total, including plates, side dishes and bowls in different sizes.

Marked underneath each piece “Villeroy & Boch, avant garde, made in Germany”.

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The ‘Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space’ is a temporary mobile performance space for 300 visitors to be located on the Marstallplatz in the City of Munich. It is intended to be used for a wide range of events at the annual Opera Festival 2010 and then to travel to other locations.

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Construction work is due to start in September on ‘VitraHaus’, a new showroom at the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany.

Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, it will be the latest architectural addition at the furniture brand’s extensive HQ complex, which already features buildings by Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando and more.

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed ‘The Berg‘, the snow-capped colossus would be the world’s largest man-made mountain and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city.

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