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AtelierOslo's Wood Lantern
Mar 22, 2011 | (0) Comments
The Norwegian Wood Lantern in Sandnes, Norway, is way more than a fancy light fixture. It's like a hollow, sculptural wood house, suspended on stilts. Or is it sitting on tree trunks? Or is it...
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Mar 17, 2011 | (0) Comments
One of the most memorable landscape architects in recent years is Andrea Cochran. Her firm's work is stunning, and redefining the art of American Landscape Architecture in a Character Approved way. From massive landscapes for...
Clip, Stamp, Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines, 196X - 197X
Mar 7, 2011 | (0) Comments
About fifty years ago, radical architects saw the dawn of media saturation encroaching on architectural discourse. Those who did not go into the academy did their whole-hearted best to engage in popular forms of media....
The Coolest Dormitory Building Ever
Mar 1, 2011 | (0) Comments
While we don't often think about going back to college, what with all the late-night architectural charrettes that entailed, the new student dormitory at Boston University has us looking at a third degree. The building,...
Hydrogen House
Feb 24, 2011 | (0) Comments
Hydrogen House is an ingenious project conceived by the ingeniously named !ndie Architecture. Sited in the firm's home base of Denver, Colorado, the proposal is for a series of homes powered by hydrogen, which would...
The Tampa Museum of Art Lights Up the City
Feb 16, 2011 | (0) Comments
As you may know from reading this blog, many art museums have been bucking the trends over the past 15 years. We welcome these changes. In fact, sometimes it's great when the categories are redefined....
Non-Sign II: A Billboard for Nothing
Jan 31, 2011 | (0) Comments
It's the 21st century, and almost nothing in design questions the primacy of our Interstate System. At best, we do a great job of making our highways beautiful, but by and large we keep on...
Lions Park Skate Park: Architecture In Alabama
Jan 25, 2011 | (0) Comments
Alabama is not the place most of us think of as having either 1) architectural interest or 2) skateboarding parks. However Rural Studio, the design build project created by Auburn University in 1993, has been...
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