the human cause part two Post Source: architecture.myninjaplease.com Posted: Oct 10 2008 12:30:26
image paper log homes in india after gujarat earthquake
many people think architects drive up costs and create unusual buildings to call attention to themselves. historically architects worked for privileged peopleto make power and money visible. some medical doctors and lawyers work for the money while othes engage in pro bono humanitarian activities yet architects rarely take on this kind of ... [Show More]
for one fleeting perfect season. we will come for this view and because the real world is a little scary right now and because we can toast marshmallows right there on the wall and drink something hot and sinful late late into the starry night without bothering any of the neighbors because there are no neighbors. and i dont even like marshmallows which shows you just how much of a giver i am and h... [Show More]
the onetwo townhouse from houston texas is made for developer carol isaak barden by architect francois de menil.
the project was metaphorically imagined like two dancers in step each dancer holding its partner but still looking beyond one another. the buildings were so built that theyre quite distinct even if they share a common plaza. one of the units has winding staircase and two bedrooms. the o... [Show More]
located in massachusetts in dukes county marthas vineyard is an island off the us east coast famous for its harsh winters and tough local restrictions when it comes to building new home. at least thats what architect darren petrucci had to deal with when he came up with the vh r10 ghouse design. i thought its a plane turned into a house when i first read how they named it but trust me its a vacati... [Show More]
businessweek and architectural record have just unveiled the six winners of their 11th annual good design is good business competition the international contest to find people and firms who are building quality designs that focus on the businesses that hire them not just showing off that they paid for a nice piece of architecture to look at. this award is not about pretty edifices or architectura... [Show More]
on this the anniversary of that tragic day eight years ago architectural record has looked back and reports with an overview of the progress made in those years in creating the proposed september 11th memorials and massive rebuilding efforts. the result not very good at all. as weve seen time and time again from the projects very inception everyone is angry and frustrated because the work is goin... [Show More]
glacier loft Post Source: whatwedoissecret.org Posted: Sep 10 2008 21:14:23
who gus wastemannwhat the transformation of a 2000 sq.ft. attic apartmentwhere lucerne switzerlandwhen january 2005why because its every architects fantasy to get carte blanche from a client.
gus wustemann...... [Show More]
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arquitectos garduao arquitectos juan garduao ernesto flores ricardo guzman daniel bnda isaac romero athos sajid
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fotografaa laura cohen
una remodelacian es siempre un reto complicado de proyectar pues es necesario encontrar lo positivo de ... [Show More]
in the previous post for this series on ethics i looked generally at how activism is typically triggered by ethical failures and then examined professional duty of care as an area of ethical responsibility and the types of activism it typically generates.
here ill look at some of the ethical issues associated with the production of products and architecture. in these cases the artifacts dont fail ... [Show More]
the colleges likely will not compromise yales traditional look which favors a gothic style mr. stern says. the layout of the new buildings will closely resemble those of james gamble rogers who in the 1930s designed the bulk of yales colleges whose arched entries open to grassy quadrangles surrounded by dorm rooms. he set a very high bar says mr. stern. but the new colleges will try to create that... [Show More]
in 1992 when the international u.f.o. museum and research center opened in roswell new mexico only 3000 aficionados of aliens visited. as for alien aficionados of the museum who can say today the museum is straining at the walls far too small for the reported 160000 people who visit it annually. its become a muststop for pilgrims to roswell site of a ahem legendary u.f.o crash in 1947.
accordin... [Show More]
if screwball lunatics can spend 27 million on building the creation museum then we find it wonderful that there are plans in the works to spend 15 million on a museum wed much rather visit and believe in the new home of the international ufo museum and research center in roswell new mexico where else would you put it. architectural record has gotten the first concept renders and has spoken to the... [Show More]
... quadrat tot deixant un pati interior al mig i un petit carrera exterior que serveix daccas principal a ledifici. a partir daquest pati central sarticulen la resta despais de la biblioteca.
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aquesta forma daccedir a la biblioteca ta una forta carrega sim... [Show More]
file this under wishful thinking but sir james dysons you know the vacuum guy school of design has been put on hold by local government in the u.k. and now hes talking about moving the whole thing to the u.s. do we have a millionaire businessman in the audience who could convince this school to come to dallas now is the time to step up
dyson envisions the school being a place where the next gener... [Show More]
we hope that youve been saving your pennies and speaking with your mortgage broker because its going to take some serious financing to purchase the ambani residence dubbed residence antilia in mumbai. the perkins will designed tower is the most expensive of its kind and is being built for one of the richest families in the world.
schtuff
550 feet tall with 400000 square feet of interior space
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following up on an interesting bit of interesting we were talking about way back in february concerning what eva hagberg ms. unbeige 2.0 called the worst building in the history of mankind in esquire the unfinished ryugyong hotel in north korea. while it has sat dormant for over 20 years towering over the countrys capital rumors have begun circulating that the government might be putting the wheel... [Show More]
william mcdonough along with last weeks whos who in green michael braungart developed one of the most important ecoconcepts of our time the cradle to cradle design philosophy. mcdonough a hong kongborn american architect is also the founding principal of william mcdonough partners a sustainable design firm with clients like ibm nike and gap inc. through mcdonoughs work over the years weve all c... [Show More]
i already blogged about our very architectural lunches at the loft where i spend 150 of my time these days but now that the guyz lost interest in zaha hadids shoe making and olympics nests i had to archiculture on my own by catching up with my readings of architectural books and magazines. i was just closing the aug. 2000 edition when the postman delivered the aug. 2008s one. supposedly architectu... [Show More]
it did not go unnoticed by mayor jerry abramsons office that hed have some free time on his current economic development trip to new york or that the big apple is the media capital of the world.
so in between meetings with bidness hotshots the mayor entertained some media types no doubt reaching out for some of that positive spin that the possibility city folks can crow about and become fodder for... [Show More]
giorgio borruso design projected a surrealistic ambience of amoeboid shapes for the italian shop of fornarina in las vegas.
to fight the barnlike 218 square meter rectangular space with 9 meter high ceilings borruso designed a series of viscerally organic shapes dominated by four large hooded tentaclelike objects hanging from the ceiling. each one harbors a steel spine carrying led lighting fixtur... [Show More]
architectural record
jenna m. mcknight and alanna malone
in midjuly frank gehry pulled out of his first major venture in england king alfred development a seafront mixeduse project in brighton that has been mired in controversy since it was unveiled. now the developer karis says the canadianborn architect is considering getting back on board according to the architects journal. karis managing di... [Show More]
a tutorial for good typography in indesign setting up a baseline grid via
moma fabricates a memorable exhibition
cast of 50 cents mtv reality show moving into greenpoint loft
nyc is worlds 22nd most expensive city
ryan responds to ed glaeser how good is houston glaeser again
nimbys vacation in developments theyd oppose via
nimbyism urban development and the public involvement solution
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film review the dark knight the guardian
watching the first dizzying vertiginous overhead shot of the glittering skyscrapers and minuscule streets i literally forgot to breathe for a second or two and found myself teetering forward on my seat as if about to topple into the illusory void
watching the growth of walmart across america flowing data
in the spirit of tobys walmart growth video using dat... [Show More]
cctv building detail of photo by toomanytri bbles
the last week has seen a crop of reports about beijings new architecture
the architectural record has published a beijing special called record reveals beijing.
it includes a labeled google earth map of beijing profiles of important beijingbased architects and landmark new buildings although only the usual suspects from the cctv tower to the ... [Show More]
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