Miscellaneous
"A polymath (Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής, "having learned much") is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas." (source: wikipedia) Are architects polymaths? [...] Read »
3D city engine based on Conway's Game of Life and developed in Processing.
By: Jeannette Kuo, Dino Rossi & Dominik Zausinger
ETHZ MAS CAAD 2009/2010 Read »
London-based Steven Chilton of Marks Barfield Architects , the designers of the London Eye, has sent us fascinating images of Villa Hush Hush, an innovative high end residence they are currently [...] Read »
The Port Authority announced today that steel erection for One World Trade Center has reached the 20th floor, or 200 feet above street level. For this particular project, that means that 8,000 [...] Read »
An essay by Alexandra Lang called " Love and Architecture " caught my eye this morning. I missed it when it appeared on Design Observer last November, but was happy to catch reference to it on [...] Read »
"Did you know," the original caption for this image asks, "barium releases in space in 1969 caused an artificial aurora?" [Image: Courtesy of NASA ]. Perhaps cities like Montreal and Stockholm—even [...] Read »
Yesterday we mentioned that Robertson Strong Apgar Architects is the architecture firm designing the new elementary school in Middletown, NY and that once complete, Paul Rudolph's Chorley Elementary [...] Read »
Sleek Concept Bike From Peugeot Design PSFK. Read »
The Amazon, Apple, Macmillan Kerfuffle “Book” prices will plummet. The “book” will become totally re-defined. Apple will make huge profits. Jobs = Gutenberg, in long run. Amazon will [...] Read »
Eduardo Catalano, born in Buenos Aires, designed the iconic and sadly demolished Raleigh (Catalano) House (1954-2001) one of the very few houses Frank Lloyd Wright ever commented on, "Raleigh [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
The Amazon, Apple, Macmillan KerfuffleMay I suggest that Kindle v. iPad is small potatoes. There will be another half-dozen ebook readers in the next year. The market will shake out. Some folks [...] Read »
In the hurried and fast paced lives we lead, travel can be just one more stressful, cramped and environmentally unfriendly activity. What if you could slow it down, take some time, and relax [...] Read »
Flickr: Looking Into the Past. Read »
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Architectural Works
Architect Tsuyoshi Kawata of Japanese studio Tonoma has completed a house in Usuki, Japan, which features a wooden terrace wedged between two volumes. Read »
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has send us his photos of a recently-completed extension to the Ecomusée du pays de Rennes in France, clad in wooden shingles and designed by French [...] Read »
While in Croatia, I took some time to visit Ljubljana, Slovenia, and interview OFIS Arhitekti. The practice was founded in 1998 by partners Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik, both graduates from the [...] Read »
Currently, Amsterdam is expanding at an exponential rate with space becoming limited and streets becoming even more congested. Zwarts + Jansma have addressed the need for Amsterdam to develop [...] Read »
Plano Bs small cabin in Arruda dos Vinhos is an elegant, yet simplistic housing solution. Conceived as an exercise in the juxtaposition of materials to originate a new body, the project [...] Read »
David Chipperfield Architects have completed an extension to the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. Read »
Technology
One of our favorite publications, GOOD magazine, has just joined forces with PRE and Studio X to launch a design competition to rebuild Haiti. The contest comes at a time when Haiti needs it [...] Read »
Ask most people about Flushing, Queens and theyre likely to either stare blankly or venture Where the Nanny is from?! That all might change with the development of a 1.8 million sq. foot, [...] Read »
When the sun goes down many developing countries rely upon dangerous kerosene lamps, which emit hazardous fumes and generate 190 million metric tons of CO2 each year. Seeking an eco-friendly [...] Read »
Glass Pyramid Solar Cells Energize Any Building Facade | Inhabitat. Read »
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Miscellaneous
With Valentines Day barely a week away, the Times Square Alliance is eschewing flowers and candy yet again. Instead, theyre sending New Yorkers a giant designer valentine for the second year [...] Read »
A proposed 239-unit development in San Franciscos Hayes Valley has yet to come to fruition, leaving an ugly, empty lot in its place. Seeing this, a group of enterprising citygoers have decided [...] Read »
[Model detail of the south atrium interior]
Architects: Lab
Project: Federation Square, Melbourne
The project was commissioned after a two-stage competition with 170 entries. Read »
Photo by Dan Haneckow Dan Haneckow framed the issue succinctly on his Cafe Unknown blog a few days ago: "The question is not if Portland's firefighters deserve a larger, more accessible memorial. [...] Read »
I'm always on the look out for chic canvas bags to carry all my work supplies and fabric samples so I was very excited to see an entire wall of them in the Utility Canvas booth at the New York [...] Read »
Photos of my models a set on Flickr. Read »
Gear Ring. We want this now. Core77. Read »
Looking for an alternative to traditional planters? These are designed to minimize wasted water and keep soil from falling out... and their not even surrounded by macrame! .At Rocket St George via Poppy Talk .. Read »
The Architect's Newspaper features an article I wrote for their next issue on a place I've written about before, Jacob Javits Plaza at Lafayette and Worth Streets in Lower Manhattan. " Plaza [...] Read »
Video
Autodesk Labs Project Butterfly Overview .. Now AutoCAD users can share and work on dwg files with Project Butterfly .. video for EDITING video for File Sharing and Management Read »
Carlos Arroyo interview by Studio Banana TV .. Read »
Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum, Tadao Ando .. flick rsee it at google maps Read »
KSWA Reel Intro from Wonbo Woo on Vimeo .Kyu Sung Woo Architects Read »
News
The Historic Churches Commission has refused to authorise the reordering of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool. The change would have involved [...] Read »
Events
I never did see Snakes on a Plane, however if you have any interest in advocating for a cycling/pedestrian path on the innerbelt bridge because you are one of the people who live near and go [...] Read »
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On a day when the MTA announced that its budget shortfall may now surpass $400 million as last years payroll tax is bringing in even less revenue than expected, Mayor Michael Bloomberg began [...] Read »
As Sarah Palin reemerges in preparation for her run at the presidency in 2012, she has shown herself to be wonderfully transparent. Contrasted to the cool and calculating President Obama who [...] Read »
Located in the rural district of Espoo, northern Finland, lies the 400 m 2 residence Talo Kekkapaa which translated means wood in rock . Designed in harmony with the forested area and the existing [...] Read »
I had a walk around this 4 weeks ago. Porto is a must on the list of any Architect's Euro tour. Read »
1) And then there was computational wood . For his master's thesis last year, produced under the direction of Timo Arnall, Matt Jones, Jack Schulze, Adam Greenfield, Lennart Andersson, and Mikael [...] Read »
A slideshow of "ambitious architectural failures" which includes iconic buildings from Fallingwater to Pruitt-Igoe. (via Slate) Read »
See Fabian Hemmert and his amazing, shape-shifting cellphone prototype (video) Engadget. Read »
Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older? : NPR. Read »
City & Urbanism
Open House International Call for Papers Special Theme Issue Housing Affordability , Quality , and Life Style Theories Volume 36, Issue # 3, September 2011 Guest Editors: Professor Ashraf M. [...] Read »
In the current times the topic of change is big, Life is changing and the awareness of this consumes a lot of the attention both, individual as well as collective. The Financial crisis has just [...] Read »
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