Cellophane House: Materials and Processes
While technology seems to be growing at an exponential rate while becoming increasingly inexpensive, the architecture and construction industries appear to be in a slow but steady decline. While overall […]
While technology seems to be growing at an exponential rate while becoming increasingly inexpensive, the architecture and construction industries appear to be in a slow but steady decline. While overall […]
There is something about dying a “natural” substance, while still allowing it to retain its natural character that is fascinating. Dyed flowers, rocks, rabbit feet (even mushrooms) hold a sense […]
Since before the days of Tesla, we have dreamed of a “free” source of energy – something that would allow us to tap into power that already permeated the very […]
Since the industrial revolution, architects have employed the use of mirrors in buildings across the world. But what is it about mirrors that people love so much? Are we that […]
I call Omaha, Nebraska home. A mid-sized city in what many Americans call the “fly over” portion of the country, the Midwest. Omaha is unique in that Nebraska law allows […]
As kids, making and chasing bubbles was a source of great entertainment. For some of us adults, it may still be. In architecture, the idea of bubbles has inspired […]
In the creation of any type of structure, there is an energy cost required to produce and maintain the materials that make up that structure. In the natural world, energy […]
Green. Sustainable. Eco-friendly. Aaaand I’ve already lost you. Bored to tears and I haven’t even started. Before you even read the words your brain recognized them and thought, “Oh look! […]
Rethinking about the application and ability for camouflage’s potential impact on design and the building industry, I have started challenging some of my earlier thoughts. How do we start to […]
Crypsis is the final study of camouflage I’m taking a closer look at. In biology crypsis is the ability for an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms. […]
This week I am going to continue testing and studying the idea of camouflage. Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle or dazzle painting is used in the animal kingdom […]
My design education over the last 6 ½ years has settled into a few areas of interest. One of these areas is interactive architecture and the use of textiles in […]
Every once in a while, I like to indulge in looking back to a rather perplexing creation of Peter Zumthor, the bathhouse at Therme Vals. And what a peculiar bathhouse […]
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