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Green ’70s Flashback with Smiles and Shades of Blue
Ken Saylor at ArchPaper recently wrote an interesting article on a Craig Hodgetts project from 1978 – which seems all too relevant today.
Check out the article and images
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Architnect’s 20 predictions for 09
Archinect has posted 20 predications, or speculations, for architecture and design in 2009. The 20 writings are a mix of up and coming designers, such as Jeffery Inaba and Benjamin Ball, as well as prominent archinect locals and staff.
It’s interesting to see the diversity of the predictions.
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REX Dollhouse for Calvin Klein
“By treating a New York street like landscape—and Calvin Klein’s storefront like a New York street—we created a detached single-family dollhouse in Manhattan for the Calvin Klein woman,” said architect Prince-Ramus. “Undeniably frivolous, the ‘Madison Avenue (Doll)House’ still suggests a kernel of an idea for accommodating growth in existing population centers.” -REX
LEGO Villa Savoy
Here we have an interesting lego rendition of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoy, originally constructed in 1929.
A few of the details are off, (first to catch my eye was that the pilotis are part of the facade, rather than being inset) but it is a very elegant an intersting use of legos.
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LOT-EK Shipping Container Puma City
Puma City by LOT-EK is an 11,000 square foot store consisting of 24 shipping containers. Puma City is designed to be easily disassembled for transportation. The store is currently on tour around the world.
Us here at Sinking Cities are in awe of the huge cantilever LOT-EK was able to pull off. At first look you would presume necessity for a heavy foundation – and a structure that is able to be disassembled would be out of the question.
Venice Under Water
This post goes along well with the title of the blog. Check out these amazing pictures of flooded Venice, Italy – truly amazing!
“The recent “acqua alta” (high water) in Venice, Italy reached a depth of 1.56 meters (5 ft, 1 in.) on Monday – the deepest flood in 22 years, and the fourth highest flood level in recent history, claimed Venice’s Tide Center. The water began to subside on Tuesday, while residents and tourists made their way through the city, hip-waders or not – one man even took the opportunity to ride his wakeboard through Piazza San Marco (until police stepped in). Although this flood was severe enough for the mayor to ask tourists to temporarily stay home, Venetian floods are fairly routine, several occurring every year, and residents usually take it all in stride.”
Thom Mayne as KCRW Guest DJ
Thom Mayne - KCRW Guest DJ
Long time supporter of KCRW, architect Thom Mayne, appeared on Los Angeles based KCRW as a guest DJ. There is a long list of architecture majors and drop outs becoming famous musicians – but this is the first starchitect as DJ.
Architecture Students in Hell
Architecture students in hell is a series of comics relating to all things architecture school.
Urban Transformation
Urban Transformation
is a fantastic book from Andreas and Ilka Ruby at Ruby Press based in Berlin, Germany.
Urban Transformation features projects, essays and ideas from some of our favorite urban thinkers such as Keller Easterling, Teddy Cruz and Robert Somol.
A project from the desks here at Sinking Cities managed to make it in the book – so be sure to check it out. I recommend getting the book Here
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