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Architecture as a High School Course

Various aspects of our lives happen within the context of Architecture. It is a product of most, if not all, the subjects we learn in high school. Conversely, it has its effect on the past, present and future of thi

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Added by Reginald Jamir on March 17, 2010 at 8:56am — 4 Comments

Architect spends 44 days creating world's biggest house ( worldnews/article )

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1256905/American-architect-beats-record-creating-worlds-largest-house-cards.html

Don't breathe on it: Architect spends 44 days creating world's biggest

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Added by oz on March 13, 2010 at 11:36am — No Comments

Saving the Mermaid City on the Red Sea

(by CharlesFred, creative commons share license on flickr)

My recent trip to the desert inspired me to write about one of the most enchanting, ramshackle and s

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Added by Elizabeth on March 11, 2010 at 2:53pm — 3 Comments

100311 March Newsletter

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Added by MyarchN Team on March 11, 2010 at 11:26am — No Comments

Should we save Charles Dickens writing chalet?

Charles Dickens, the famous author who wrote A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, did most of his writing in a wooden chalet which was originally built in the grounds of his Gadshill home in Kent which many years after his death, was moved in neary 100 sections to Eastgate House in

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Added by Michael McKenzie on March 11, 2010 at 7:58am — No Comments

Facebook Integration

The Facebook integration is now live on MyarchN. It’s simple to share and syndicate content from the network to Facebook, just click on the Facebook icon anywhere on the site.

After you click on the Facebook icon (shown above) you will be prompted wi… Continue

Added by MyarchN Team on March 2, 2010 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

Verde TU(edificio) - ¿Verde YO(usuario)?

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Added by carlos coronel on March 2, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Get moody!

Every time I conclude that one more time “it’s all about mood”! More and more people complain about lack of time, but it’s their lack of
good mood they fit into. What else makes the time relative than just mood?

I’m human too and l behave alike the others. I just dislike to repeat things in a raw, therefore I can’t accept to complain about lack of
time anymore. The talking books about time m

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Added by se_cris on March 1, 2010 at 3:35pm — 3 Comments

About Gustavo Manrique

To Rafael Marxuach:

Dear Mr. Marxuach:

During my recent visit to Mexico I learned that the date on which Gustavo Manrique passed away was on 30 September 2009 and not, as I wrote before, on 7 October 2009. The cause of death was a heart attack. I still received three engravings more by him, photographed them and wish to upload them onto his page. Unfortunately, I forgot the password. So I kindly ask you to indicate me a way to upload them.

Thanking

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Added by Michael Drewes on March 1, 2010 at 1:57pm — 1 Comment

MIT OPEN COURSEWARE

MIT currently has multiple Architectural courses available online for free. Depending on the course you will be able to see lecture notes, multimedia material, images, projects, etc. If you are in need of a refreshment or just want to look around, the link is below. Have fun!

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm

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Added by Deb Deck-Suarez on March 1, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

Boutique Hotel Project

Larger resolutions

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Added by Jessica on February 26, 2010 at 2:28pm — 3 Comments

Paraty Beach House Brasil

Studio MK27’s have completed this concrete beach house in Paraty, Brazil. Paraty House’s two reinforced concrete boxes, sit atop each other, connected on the mountainside between São Paulo

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Added by Minimalist Design on February 26, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

100226 Newsletter

NutshellMail
Many of us don’t have time to hang out online all day but need a simple way to stay connected to our online social lives, that's where… Continue

Added by MyarchN Team on February 26, 2010 at 9:04am — No Comments

virtual design demonstration

http://secondlifegrid.net.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Second_Life_Case_NMC_EN.pdf

Second life illustrations or virtual designs might have a place in the field of Architecture. maybe it is already used, I just am not that familiar with it. It's been around for almost twenty years so I guess most everyone but me has seen it before. I just thought I would mention it, it is neat. My son is a profess

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Added by Dr Robert E McGinnis on February 23, 2010 at 6:21pm — 2 Comments

Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum, New York

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Added by Edi Gardner on February 23, 2010 at 9:55am — 1 Comment

Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum, New York

February 12 - April 28, 2010 Since its opening in 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Guggenheim building has served as an inspiration for invention, challenging artists and architects to react to its eccentric, organic design. The central void of the rotunda has elicited many unique responses over the years, which have been manifested in both site-specific solo shows and memorable exhibition designs. For the building’s 50th anniversary, the Guggenheim Museum invited nearly two hundred artist… Continue

Added by Edi Gardner on February 23, 2010 at 9:51am — No Comments

Laser Scans as Time Machines

(1865 photo by A.D. White from Cornell University public archive)

Some 15 years ago or so

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Added by Elizabeth on February 19, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Bronx Education Network

Project: United High Bridge by Zachary Aders, arquiteto São Paulo and Iris Wijn, urban designer, Amsterdam.

This entry won a Jury Selection in the 2009 AIA Emerging New York Architects competition. Our entry focused not on the High Bridge itself, but on the surrounding Bronx neighborhood, and how it functions as a social network. Residents have been advoc… Continue

Added by Zachary Aders on February 18, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Clothing and Being

The passing of designer and l’enfant terrible, Alexander McQueen, recalls the interrelationship between fashion and architecture. To some, architecture reflects society and culture; to others, architecture is culture, architecture creates and reproduces society. To a degree, I feel that way about fashion—what we wear is not m… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on February 11, 2010 at 8:44pm — 27 Comments

A Sampling of Pleasures at MyarchN….

I am delighted, amazed and invigorated by the creative people who gather here on this friendly network about architecture and related arts. Setting aside the growing socio-economic network patterns (and who knows where they will lead?) this trans-spatial “space” is also great fun.

There are so many gifted artists and architects on this site that I can only select a few at random who have enriched my life in one way or another. If you already know their work, it’s a… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on February 11, 2010 at 2:09pm — 3 Comments