May 2008 Blog Posts (9)

Retailer unboxes DIY flat-pack homes

Plenty of companies sell log cabin kits. But Argos seems to be the first major retailer to market an attractive and affordable model that reportedly can be built in two days by just two people. The British retailer's basic five-room cabin, measuring roughly 32x17 feet or 8x5 meters, costs GBP 10,999. An upgraded model, with amenities such as laminate floors with in-floor heating, costs GBP 13,099. Both models are suitable for year-round living… Continue

Added by Jelena Pascuttini-Kurdian on May 22, 2008 at 9:26pm — 10 Comments

Window Dictatorship and Window Rights

Some people say houses consist of walls. I say houses consist of windows.

When different houses stand next to each other in a street, all having different window types, i.e., window races, for example an Art Nouveau house with Art Nouveau windows next to a modern house with unadorned square windows, followed in turn by a Baroque house with Baroque windows, nobody minds.

But should the three window types of the three houses belong to one house, it is seen as a violation of… Continue

Added by cesur on May 17, 2008 at 9:35am — 2 Comments

CONCLUSION

After all these weeks of investigation it is difficult to think it is time to look back and make sense of all in a holistic way. I started creating three street sections (see appendices pages 92, 93 & 94) that showed (1) the existing challenges that Norvella Heights face to be accessible, (2) a diagrammatical section with possible solutions for those challenges, and (3) the location of the access spaces that need to be redesigned for accessibility. Using this section I was able to establish… Continue

Added by Deborah M. Deck on May 16, 2008 at 5:34pm — 1 Comment

Forbidden imagery a walk downtown

The afternoon started by getting in cab and heading south on the FDR, there were a few boats cruising the choppy waters of the bay. As we got out of the taxi on Houston street at the height of the blue painted facade landmark, the colors seemed very brilliant on this day.

We walked on Broadway entering the Koolhaas flagship Prada store to check on out of budget sneakers for my wife and to take some prohibited pictures of the interior… Continue

Added by Rafael Marxuach on May 16, 2008 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

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Artxcapes Cultural Art Workshops based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is for those creative individuals who want something more out of their vacation than just… Continue

Added by Ben on May 16, 2008 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

The World Architecture Festival Awards

The World Architecture Festival Awards are open for entry between 15 April and 20 June 2008.

The largest architectural awards programme in the world is open to buildings completed between 1 January 2007 and 20 June 2008.

With 16 categories covering 96 building types, the awards programme is designed to showcase your latest completed buildings, big or small, from anywhere in the world.

256 Shortlisted entrants will present their buildings live in front of the… Continue

Added by Jelena Pascuttini-Kurdian on May 14, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The launch of the new website for Public Art professionals

We're proud to announce the launch of the new website for Public Art professionals :

public-art-directory.com

Dedicated to Art in urban design, Art in environnement, Art in architecture, public art commissions, projects, and competitions.

Feel free to announce your projects and contact us to :

info@public-art-directory.com

Latest News :

- Call for Expression of Interest,… Continue

Added by Jelena Pascuttini-Kurdian on May 14, 2008 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Mould Manifesto against Rationalism in Architecture

Painting and sculpture are now free, inasmuch as anyone may produce any sort of creation and subsequently display it. In architecture, however, this fundamental freedom, which must be regarded as a precondition for any art, does not exist, for a person must first have a diploma in order to build. Why?

Everyone should be able to build, and as long as this freedom to build does not exist, the present-day planned architecture cannot be considered art at all. Our architecture has… Continue

Added by cesur on May 7, 2008 at 8:02am — 5 Comments

I have a day off today

Today I have a day off. Now, in Canada it's work as usual but in Europe everyone is off today so I decided to take it off as well. I hope to spend some time taking photos of buildings downtown; the light is flat; the weather is overcast and cool. If I get anything I will post my first photo to myarchN.

Added by Steve MacDowall on May 1, 2008 at 8:11am — No Comments