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Real Beauchene Skull (Medical school teaching display)
A Beauchene Skull, also known as an exploded skull, is a disarticulated human skull that has been painstakingly reassembled on a stand with jointed, movable supports. This device allows viewers to move and study individual parts of the skull.
found by Roman & Williams on 1stdibs
Completely enamored with the exterior of the Good Residence in Melbourne - so transparent! But not!
The architects describe it as “robust external cladding that changes appearance significantly in different weather and lighting conditions.”
Emmanuelle Moureaux, a French architect in Japan, takes the idea of vernacular influence and flips it on its head with color, transparency, and “conceptual distillation.”
EDITOR’S PICK: Sugamo Shinkin Bank (Shimura Branch)in Tokyo.
Masonry blocks + transparent ‘skin’, as seen from inside the Cell Brick House by Atelier TEKUTO in Japan.
Clay bricks have been used as a building tool by ancient civilizations from the Mesopotamians to the Pueblo Indians. Leave it to our 21st century compatriots to figure out a way to render them transparent.
