Architecture as Scaffolding
The idea of architecture as a neutral framework or scaffolding has emerged at various time throughout history, particularly at times of significant technological or social change. The Crystal Palace, built […]
Category Archives: Glass
Sustainability Icon in a Sea of Suburbia
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 […]
Urban Camouflage Rethought
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 […]
Holy Crypsis
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. […]
MAT_MACRO_SCALESERIES 2 of 2 [FUKOKU=expressive]
MAT_MACROSCALESERIES: [2 OF 2] EWHA/FUKOKU – Building: as an urban EXPRESSIVE surface Project: Fukoku Life Osaka Tower Building Architect/Designer: Dominique Perrault Sources: http://www.perraultarchitecte.com Features: Concrete structural system – Metal Glass […]
MAT_MACRO_SCALESERIES 1 of 2 [EWHA=functional]
MAT_MACRO_SCALESERIES: [1 OF 2] EWHA/FUKOKU – Building: as an urban FUNCTIONAL surface Project: Ewha Women’s University Architect/Designer: Dominique Perrault Sources: http://www.perraultarchitecte.com Features: Landscape(Park/Garden) – Metal Glass Facade (printed glass facade) […]
Material Restraint
With any emergent architectural material, there is potential for abuse and over-use. There are a plethora of causes for this, be they economy, durability, or novelty. Something that has potential […]
Architecture Sells
When seeing the Vizio All-In-One PC commercial recently, I was intrigued by the visual argument being presented. Most commercials attempting to sell technology present you with a magical (and in […]
RTP/RPD Studios [concrete_dematerialized=glass]
RTP/RPD Studios [concrete_dematerialized=glass] Project: R.T.P. / R.P.D. Studios, Lisbon Architect/Designer: Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos Sources: http://www.fvarq.com/ Featured material: Glass (printed glass facade) The RTP/RDP Studios offers a remarkable example of concrete […]
Homeostatic Facades
Do you ever have one of those moments when your only response is “holy shit”? That was my response when I first saw this movie of the homeostatic facade. The […]
Greetings to the Sun
Greeting to the Sun was designed by Nikola Basic and sits in Zadar, Croatia adjacent to the Adriatic Sea. In the evening the circular plate becomes a glowing surface […]
Glass Bearing Walls: The Dairy House
Located on an 850-acre estate in Somerset, England, The Dairy House is an adaptive re-use project turning a series of old run-down barn buildings and sheds into a five-bedroom home. […]
Cité du Design – Skin as Program
The Cité du Design, by LIN Architects, is located on the National Arms Manufacture site in St. Etienne, France. This historic location is home to several buildings incorporating research, communication and […]
Material Interrogation: Sliding House
Charged with finding an innovative material detail to model, draw, and learn from for Material Strategies, I looked to the Sliding House by dRMM. I am interested in rethinking single-family […]
RELIGHT [fabric] PANEL
RELIGHT [eco-lightbul_ fabric] Project: Undisclosed US Army tent prototype Manufacturer: Grado Zero Espace Sources: http://www.gzespace.com Featured material: ReLight [Eco-lightbulb fabric] A new-generation light designed fabric based on electroluminescence technology. […]
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