That perhaps humanitys discarded innovations can save us from the very problems we created Surface magazine Coursing through it all are wry and wise ideas high and low folksy and academic as well as homages to artists designers architects and novelists on pages made of stiff cardboarda fitting base for showcasing substantial work with a healthy dose of slapstick in the process ARTnews Best known for their myriad buildings carved from shipping containers this long overdue showcase reveals them as considerablyversatile and clectic "than their shipping container reputation would indicate They describe themselves as designers of tough beauty Think of an architectural version of "their shipping container reputation would indicate They describe themselves as designers of tough beauty Think of an architectural version of Clash Refined grit and spit With a sense of humor ArchNewsNow More than merely building spaces using unexpected materials Ada Tolla Giuseppe Lignano Are Able To Draw Unimagined Elegance #Giuseppe Lignano are able to draw unimagined legance from which the world has flatly deemed ugly ,
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