February 2012
36 posts
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Lipstick architecture
Architecture gets its name because of what it looks like. John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson. The lipstick building in NYC. Image by CHRISTOPHER MACSURAK @ flickr.
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Kenzo Tange
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo 1964. Stainless Steel facade. Image by pablo.sanchez @ flickr.
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not architecture but awesome
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Raymond Hood
The Tribune tower in Chicago by architect Raymond Hood. The design was the winning entry of a competition held in 1922. It’s unusual because of the flying buttresses found at the top - typically found in church architecture. Image by adactio @ flickr.
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echoes of Sant'Elia
Another beautiful sketch by alexander_str @ flickr. Echoes of Sant’Elia.
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Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt, Vanderbilt Residence, NYC 1882. Among many other achievements Hunt founded the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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clothespin and architecture
Which is the miniature? Philadelphia, Clothespin by Claes Oldenburg. The photographer has a great flickr channel too. Image by kevin dooley @ flickr.
crazy talent →
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just wow.
Holy cow. Image by alexander_str @ flickr.
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brutalism
Boston City Hall. It’s a lot less cold in pencil. Image by conbon33 flickr.
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square spiral
Herzog and de Meuron rethink everything. A square spiral stair inside the CaixaForum in Madrid. Image by Daquella manera @ flickr.
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Patterns in architecture
What’s so interesting about this Prada store in Tokyo by Herzog and de Meuron is that it’s got a pattern - just like the products Prada sells. That’s what architects do. They get inspired by something relevant, get ideas and turn the intangible real. Image by diametrik @ flickr.
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erosion control architecture
Who would have thought you could make a building out of an stone erosion control modular gabion system? Image by Sarah_Ackerman @ flickr.
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architectural photography
This guy does wonderful architectural photography. I use his pics in my videos. Image by seier+seier @ flickr.
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folly
Vitra Design Museum by Frank Gehry. Located at the Vitra campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Vitra is a furniture company. The campus also has architecture by a few other famous architects. Check it out! Image by Markus Keuter @ flickr.
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Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin worked for Frank Lloyd Wright. This is a detail from his Capitol Theater in Melbourne Australia. Image by colros @ flickr.
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arzitekt asked: Hello, my current design project is set in Belgrade, revolving around themes of war, memorials, monuments, memory, with extensive political and social layers, as we are dealing with a bombed military building in a diplomatic area. Can you please advise some books I could read, architects or buildings I could examine to help me develop a philosophy towards such project? Right now I'm mainly...
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Architecture and meaning
Norman Foster design the Reichstag Dome in Berlin. The Reichstag was originally built to house the parliament of the German Empire. This dome has meaning. It’s reflectivity embodies the unification of Germany. Image by atomicjeep @ flickr.
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Bruce Goff Rocket man
Bachman house, Bruce Goff, Chicago, IL 1948. That’s what I’m talkin about. Hello residential neighborhood! Image by ejojola @ flickr.
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One of the first skyscraper men
Cass Gilbert designed the Woolworth building in NYC, 1913. Tallest building in the world until 1930. Photo by one of my favorites, Berenice Abbott.
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Paris Opera architecture
This is the Palais Garnier by its Beaux Arts architect namesake Charles Garnier, 1875. Beautiful.
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Geodesic head
Buckminster Fuller was an engineer and architect. This is the very creative TIME magazine cover of him. He invented the Geodesic Dome - patent #U.S. 2,682,235 - 1954.
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Bulbous
Architect Norman Foster, London City Hall, 2002. Image by Lauren Manning @ flickr.
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Sverre Fehn
The Norwegian Glacier Museum by architect Sverre Fehn, 1991. Image by Bosc d’Anjou @ flickr.
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Eisenman
The Holocaust memorial in Berlin by Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. I wanted a pic without a person, but you get it when a person is part of it. Image by antifluor @ flickr.
thefifthlegend asked: Whats Doug? Why is the university proximity to my home important?
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Powers of Ten | understanding scale
From the office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1968. Husband and wife. They worked in design, art, film and furniture. They also designed their own modern home. If you haven’t seen Powers of Ten, take 10 minutes and watch. It is remarkably relevant for the Google age.
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Light
The light well at the Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp France by Le Corbusier. Image by Ergonomik @ flickr.
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rackitecture
This person does very nice architectural pics. on1stsite. @ flickr.
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How is that even real?
Santiago Calatrava, Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia Spain. Image by on1stsite. @ flickr.
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Architecture, New York & Berenice Abbot
One of the great photographers. Berenice Abbot.
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Spiral architecture
Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan. Photo by Berenice Abbot, 1935. I made a video about her work in New York. New York City of the Great Depression.
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The architect's nest
Great shot of Beijing’s birds nest stadium by Herzog and de Meuron. Image by cmaccubbin @ flickr.
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Thick as a brick
The Monadnock building in Chicago is the tallest masonry building ever built. The walls are six feet thick at the base. Steel and the elevator eventually came along and changed the paradigm, but this landmark still remains. Built in 1891 and designed by Burnham and Root.
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The largest wood structure in the world
A film made by Arup about the Metropol Parasol project in Seville, Spain. The largest wood structure in the world. Designed by Jürgen Mayer-Hermann and completed in April 2011. Thanks to Marina Miceli for sharing!