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This is an applique design I’m considering using for a...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

This is an applique design I’m considering using for a custom backpack I want. I’m always hurting my back with messenger bags, so I figure a good idea is to go custom and 2-strapped.

like/dislike?

BLDGBLOG: Ghostly This article basically describes why I love...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:52:45 -0500

BLDGBLOG: Ghostly

This article basically describes why I love old architecture. The history of what used to exist, why people changed things around, what was changed to accommodate new technologies or the disintegration of materials over time.

I’d love to work on historical narratives of missing space.

Hmm…

One of my favorite stories is how the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall became one of the most acoustically perfect spaces by accident. Also how there used to be an enormous (since replaced and barely any pieces remain) gas-powered chandelier that was so big, those in the balcony could barely see the stage and that when it was turned on, it would basically burst with light because of all the flames and the crystals that would refract those flames.

pug puppy in eames chair. not really sure what the deal is with...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:20:19 -0400

pug puppy in eames chair.

not really sure what the deal is with the woman who has this on her website thought…

via www.whitneygaskell.com

BLDGBLOG: The Emperor’s Castle This student took a story...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:10:14 -0400

BLDGBLOG: The Emperor’s Castle

This student took a story and converted the characters into architectonic metaphor in order to create a fantastical landscape.

non-frustration

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:44:31 -0400

I found the book I wanted. Woo and also pee!

jimmy mcbride

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:31:48 -0400

jimmy mcbride:

Exquisitely detailed quilts of various celestial bodies. Pictured above is M64.

There are so many words, but I’ll just let it be. (on...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:54:58 -0400

There are so many words, but I’ll just let it be.

(on another note, this is a crazy tumblr posting day, wee!)

mikara:

libertysketch:

rebel:art »Blog Archive»Willi Dorner / Lisa Rastl: “bodies in urban spaces”

bodies in urban spaces’ by willi dorner and lisa rastl
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/3560/bodies-in-urban-spaces-by-willi-dorner-and-lisa-rastl.html

Cie.W.Dorner - Studio 70
http://www.ciewdorner.at/index.php?page=start

Jeremiah's Vanishing New York

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:47:00 -0400

Jeremiah's Vanishing New York:

New favorite blog.

From today’s *Everyday Chatter post: “The East Village is like Dante’s 8th Circle of Hell“—and I couldn’t agree more. I still like my digs, just don’t hate on me if I run into to you and your drunken girlfriend because I refused to get out of people’s way while getting some food on a Saturday night. I live here and I’m short—you should be dodging *me*, mmm-kay?

More Jane, Less Marc

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:18:47 -0400

More Jane, Less Marc:

** fully support this initiative**

I’m a big fan of Jane, and no interest in Marc, so it’s an easy win-over for me.

I requested some copies of these cards. Excited and expectant!

Archinect : News : JDS proposes to Experience the Void

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:01:24 -0400

Archinect : News : JDS proposes to Experience the Void:

New ways to experience the rotunda via physical intervention? Okay. I love a good mesh landscape, and the solution he conjured is a good one—the inner spiral. It plays off the space, and of course pends itself to safe enjoyment (as safe as a trampoline can be anyway).

I very much hope they decide to do this…

yes. mikara: microlandscape (via passenger1976)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:46:58 -0400

yes.

mikara:

microlandscape (via passenger1976)

frustration

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:46:51 -0400

there is this book, that i want, but i can’t recall the name of it, and i’ve searched through lists and lists on amazon using keywords relating to it, but nothing has come up. all i remember is what the cover looks like. i guess it’s time to hit the stores…

if you were going to write an essay on a book regarding the history of architecture (any time period or topic), what would it be?

now if only i had comments turned on…

Roy Gee Biv

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:39:48 -0400

Roy Gee Biv:

This is what will hopefully be a yearly festival in Pittsburgh, curated by Missi St. Pierre.

Really loving the graphics too.

Disturbingly beautiful. It seems a terribly depressing concept...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:53:20 -0400

Disturbingly beautiful.

It seems a terribly depressing concept to suggest this as a replacement—rather than an addition to—human contact. It is however a realistic assumption that such a thing could be needed or useful in various settings and circumstances.

There is an unmistakable draw to the object. I cannot imagine anyone would not want to get close and touch it—no matter what emotional reaction it could produce. I was simultaneously drawn to it and also made uncomfortable by its “undulations.” To the extent at which they were fabricated by the camera is irrelevant. The purpose is to imply crawling—and it certainly does that.

I posted this photo to a NYT travel photo collection. No idea if...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:56:48 -0400

I posted this photo to a NYT travel photo collection. No idea if they’ll add it to their pictures, but I like it. This is an aerial shot of the Grand Tetons while on descent to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Random thought part deux...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:45:00 -0400

I’ve begun Operation:Walk to Work. My knee is sore, but not so bad overall.

Observation while walking home yesterday:

Water features have to be one of the most failed attempts at urban architecture beautification. Everyone loves a fountain, but they often seem to break down, or get abandoned. Re-appropriation of these spaces always seems to be similar: a hangout spot. I’m thinking of 3 locations: Washington Sq Park (though it’s been rehabbed now), Madison Square Park and the fountain near the Korean War memorial in Troy, NY. All three are now used by people as hangout spots—in the case of the Troy fountain, it’s a great stage for free concert.

:end observation

A random thought...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:39:00 -0400

What about the start of cold weather is it that brings on serious food coma at lunch—regardless of what is eaten?

Time for a caustic and overpriced seasonal latte!

woa… mikara: datdatdat: zehnuhr: Bridge over the River...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:38:25 -0400

woa…

mikara:

datdatdat:

zehnuhr:

Bridge over the River Fujiang

(via) there’s something about urban infrastructure that...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:02:30 -0400

(via)

there’s something about urban infrastructure that gets me really excited. solving a puzzle or discovering a secret something excited.

I started working on this small project where I’m supposed...

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:30:00 -0400

I started working on this small project where I’m supposed to make a book on tax deductions for Canada look more “Canadian.” This is the first thing I thought of beyond using a maple leaf.

The question is… what would Canadians see as being “Canadian” in terms of some kind of reference that can be placed within a photo of a chair and desk with a laptop on it?