Russian aquarium covers all five continents

This beautiful structure, still in construction, is the Primorsky Aquarium, which is the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Combining a research centre, Dolphinarium and the underwater worlds from five continents the centre will have tanks that are more than 10,000 cubic metres in size. 

These will hold around 500 species of marine and fresh water inhabitants with a complex of different sized tanks, allowing visitors to explore a range of habitats including the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, Lake Baikal, the Amur River and Lake Khanka.

The centre has been design by architects, OJSC Primorgrajdanproekt and you find out more on Arch Daily.

Photographs by Alexander Hitrov.

Installation for California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Exhibition

On view until March 25th at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the installation for California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way” Exhibition has been created by the Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture Studio. These are the names behind a number of Los Angeles landmarks, including the renovated Hollywood Bowl and Egyptian Theater. The design for the exhibition is inspired by California’s unique style, with lithe, sensuous lines carried throughout the installation, including the display cases and a helical construction that soars through the center of the exhibition.

This is the first major study of modern California design which really examines the state’s key role in shaping the material culture of the country at mid-century. California Design features more than 350 objects in wide ranging media, including furniture, textiles, fashion, graphic and industrial design, ceramics, jewelry, metalwork, architectural drawings, and film, as well as two period re-creations—most notably the living room from the home of renowned designers Charles and Ray Eames.

Photography courtesy of Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture.

To find out more about the designers and the exhibition visit Arch Daily.