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Time-lapse videos of the Convention Center
April 14, 2009 – 1:50 am
http://landscapeandurbanism.blogspot.com/2009/04/vancouver-cc-green-roof-videos.html
Polemics aside (and there are plenty), this is a pretty useful look at the technology that goes into a “green” operation of this scale.
LAB-RAD
April 13, 2009 – 2:03 am
Student design group headed by my fellow Penncrest High School alumnus and current Columbia M.Arch candidate Wayne Congar. He also helped build that 250,000 piece BIG lego model.
A glimpse at what young Archi-players are doing in NYC. And some bangin’ diagrams for sure.
Overdiagramming. Are you working too hard?
April 13, 2009 – 1:43 am
http://gemssty.com/2009/04/06/too-much-poorly-designed-information/
Another post from Gems Sty design-distraction wonder-site. A good point, with good links. Follow! Or be a fool.
Tweenbot! Quantifying public cooperation?
April 13, 2009 – 1:39 am
http://gemssty.com/2009/04/12/tweenbot-will-you-guide-a-robot/
Adorable robot needs help thru NYC… check it out.
Material Formation in Design
April 12, 2009 – 4:41 pm
I know people may not be checking this blog much anymore but I had to share this flickr slideshow. It’s quite beautiful…
GOOD LUCK ENDS!
April 9, 2009 – 7:44 am
The end is in sight guys/gals, so keep pushing through! Good luck with all your presentations today and enjoy your sleep tonight : )
The Book Hill
April 7, 2009 – 10:18 pm
Welcome to a proposed extension of the Stockholm Public Library. This project, called “The Book Hill” is one that makes use of what were thought to be limitations in the landscape to create a building that not only holds books, but acts as a landmark for the city. These limits include the Observatory Hill that sits next to the site; giant, beautiful, too steep to be useful, and the library in place; the Asplund library, with its three detached annexes that separate the library into four.
The solution is a snake. A “continuous boulevard” from street level to Observatory Hill top. The most obvious perk of which is the glorious view of the city, not normally accessible without hovercraft or helicopter.
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/06/the-view-from-book-hill/
No Walls, Only Partitions
April 7, 2009 – 9:34 pm
Without compromising on privacy, the 4sides4home is an amazing interior option for those who have small apartments and even smaller families. The concept utilizes the given floor space optimally by doing away with the walls and incorporating partitions instead. Imagine a huge + (plus sign) on the floorplan where each wing is a specific room. What you design or expect from the modular room is up to you. For instance the four wings could each be a living room, a bedroom, a study and a dining room.
One of the objectives behind creating the 4sides4home was to keep electrical networks to the minimum. Additionally the plan also wants to create an environment that is conducive to easy WiFi streaming; this seems to be of prime importance to gadget-freak yuppies!
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/03/23/no-walls-only-partitions/
The High-Rise Farm - Vertical Farm
April 7, 2009 – 9:28 pm
Starting from the realization that, by 2050, 80% of the earth’s population will live in cities, the Vertical Farm project at Columbia University aims to attain food supply self-sufficiency for urban centers. The researchers at Columbia estimate that 150 farms of this type would be enough to take care of the food needs of a city such as New York.
