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DANISH EXPO PAVILION UNDER CONSTRUCTION Construction photo of...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:56:00 -0500

Construction photo of the new Danish Pavilion found on Kibisi. “Founded by Kilo Design / Lars Holme Larsen, BIG / Bjarke Ingels and Skibsted Ideation / Jens Martin Skibsted, KiBiSi is a Copenhagen based idea-driven industrial design firm.”

MY PLAYGROUND BY KASPERWORKS A documentary film by Kasper Astrup...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:10 -0500

MY PLAYGROUND BY KASPERWORKS

A documentary film by Kasper Astrup Schroder about movement in urban space

WILLIAM STOUT ANNEX My favorite bookstore, William Stout...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:00 -0500

WILLIAM STOUT ANNEX

My favorite bookstore, William Stout Architectural Books (image), in SF just opened their second location yesterday on Mission St. Might have to take a little field trip.

SAFFRON, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 2005. I remember walking...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:00 -0500

SAFFRON, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 2005.

I remember walking every path of Central Park when the Gates were up. It was freezing of course, but I knew this would be a once in a life time experience. It was the first time I really felt an installation brought a city’s inhabitants together to celebrate art and humanity.

IT IS WHAT IT IS , 2x4 You don’t know how many times I...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:12:55 -0500

IT IS WHAT IT IS , 2x4

You don’t know how many times I have heard this phrase in the office environment. Graphic design firm 2x4 released a book by the same name, illustrating “a portrait of a studio in 1000 images.” And it comes in 6 different colors.

THE NEW YORK EARTH ROOM For those of you who are in New York and...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:26:00 -0500

THE NEW YORK EARTH ROOM

For those of you who are in New York and are bored on a Sunday afternoon, go check out The New York Earth Room by artist Walter de Maria. 22 inches of dirt spans across 3600 square feet of Soho gallery space.

NADAU LAVERGNE ARCHITECTS Young architecture office out of...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:29:00 -0500

NADAU LAVERGNE ARCHITECTS

Young architecture office out of France.

SAUL LEITER LIFE LESSONS ICP has a video lecture of photographer...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:29:00 -0500

SAUL LEITER LIFE LESSONS

ICP has a video lecture of photographer Saul Leiter, titled Life Lessons. Only 25 minutes long, it’s a nice break from all the usual crap found online. “I spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way. Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learnt to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.”

SAUL LEITER EARLY COLOR I recently stumbled upon Saul...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:59:00 -0500

SAUL LEITER EARLY COLOR

I recently stumbled upon Saul Leiter’s book Early Color at Dashwood Books. His passion was painting, however, Saul found his calling in street photography. Interestingly enough, every single photograph in this monograph presents itself like a painting. It’s as if the city is his canvas, and the camera is his paint brush.

DASHWOOD BOOKS And the second shop is Dashwood Bookstore, which...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:10:00 -0500

DASHWOOD BOOKS

And the second shop is Dashwood Bookstore, which is located directly below the Vitsoe showroom on Bond Street. According to their website, Dashwood is “New York City’s only independent bookstore devoted entirely to photography.” I could have easily spent hours going through stacks of photography books, especially the ones coming out of Japan. Found an image of the shop interior via photographer Mark Mahaney’s website

VITSOE SHOWROOM Walking on Bond Street earlier this week, I...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:00 -0500

VITSOE SHOWROOM

Walking on Bond Street earlier this week, I passed by two stores that I somehow managed to overlook for some time. Well, the first shop was the Vitsoe shelving showroom that opened earlier this year. The 606 modular shelving system was designed by Dieter Rams back in the 60’s, and even now it is one of the most timeless book shelf designs I have seen. If I had some extra cash to burn I would invest in this system, no doubt. Designed to easily assemble and dissemble if you are the kind of person to change apartments every couple of years.

paper-or-plastic: 185 Post Street, Brand + Allen Architects,...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:02 -0500

paper-or-plastic:

185 Post Street, Brand + Allen Architects, San Francisco, 2009

Interesting adaptation of historic building

Definitely an elegant building, however, this was going to be the site for OMA’s SF Prada HQ back in the early 2000’s. Unfortunately, it never became realized. Would have loved to have seen an OMA Prada epicenter in SF.

paper-or-plastic: Villa Savoye before reconstruction

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20:13 -0500

paper-or-plastic:

Villa Savoye before reconstruction

ROBERT FRANK’S THE AMERICANS Just saw Robert Frank’s...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:34:00 -0500

ROBERT FRANK’S THE AMERICANS

Just saw Robert Frank’s The Americans exhibit at The Met. Do yourself a favor and just go see it.

Love this time of year. A. It’s Halloween, candies and costumes. B. A few days later...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:30:56 -0400

Love this time of year. A. It’s Halloween, candies and costumes. B. A few days later it’s my birthday! It’s one big back to back party every year. C. I get to celebrate it with friends in New York this year. Can’t ask for anything more. Happy Halloween!

Even the trailer was a masterpiece. Very effective use of music.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:27:57 -0400

Even the trailer was a masterpiece. Very effective use of music.

And the view of SF from the top the hill.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:19:00 -0400

And the view of SF from the top the hill.

Checked out a new part of the city that I never really explored...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:16:00 -0400

Checked out a new part of the city that I never really explored before. Bernal Heights.

ninakix: Maya Lin’s original competition submission for the...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:54 -0400

ninakix:

Maya Lin’s original competition submission for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Architectural drawings and a one page written summary. It was chosen from 1,421 entries submitted. (via 37signals)

Maya’s always been a minimalist, but what’s so striking about this is how minimal it really is - here, you only see the bare minimum of what you absolutely have to see to understand the concept, and nothing more. I find this laudable. As a side note, the choice of colors is fantastic.

Maya Lin was still an undergrad architecture student at Yale when she won this competition. She was 21! An amazing accomplishment to say the least.

New Vision for Urban Life Needs to Integrate Planning with Design

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:46:52 -0400

New Vision for Urban Life Needs to Integrate Planning with Design:

quartey:

“The world is too small and the issues too large for architectural firms not to become aware of and involved in them. Teaming with the planning disciplines to succeed in this century will be necessary to solve major issues. Transportation, urban design, environmental planning, economic and community planning disciplines are all key in the next generation of architectural work.”

- Phil Enquist