Blob is the abbreviation for 'Binary Large OBject', which in the computer world refers to a spaghetti-like jumble of data. In architecture, the Blob is a strange sort of building that can assume all sorts of whimsical shapes.
The Blob in Eindhoven and the adjacent underground cycle store were designed by the Italian Massimiliano Fuksas. The adjacent Piazza shopping centre was also designed by him.
The Blob (1,400 m2 and 25 metres high) is the transparent teardrop-shaped entrance building to a new retail and apartment complex that stands next to the Lichttoren. It took six years to develop this building.
Edwin van Aalten (1975) is an enthusiastic photographer with his own, pure style. His strength? An eye for detail, portraying ordinary, everyday things with surprising, sometimes daring compositions. Edwin likes to photograph with natural light, looking for the uniqueness of the subject in front of.. Read more…