Fish Tank in MAD Architects Studio. So much rigor in design even for a goldfish environment, which makes this Beijing-based firm exciting to watch. (via designboom)
"If academia is to be believed, then architecture is something in the drawings of Vitruvius or Le Corbusier; if today’s architecture critics are to be believed, architecture is just parametrics and Zaha Hadid. Either way, it’s claustrophobic."
- The BLDGBLOG Book
Urban Airgap by Japanese architecture firm Suppose Design Office. Love the playfulness, looks like a fun space to be in.
New Local NY by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Margaret Bursa. Stunning piece of work. (via BLDGLOG)
The New Local in New York creates a ‘landscape of movement’ that takes the form of a condensed urban playground on the west side of Manhattan, overhanging onto the River Hudson. The landscape responds to the principles of the New Local in Zlín, making a shift of small town social relationships to a neighborhood in the metropolis. This shift responds to the needs of the work-propelled urban dweller. It is also inspired by the ongoing relocation of immigrants and cultures to America, in particular Sokol, a Czech mass-exercise movement, promoting togetherness, flocking, fresh air and cultural pride.
Conceptual design for the Delft University of Technology’s Faculty of Architecture by Adam Wojtalik. (via Dezeen)
The Architecture of Rudy Hermes (via Visualingual)
In 1959, the architect Rudy Hermes collaborated with the artist Charley Harper on a series of illustrations that situated Ford cars against fantastic backdrops, combining gorgeous natural scenery with outlandish architecture.
Bahia House in Brazil by Gaetano Pesce. Somewhat Gaudi-esque. Glad to see architecture that is not the same. (via Dailytonic)
Eco-pods by Höweler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design Lab. It’s like Capsule Tower meets WALL·E, or Metabolist for the eco-everything generation. (via Inhabitat)
Robotic arms attached to the building would move the pods around to optimize growing conditions. Voids are created when the pods are reconfigured, leaving behind space for public parks or botanical gardens. Bio-fuel created within the pods is used to power the robotic arms and the remainder would be used elsewhere, possibly to assist construction. Once construction is complete, the pods could be taken and reinstalled on another building and be reused.
"… the building is an example of ‘Google Earth Urbanism’. That is to say; all this complexity can only really be seen from directly above. Without a spare helicopter, all you are really left with is the façade, which is marginally more interesting than your typical shed, and the blank slug-like form of the ‘swooshing’ S-shape, which meets the ground with all the elegance of a squished gastropod."
- Something isn’t quite right when every other architecture blog jumps on the shiny bandwagon and glorifies every piece of shit the ever-so-prolific (and annoyingly so) Zaha Hadid produces. And then comes along this wonderful blog critique of Hadid’s Glasgow Transport Museum.
