blog wunderlust: 02 November 2009

<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/gallery/2008/mar/11/art" target="_blank">10 years</a> of turbine commissions | a sad <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/10/26/20091026abrk-asusuicide.html" target="_blank">fate</a> | no to <a href="http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/outrage-gropius-buildings-bulldozed-in-chicago/5208849.article" target="_blank">Gropius</a>, in Chicago | <a href="http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=3976" target="_blank">stoop</a> to conquer | <a href="http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/0311/tools_1-1.html">Rope-Access</a> Surveying | <a href="http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2007/10/architecture-a-glimpse-into-my-past/">a glimpse</a> into my past | <a href="http://www.wired.com/culture/art/magazine/17-09/pl_design?currentPage=7" target="_blank">forest</a> façade takes root | from industry <a href="http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/investment/article6894183.ece" target="_blank">to living</a> | <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/24/origamic-architecture-stunning-sculptures-cut-out-of-paper/" target="_blank">kirigami</a><br /><blockquote>Architecture is a local act: it ought to be attentive to and representative of the unique physical, topographic and environmental constraints of the location.<br /></blockquote><span id="goog_1257150943827"></span><span id="goog_1257150943828"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Graeme Massie architects<br /></div>

blog wunderlust: 02 November 2009

10 years of turbine commissions | a sad fate | no to Gropius , in Chicago | stoop to conquer | Rope-Access Surveying | a glimpse into m...

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blog wunderlust: 09 November 2009

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf7D0n-7iHkd5VdCzzOWgah5UrphxaIamd8tbZdRoFHq3gdLnmkRnNy7ebGT7PBmuNnnbXDJmowkEhLNRwu4flNtQSqoYKdagRc8xmpEOIyYpb_Tzr_tbopwfPgo_4qpX3056V-sku7qP/s1600-h/20070342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf7D0n-7iHkd5VdCzzOWgah5UrphxaIamd8tbZdRoFHq3gdLnmkRnNy7ebGT7PBmuNnnbXDJmowkEhLNRwu4flNtQSqoYKdagRc8xmpEOIyYpb_Tzr_tbopwfPgo_4qpX3056V-sku7qP/s400/20070342.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Dubai gets a <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/martin.becka.dubai.transmutations/index.html">retro</a> makeover | <a href="http://www.greendesigncollective.com/blog/2009/09/how-much-land-do-we-need-to-power-the-world-with-the-sun/">how big</a> a solar panel would you need to power everyone in the world? |  a place <a href="http://www.remodelista.com/products/place-for-trace-paper-pen-holder">for trace</a> | Obama's <a href="http://www.abitare.it/highlights/president-obama-appoints-thom-mayne-to-serve-on-the-presidents-committee-on-the-arts-and-humanities/">Mayne man</a> |  banquet <a href="http://www.arplus.com/9298/cardboard-banquet-cambridge-uk-by/">origami</a> | don't roll your eyes; architects can learn alot by <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/features/critique/0910critique-1.asp">playing golf</a> | video: <a href="http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Web-Articles/Berlin-FFO/">Berlin's Federal Foreign Office</a> | <a href="http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6687256.html">tallest prefab</a> skyscraper | <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20090828/polluting-truck-wasteful-neighbor-grab-your-camera-phone#more-9606">urban sensing</a><br /><blockquote>The civilized man has the habits of the house. His house is his prison, in which he finds himself oppressed and confined, not sheltered and protected. He walks as if the walls would fall in and crush him.<br /></blockquote><br />Henry David Thoreau

blog wunderlust: 09 November 2009

Dubai gets a retro makeover | how big a solar panel would you need to power everyone in the world? |  a place for trace | Obama's May...

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blog wunderlust: 16 November 2009

<a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/i-live-in-a-steven-holl.html" target="_blank">I live</a> in a Steven Holl |  <a href="http://www.tnr.com/article/place-grace?page=0,2" target="_blank">Palace of Grace</a> | <a href="http://www.creativecloseup.com/20-fascinating-lego-inspired-gadgets-furniture-and-objects">LEGO style</a> | <a href="http://cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2009/11/09/conceptual-and-concrete-work-thom-mayne" target="_blank">the work</a> of Thom Mayne | vertical farms <a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2984" target="_blank">don't work</a> |  <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=93740_0_24_0_C" target="_blank">broken glass</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/07/the-women-of-bauhaus" target="_blank">the women</a> of the Bauhaus | the <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/inspiration/the-rolling-house-by-andres-jaque-arquitectos-091590" target="_blank">rolling house</a> aka a reality show waiting to happen | an increased demand for <a href="http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/construction/construction-software-state-of-the-industry-report-1111209/" target="_blank">construction software</a> | KPF <a href="http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/aj-interview-how-the-kpf-breakaway-five-became-65-strong/5210779.article?referrer=RSS" target="_blank">rips at the seams</a>  <br /><br />check out an interactive floor plan of the <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/interactive-floorplan-shed-house-skye/4047" target="_blank">Shed House</a> in the Isle of Skye<br /><br /><blockquote>To make a house, you grab a fist of air and then you hold it with walls<br /></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">Persian Proverb<br /></div>

blog wunderlust: 16 November 2009

I live in a Steven Holl |  Palace of Grace | LEGO style | the work of Thom Mayne | vertical farms don't work |  broken glass | the...

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blog wunderlust: 23 November 2009

<blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh7DKujXn1gSecxXmgvKsQLD-TltOgr4uz7ThIrRHaiWdjquli6wojQmUQqo5DvJlJB1xX_G98yYQQ92aeUzajTw6kKe5sRLJE1lV3guGHkqvVNW0ICJaZdiL9H4YGaj1yXeUlFAlM2sQ/s1600/fine+line.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh7DKujXn1gSecxXmgvKsQLD-TltOgr4uz7ThIrRHaiWdjquli6wojQmUQqo5DvJlJB1xX_G98yYQQ92aeUzajTw6kKe5sRLJE1lV3guGHkqvVNW0ICJaZdiL9H4YGaj1yXeUlFAlM2sQ/s400/fine+line.jpg" /></a><br /></div></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The blog wunderlust is a weekly round up summarizing the architectural highlights, news and web links, that don't otherwise fit the format of this blog. If you have any to share feel free to drop me an email.</span><br /></blockquote><br /><a href="http://thisisadesignblog.com/2009/11/13/furniture-yum/" target="_blank">chocolate</a> mies | the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938726,00.html" target="_blank">Impact of the Bauhaus</a> | another <a href="http://muuuz.com/2009/10/28/le-modernisme-pour-les-chiens/en/" target="_blank">modern dog</a> house or <a href="http://www.pre-fab-pets.com/">prefab for pets</a> | the <a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/fall2009/59889/" target="_blank">wall vanishes</a> | the work of MC <a href="http://muuuz.com/2009/10/10/les-oeuvres-de-m-c-escher-en-lego/en/" target="_blank">Escher in LEGO</a> | <a href="http://vimeo.com/7000036">old school</a> meets high tech | <a href="http://muuuz.com/2009/05/15/les-petits-papiers-de-simon-schubert/en/" target="_blank">a fine line</a> between drawing and sculpture | The Architect as <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_4_otbie-le-corbusier.html" target="_blank">Totalitarian</a> | Zaha <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=93950_0_24_0_C" target="_blank">meets the Pontif</a><br /><blockquote style="font-family: inherit;">Architects believe that not only do they sit at the right hand of God, but that if God ever gets up, they take the chair<br /></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Karen Moyer<br /></div>

blog wunderlust: 23 November 2009

The blog wunderlust is a weekly round up summarizing the architectural highlights, news and web links, that don't otherwise fit the form...

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