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enochliew: Digital Beijing by Studio Pei Zhu The deep shadow...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:24:27 +0000

Digital Beijing by Studio Pei Zhu

The deep shadow line around the top of the columns work incredibly well.

Why Don't We Read About Architecture?

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:17:15 +0000

archistudent:

goatarchitecture:

“…Buildings are discussed — indeed aspects of them obsessed upon — but almost exclusively in the context of economics. This building went over budget, that surplus of houses led to the foreclosure crisis, that condo broke the record for residential real estate, etc. To the layman, then, architecture is conveyed as little more than something that costs a lot and causes a lot of grief, rather than something with the potential to enhance our daily lives…”

The NYT on architecture and the careless brandishing of jargon, which we get exposed to a lot in architecture school. Just ask anyone who has tried to read Rowe or Forty — not that they are careless in their writing. Read through the comments section for more insight as well.

Is architecture a discourse or a product? Should its discussion be relevant to the masses? Are we living in a more complex time than Jane Jacobs, where a more complex vocabulary is required?

This might have been a part of the articles. I’ve only skimmed these posts, but if communicating to a wider audience is important to you check out Gwendolyn Wright’s talk on Monday at GSAPP.

plagiarismisnecessary: David Kohn Architects + Fiona Banner A...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:17:43 +0000

plagiarismisnecessary:

David Kohn Architects + Fiona Banner

A Room For London (2011)

reworked…

co-zine: 120121 - Steingruber’s Architectural...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:13:21 +0000

co-zine:

120121 - Steingruber’s Architectural Alphabet

http://www.jstor.org/pss/400251

http://www.spamula.net/blog/2005/10/steingrubers_alphabet.html

ymado: Castor and PolluxAntoine Coysevox, 1712Jardins du...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:01:04 +0000

ymado:

Castor and Pollux
Antoine Coysevox, 1712
Jardins du Château de Versailles

andarchitecture: Austria, Bregenz, lake stage festival theatre,...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:33:30 +0000

andarchitecture:

Austria, Bregenz, lake stage festival theatre, André Chénier, opera by Umberto Giordano.

“Lake Constance as bath tub, director Keith Warner & set designer David Fielding have chosen “The Death of Marat”, an iconic painting by the revolutionary artist Jacques-Louis David, as the symbol & inspiration for their staging of “André Chénier”. It is the first time that a historical painting has served as the basis for a Bregenz stage set, which towers 24 metres high above Lake Constance.

Set against the background of the French Revolution, the opera “André Chénier”, which premiered at “La Scala Milan” in 1896, is a historical drama of sharp perceptivity & a human tragedy of devastating intensity; appealing both as a passionate love story & as a historical thriller.”

EliinBar, Sketch Comparing Le Corbusier, Archigram, Will Alsop,...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:23:01 +0100

EliinBar, Sketch Comparing Le Corbusier, Archigram, Will Alsop, and Wolfgang Tschapeller Projects, 2011.

The blog “Someone Has Built This Before” and the page contains a series of sketches by EliinBar showcasing the formal similarities between several projects, with the overarching philosophy that few things if any are without formal precedent. Some comparisons are stretches, but others are quite striking.

lessadjectivesmoreverbs: subtilitas: Diener & Diener - New...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:09:36 +0100

lessadjectivesmoreverbs:

subtilitas:

Diener & Diener - New east wing of the Museum of Natural History, Berlin 2010. After being nearly destroyed by bombing during WWII, the architects took a unique approach to its reconstruction and preservation. Using silicon molds taken from the surviving exterior shell, a replication of the existing facade was cast in concrete, down to the detailed level of each individual brick. Due to the light-sensitive nature of the exhibits within, some existing windows were bricked up, and the new concrete cast windows were given the original mullion details. The result is an interesting patchwork highlighting the building’s history; a dialog between it’s original form, destruction, and reconstruction. Image via.

This is really great.

architizer: letterheady: Frank Lloyd Wright, 1946 | Source A...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:21:52 +0100

architizer:

letterheady:

Frank Lloyd Wright, 1946 | Source

A sheet of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s personal stationery; a much larger version of which is here. His studio letterhead has been featured on Letterheady previously.

MY WORD.

stopthesnow: Alpine Architecture: Crystal House - Bruno Taut...

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:53:20 +0100

stopthesnow:

Alpine Architecture: Crystal House - Bruno Taut 1919

architizer: Michael Graves’ Hanselmann House, in Fort Wayne,...

Thu, 19 May 2011 20:36:41 +0100

architizer:

Michael Graves’ Hanselmann House, in Fort Wayne, Indiana (1967), is for sale for $279,900. More Architecture For Sale.

sadburro: Grand Cosmo Steven Millhauser

Sat, 07 May 2011 23:47:20 +0100

sadburro:

Grand Cosmo

Steven Millhauser

chazhuttonsfsm: Love a good operable facade… This one’s by...

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:45:18 +0100

chazhuttonsfsm:

Love a good operable facade…

This one’s by Portuguese studio dIONISO LAB in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal,

marc-james: archalisa: chazhuttonsfsm: This was taken in the...

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:12:41 +0100

marc-james:

archalisa:

chazhuttonsfsm:

This was taken in the good old days, before you can ‘pan’ in Autocad, and working on a big plan meant laying around on a table on a nice looking cushion. Some people think computers made architecture offices faster, more efficient and generally better – but after seeing this photo, I’ve realised those people are very wrong.

I want to work like this! Screw sitting in front of a computer all day.

constant napping if i was found doing this. but this is awesome.

drawingarchitecture: Peter Cook, Design for Sleektower and...

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:26:09 +0100

drawingarchitecture:

Peter Cook, Design for Sleektower and Veranda Tower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1984
Print, coloured (101 x 73.5 cm)

via

I saw Peter Cook at the Architectural Association on friday .. so inspirational.

drawingarchitecture: House with Balls by Matharoo Associates If...

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:23:55 +0100

drawingarchitecture:

House with Balls by Matharoo Associates

If It’s Hip, It’s Here

Trying to incorporate more watercolour into my work

lessadjectivesmoreverbs: Wurstershire Sauce by graduate...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:48:39 +0000

lessadjectivesmoreverbs:

Wurstershire Sauce by graduate students at the University of Berkeley, California.

Multi-levelled seating area encouraging social interaction?

*Steals idea for library project*

(Source: Plataforma Arquitectura)

sillinesses: evrtstudio: O2 builds absolutely astounding...

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:09:19 +0000

sillinesses:

evrtstudio:

O2 builds absolutely astounding treehouses.

Can you imagine having one of these in your backyard growing up? Seriously…. Learn more about their process and see their other treehouses on their blog.

TOO COOL TO NOT REBLOG!

marchstudent: simko: Tape Cocoons designed by For...

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:56:49 +0000

marchstudent:

simko:

Tape Cocoons designed by For Use/Numen…

The tendons of multiple layers of transparent adhesive tape are firstly stretched between the columns of an ex-stock exchange building. The following continuous wrapping of tendons results in a complex, amorphous surface through the process reminiscent of growing of organic forms. The installation was executed in two working days [made with 530 rolls of tape, measuring 117,000 feet and weighing 100 pounds].

The idea for the installation originates in a set design concept for a dance performance in which the form evolves from the movement of the dancers between the pillars. (via)

sublimtyhasbeenmine: Санкт-Петербург

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:30:55 +0000

sublimtyhasbeenmine:

Санкт-Петербург