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Duplex by Frank Gehry for Make it Right
Frank Gehry is one of 14 architects to have designed duplexes for Make it Right, the charity founded by actor Brad Pitt to develop new housing typologies for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans. Read »
Ex Arsenal at Maddalena Conversion / Stefano Boeri Architetti
Italian based Stefano Boeri Architetti shared with us their latest project: The requalification and recovery of the ex Military Arsenal on the island of La Maddalena, Italy. This project includes [...] Read »
Leggenda Ice Cream and Yogurt / SO Architecture
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Second part of the interview with japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, by 0300. Part 1 was featured yesterday . Read »
Passive House at Parsons The New School for Design
[ July 6, 2009 10:00 to July 17, 2009 10:00. ] Passive House Consultants’ Training Program will take place at Parsons The New School for Design from July 6 till July 17. The program is designed [...] Read »
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Vision 2030 by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have announced plans to extend the city of Almere by creating a series of artificial islands. Read »
Musée Hergé / Christian de Portzamparc
After two years of construction, the Musée Hergé designed by Christian de Portzamparc is complete.  Situated in a forest and connected by a footbridge to Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, the [...] Read »
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Savannehuis by LAM Architects
Dutch architects LAM have completed a sustainable giraffe enclosure for Rotterdam Zoo, which opens next week. Read »
In Progress: Conrad Hotel by MAD
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Covered in Umbrellas / U. de Talca
The initial[1] idea was thought provoking: construct a covering using 400 red umbrellas (outside of their intended purpose) suspended over the new pedestrian mall in the city of Talca to create [...] Read »
Ladderstile House / ThreefoldArchitects
Designed by ThreefoldArchitects , the Ladderstile House, an eco-friendly large residence in Richmond Park, London, is arranged around an internally landscape courtyard.  The home’s volumes [...] Read »
29GPS Architecture: A geo located guide to architecture in your pocket
In my opinion, the iPhone has opened a complete new world of interaction in our hands and for me has been a very valuable tool in terms of productivity. Thanks to its mobile broadband capabilities, [...] Read »
Ball-Nogues Studio - Desk Sculpture
The Edward Cella Art + Architecture gallery has recently put on display a permanent desk/sculpture by Ball-Nogues Studio , a Los Angles based fabrication practice. The desk is made of die cut [...] Read »
Graphics and Design
Toys
Miscellaneous
This is a Champion , a project / The Graphing Calculator Story / Le Corbusier's furniture from Chandigarh , 'salvaged from a skip' / create background patterns / The Lives of Space , a site developed [...] Read »
from iMod
I live in a small house. It is two bedrooms, one is the master, the other serves as an office. When we have company over, the only choice for them to sleep on is the couch or the floor. That’s [...] Read »
The newest creation by Innovative Designs , in collaboration with Hoberman Associates and Buro Happold , is a 50 Ton expanding video screen that operates continuously throughout the duration [...] Read »
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Silla Guarda 2 in 1 Chairs Shed Their Skin for a Surprise
Imagine inviting a dinner party of six into a formal dining room with only 3 chairs. The horror! Well, it’s really no problem with the Guarda Inside-Out Chair by Zanic Design. At first glance [...] Read »
Even during the boom, it was difficult to see some of the things we were building and imagine them as a success. Enormous luxury golf and spa hotels in the middle of nowhere, shoe-box apartment [...] Read »
Stuytown Gets Reatard-ed
Among the amenities–Oval Lounge, Oval Kids, lots and lots of trees–Tishman Speyer has rolled out at Stuytown to justify the ever-higher rents is a new summer concert series. And performing [...] Read »
4 places for transformation – not recovery – of the architectural profession
The demand for corporate real estate is down dramatically and the vacancy being counted and reported now does not yet represent the depth of the problem. Corporations are either not willing to [...] Read »
House of the Week 029: Lake House
This copper clad weekend home on Mercer Island, Washington by architects Hutchison + Maul makes use of the stunning view with the sight lines it creates perched high above the water's edge like [...] Read »
Bridge House by Max Pritchard Architect
The successful proposal for the LSE’s student centre has been announced. O’Donnell & Tuomey’s winning presentation boards as pdfs at this link. (more...) Read »
WHEN I started with Typepad, their templates had no controls for letter spacing. I wanted that, so I hired someone to add that single feature for me. WHAT A MISTAKE! I had to pay him, I had to [...] Read »
THIS IS MY CITY 09!!! | live performances
This Saturday TIMC09!!! event at Macau’s Albergue will showcase artists from Hong Kong and Beijing. Audio visual artist Cédric Maridet presents ‘Filipina Heterotopia’, and later on the [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Villa Savoye's Mini-Me
photo copyright by anarchitecture, christoph wassmann Poissy-sur-Seine, 33 kilometers north-east of Paris, features two buildings of Corbusier: the famous Villa Savoye and its "Mini-Me" – the [...] Read »
from iMod
Last Summer I was outside doing my usual weeding of the gardens and taking in the beautiful weather, when a hummingbird buzzed by my ear. I was taken a little aback since I don’t see too many [...] Read »
Brandon Safford, blogger at I Dream of Architecture has published an interview with Archidose 's John Hill. Read »
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Vicente Verdú dirige el seminario “Creatividad en la escasez” de la Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad, en colaboración con el Ayuntamiento de Palma Cuatro expertos analizarán en [...] Read »
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Uroko House Book Igloo - A Lair for Literature Lovers
‘Bedtime stories’ becomes a literal interpretation in the design of the Uroko House Book Igloo — a cozy, fort-like enclosure of bookshelves which encircle a bed. Being surrounded in slumber [...] Read »
Paul Rudolph Foundation Blog
'Parking Lot' by Jason Brockert Harold Bubil, columnist for the Sarasota's Herald-Tribune, has written another article in this past Saturday's edition about the continuing demolition of Riverview [...] Read »
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another. BBCNews Read »
Southlake Town Hall
In the center of Southlake Town Square is the Town Hall , which also serves as a municipal courthouse, public library, Tarrant County commissioner's office, and more. To say the least, it is [...] Read »
"Pina basically reinvented dance. She is one of the greatest innovators of the past 50 years." She influenced choreographers drawing from her idiosyncratic style and experimenting with performances [...] Read »
i'm busy busy busy...too busy to blog it seems =) but i was excited to see one of my schools has their summer architecture program for elementary students up on their website with great images! [...] Read »
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I just found out that Karl Malden died today at the ripe old age of 97. Mr. Malden was a talented actor. I know a lot of kids today haven’t heard of him, but go check out a Streetcar Named [...] Read »
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Beautiful Rustic Modern Home
Anyone who visits Nashville knows that it sits between two worlds, modern and rustic. I was wondering if these two worlds could be combined and sure enough comes this rustic, modern home designed [...] Read »
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Ultimate Biodegradable Party Kit Has All You Need for July 4th
You know we’re big fans of recycling, but this Fourth of July, doesn’t it just seem like more fun to be able to tell your guests to throw their used plates and cups into the bushes instead [...] Read »
Washington Lights
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has completed the installation of LED fixtures on the necklace of the George Washington Bridge. The 156 light emitting diode fixtures replace the [...] Read »
Ireland's architects must embrace the sustainability agenda and keep the environmental impact of their buildings at the front of their minds. This was the central message of Environment Minister [...] Read »
From the Vault: 6
Location in google maps Browse all of From the Vault here at bricoleurbanism.org …or here on the From the Vault Flickr Set Read »
OLIAROS, a young property development company, is calling architects up to 35 years old to submit proposals for the construction of a student housing unit in Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio (KM), [...] Read »
Della Torre House by Max Pritchard Architect
by AgaTino Rizzo* ....the article ( link ) is really interesting, but as architect, engineer, and planner I'm a bit skeptical about Soleri's model. Arcology is a comprehensive device which [...] Read »
"The next bubble to burst will be the education bubble. Make no mistake about it, education is big business and, like other big businesses, it is in big trouble." NYT Read »
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‘Landscape Apertura’ Treehouse Frames Nature Exquisitely
Robert McLaughlin’s ‘Landscape Apertura‘ treehouse near Kansas City, offers calculated views into nature via six strategically placed, vibrant green frames. Each frame is designed to capture [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
According to data collected by NeighborhoodScout.com and Dr. Andrew Schiller the most dangerous neighborhood in the United States is in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is important to remember this list [...] Read »
Weekend Chic
While I was looking through designer Meg Braff 's portfolio, I came across the most perfect East Hampton home. I love the patterns and shades of blue she used throughout all the spaces. The [...] Read »
Los Angeles Inner-City Arts Awarded
The Rudy Bruner Foundation has chosen the Inner-City Arts project, a downtown Los Angeles education facility which provides art instruction to a large population of at-risk children and youth [...] Read »
Survey of the design philosophy, built and designed projects of Pugh + Scarpa, an architecture firm based in Santa Monica, CA. Pugh + Scarpa is recognized worldwide as a leader in sustainable [...] Read »
Cap + Trade = Green Building?
The House’s passage of new Energy and Climate legislation (HR 2454: the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) on Friday means more than just the possible institution of a new cap [...] Read »
O'Donnell + Tuomey has won an international design competition for a new £21.5 million Students' Centre at the London School of Economics. The Irish firm beat a strong shortlist in a RIBA design [...] Read »
Five-Volume Monograph of the Moment
The Monacelli Press has announced a five-volume monograph on Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ( SOM ), spanning 1950-2008. Each volume spans about ten years and features introductions by Henry Russell-Hitchcock [...] Read »
Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture -- raw, risky, emotional, radical -- and that offer inspiration for any bold creative [...] Read »
House in Kitakamakura by suppose design office
Pritchard House by Max Pritchard Architect
Chicago Streetscene:  The Phantom of the Opera Tower
The 45-story Steuben Club Building, 188 West Randolph, 1929, Vitzhum & Burns, whose work also includes One North LaSalle, St. Peters on Madison, and Painters District Council 14 on Adams. Read »
An Open Letter to Dwell Magazine By Jeff Speck Monday, June 22, 2009 11:02 am Dear Dwell: Love the magazine. As a favor, I have rewritten the Table of Contents of your July/August issue: Cover [...] Read »
Technology
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MotoArt Recycles Airplane Parts Into High-Flyin’ Furniture
We’ve seen designers recycle airplane parts to create desks, tropical eco-hotels and a hostel, and now we can add couches and beds to the lofty collection! MotoArt is a team of designers who [...] Read »
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Beautiful Solar Storage Barn Built From Raw Materials
Who says materials have to be scraped, buffed, and varnished to be beautiful? Recently, we spotted a beautiful storage barn that proves raw materials can make a breathtaking exterior. The building’s [...] Read »
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Virtually Waterless Washing Machine Cuts Water Use by 90%
Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a LOT of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The [...] Read »