Miscellaneous
Watching a recent documentary about The Pixies reuniting was a sobering moment. As a fan of The Pixies (just "Pixies" is more accurate, but awkward), I was interested to see what the group was [...] Read »
Italian architect Damilano Studio Architects has designed a factory for door manufacturer Iridium Doors located in Cuneo, Italy. The important administrative and creative work places are shaped [...] Read »
Although the calendar doesn't mark the beginning of summer until June 21st, Memorial Day always announces the unofficial start of summer. While it may be too cold for a dip in the ocean, there [...] Read »
The client’s desire for the home to have a perception of substantial private space has resulted in the development of a spatial program that internalizes spaces such as pools and gardens normally [...] Read »
My weekly page update: Incremental Housing Strategy in Pune, India by Urbanouveau. This week's book review is Urban Design , edited by Alex Krieger & William S. Saunders. Some unrelated links [...] Read »
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Crespi d’Adda isn’t a very big town. In fact the three towns surrounding Crespi total about 7600 people. So that means there aren’t readily available accomodations in which to house [...] Read »
Note: This is a guest post by Nicola Twilley. During a brief Tube journey earlier today, this image stood out against a backdrop of mobile phone advertisements, travel insurance offers, and posters [...] Read »
Bud Light died May 28, 2006. Franklin Roosevelt passed away in his sleep December 10, 2005. The following is republished from May 25, 2005: Bud Light is the red guy. Franklin Delano Roosevelt [...] Read »
Architectural Works
Broadway Malyan , an international firm with offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia, recently presented their design for the National Heart Center in Singapore. This hospital is a [...] Read »
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Frank Gehry bird USA, c. 1983 formica, balsa wood, glass 26 h x 26 w inches Estimate: $5,000–7,000 At Wright 02 June 2009 12:00pm cst ---- And you thought he liked fish .Speaking [...] Read »
On Lynn Becker's blog a commenter named Erik compares the Metra station designed to replace a Mies van der Rohe building slated to be torn down this summer to the very basic graphics in the old [...] Read »
Culloden Battlefield Visitor's Centre, Scotland designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects . Read »
photos by Takako Hasegawa I had the honour of organising this exhibition of 'works in progress' at the AA for its Inter Professional Studio (a studio set up to bring professionals from outside [...] Read »
Technology
We’ve all heard of pieces of furniture that act as conversation pieces, but how about a table that not only starts conversations but actually looks like a giant speech bubble? Brilliant! Constructed [...] Read »
The UN predicts that we will need 60% more food over the next 30 years in order to meet the demands of the world’s ever-growing population, and one designer has found an interesting place to [...] Read »
We’re perpetually amazed by the way that Japanese designer Daisuke Hiraiwa transforms everyday objects into striking examples of found design, and we were particularly impressed with his incredible [...] Read »
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While standing in the check-out line of a grocery store the other day, I remembered that the new issue of Wired might feature a review of The BLDGBLOG Book . And, lo! In a moment of brief mania, [...] Read »
dog's toilet, photo by ute bauer Made me laugh. (like this )content by anArchitecture Read »
Arguably the most influential living architect...Oscar Niemeyer talking about Brasilia 1 of 2 Read »
LEGO architecture | Kaufman calls it quits | mid-century modern doll house | Reef benches... coming to a high school near you | One day , two people, three tools | The Changing Rules for Urban [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
New York City will soon be receiving a brand new stretch of green space as the once-abandoned High Line railway is renovated to become a lush public park. Designed to capture the majesty of both [...] Read »
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