At first I didn’t take much notice, and I should have taken notice and didn’t and soon had my regrets for not being observant and… mindful. A new building was going up in my work neighborhood – I couldn’t help but notice the place is relatively gigantic and I walk in that area every single day at my lunch hour. For some reason, I just didn’t pay attention. Continue Reading
Architecture
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Concrete is something many of us take for granted, but concrete is cool. The ancient Romans were experts at concrete construction Continue Reading
While poking around on the internet looking for underwater cities – hey I’m not even going to start considering a personal submarine until there are some underwater cities to party in – I stumbled across Continue Reading
“In 2020, the world will celebrate the 250th birthday of Beethoven, and soon after the anniversary of his death. In light of this, a new “world-class” concert hall, a “Festspielhaus”, is being planned for the banks of Beethoven’s beloved Rhine River in his hometown of Bonn, Germany. More than 50 practices were considered in the pulmonary selection process, following a shortlist of ten, and now three final proposals by David Chipperfield Architects, kadawittfeldarchitektur and Valentiny hvp architects have been selected to move on to the competition’s final round.”
Yes. There is a highly influential, internationally acclaimed Architectural studio called MAD. Recently they won the competition for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts in Chicago. Continue Reading
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