CCTV television headquarters, Rem Koolhaas. New York Times, In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China: “(…) Mr. Koolhaas has set out to express the elasticity of the new global culture, and in the process explore ways architecture can bridge the gap between the intimate scale of the individual life and the [...]
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In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China
July 15th, 2008
Tags: architecture · beijing · china · rem koolhaas
Eric Clough: The Puzzle Appartment
June 13th, 2008
‘Behind a drawing of a plane that hangs in a hallway is a little niche containing a scale model of the kitchen, a clue that leads to a musical score written for the apartment, which is hidden in a drawer above the stove.’ (Slideshow) New York Times, Mystery on Fifth Avenue: “(…) But some of [...]
Tags: architecture · eric clough
BNA Gebouw van het Jaar 2008: Station Bijlmer ArenA
April 25th, 2008
Station Bijlmer ArenA – Photo by remco.brinkhuis. BNA Gebouw van het Jaar 2008: Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA. Uit het juryrapport (pdf): “Dit superieure stationsgebouw met zijn weergaloze uitstraling en zijn vanzelfsprekende ligging is uniek in Nederland. Het heroïsche gebouw is op alle fronten een toonbeeld van vakmanschap. Het is bovendien een wonder van openbaarheid, dat [...]
Tags: amsterdam · architecture · bijlmer · bna
BêkaFilms – Koolhaas Houselife
March 27th, 2008
Koolhaas Houselife: Trailer. BêkaFilms – Koolhaas Houselife “KOOLHAAS HOUSELIFE is a film by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine on one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years: the house in Bordeaux designed by Rem Koolhaas / OMA.” Zie ook Gizmodo, Koolhaas Transforming House Is Worthy of Iron Man, Batman, and Optimus Prime Combined.
Tags: architecture · design · ila bêka · louise lemoine · maison à bordeaux · rem koolhaas · video
Desire Path
March 16th, 2008
Desire path and desire cycle path, photo by Kake Pugh. Zie Flickr Group Desire Paths. Via Prunings XL. Fritinancy, Word of the Week: Desire Path: “Desire Path: A term in landscape architecture used to describe a path that isn’t designed but rather is worn casually away by people finding the shortest distance between two points.”
Tags: architecture
Holland Paviljoen Expo 2000 Hannover, anno 2008
March 11th, 2008
Holland Paviljoen Expo 2000 Hannover, anno 2008 (via). Zie ook dit NRC Profiel uit 2000.
Tags: architecture · expo 2000 · hannover · MVRDV
De 100 monumenten van Herrema
January 18th, 2008
Voormalig Belastingkantoor, ontwerp van G. Friedhoff, aan de Wibautstraat. Nu Philip Kohnstammhuis genaamd. De 100 monumenten van Herrema: “Welke bouwwerken uit de naoorlogse periode behoren tot de top van de Amsterdamse architectuur en stedenbouw?” Zie verder Inleiding Top 100 en Negen Amsterdamse objecten door minister aangewezen als rijksmonument.
Tags: amsterdam · architecture · design · history
When living in mega-cities was considered a privilege
December 4th, 2007
Dark Roasted Blend, Retro-Future: Glorious Urbanism: “That gleaming Metropolis on the horizon? – Something to aspire to, the glorious destination to dream about, to shape your life accordingly and reach it as the utmost reward… Such ideas were popular in the infant days of futurism, in fantastic literature on both sides of the Atlantic. Thankfully [...]
Tags: architecture · futurism · urbanism