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Monthly Archives: December 2008
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thom Mayne as 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.
OMA NY (REX) Museum Plaza Video
Here is an interesting video from OMA NY showing their Museum Plaza Proposal. The video is a couple years old now but features a nice mash up of real and CG footage.
Originally seen here.
Ludlow, CA Earthquake!
Two hours ago some of the pots began rattling in the kitchen. My first instinct was EARTHQUAKE!!! – but it stopped before I even made it out of my seat. It turns out it was a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Ludlow, CA.
It was not nearly as thrilling as the earthquake which took place mid-summer [...]
SHoP Architects Interview by ArchDaily
New York based SHoP Architects recently sat down for an interview with ArchDaily. SHoP is known for their PS1 installation in 2000, the Porter House condos, and the East River Waterfront Renovation.
Architnect’s 20 predictions for 09