I have that Koolhaas/Obrist book on Metabolism but I need to go back and finish it. It's ok, in a Koolhaas/Obrist book way. There are probably much better works on the subject!
― mh, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 17:36 (six years ago) link
5 Women Accuse the Architect Richard Meier of Sexual Harassment
TW: workplace sexual harassment and assault, photo of the accused, descriptions.
once again: apparently everyone knew, and nobody did anything. the headline really undersells the accusations.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
probably going to tour this recent renzo piano work at some point. a few friends did work on the project
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/renzo-piano-krause-gateway-center-des-moines-iowa-01-11-2019/
https://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/renzo-piano-krause-gateway-center-des-moines-iowa-designboom-1800.jpg
― mh, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link
I felt extremely dumb when the pivoted top story was explained to me: the building sits at the area where the street grid goes from river-parallel to north-south jeffersonian grid style. the top of the building reflects the latter
― mh, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
When you're a modern forest witch pic.twitter.com/hTbYUUaAnL— Vananarama (@fullnihilism) September 16, 2021
― koogs, Friday, 17 September 2021 11:23 (two years ago) link
the Swiss pavilion at expo 70
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/44/31/794431e9f7ea074304571f0dcd91baa7.jpg
― koogs, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:58 (eleven months ago) link
On Le Corbs;
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jun/25/100-years-of-le-corbusier-what-does-he-mean-to-todays-architects
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 25 June 2023 22:17 (ten months ago) link
Good stuff in there, thanks!
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Monday, 26 June 2023 14:32 (ten months ago) link