Shigeru Ban focuses on architecture that is created from re-used material such as shipping containers and paper tubes.
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So imagine that you’re the city of Chicago, home to famous architects Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. You are widely respected for having the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), a school whose architecture was designed by Mies and houses the masterpiece known as Crown Hall. Given other options, why would you [...]
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As some of you know, I own a piece of mountain property in the hills above Walla Walla that we use for camping. The property overlooks the Walla Walla valley and consists of an excavated flat spot, driveway, shed and fire pit – that’s it. The remoteness of the property and the fact that we [...]
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Lately, in strident conversations with friends, I’ve noticed myself returning to a particular viewpoint. For ease of use, let’s call it the “imagine everyone lived that way” view. When my friends discuss locavorism or transportation one of the first things I try to do do is scale the conversation to infinite participants and see where [...]
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Two new Roberto Bolaño novels (as well as a piece believed to be the 6th section of the 5-part “2666″) have been discovered “2666″ is one of the most anticipated books I have on my “to read” shelf at home. Based on the reviews, I know it’s going to be right up my alley. With [...]
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The Television Cultural Centre by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture burned down in Beijing last night. Exquisite photos of the aftermath as well as the fire itself can be seen on Andrew Lih’s Flickr Album. While I don’t have any fascination with chaos and destruction, the thought of these urban symbols of time do interest [...]
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NBC news does a short piece on tiny houses and tiny living.
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At first blush I thought the thing was hideous and the video below didn’t help much… initially. If you can get past the atrocious elevator music though, you can see a pretty interesting dynamic structure and design which would be highly resistant to high winds and earthquakes.
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I love this house on a Chilean hillside, particularly the way the house amplifies the view by opening its entire downhill facade onto the valley. The sloped deck leading into the lap pool may be a little bit of an accident waiting to happen. I can’t help but wonder if that would violate some crazy [...]
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Literature: The image of Franz Kafka as a saint and a recluse is turning out not to be true. A new book explores Kafka’s porn collection and how it may change academic readings. Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life Architecture: I absolutely love the way that light and color interplay on [...]
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