What is architectural drawing

Monday, Monday

<a href="http://www.archidose.org/main.html">My weekly page</a> update: This week's dose features <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Mar10/22/dose.html">Million Donkey Hotel</a> in Prata Sannita, Italy by feld72: <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Mar10/22/dose.html"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Mar10/22/image01sm.jpg" title="Million Donkey Hotel in Prata Sannita, Italy by feld72" /></a> The featured past dose is <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Dec06/25/dose.html">Icehotel</a> in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden by Ake Larsson: <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Dec06/25/dose.html"><img alt="featured past dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Dec06/25/image01sm.jpg" title="Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden by Ake Larsson" width="200" /></a> This week's book review is <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/build-on.html">Build-On: Converted Architecture and Transformed Buildings</a> edited by Robert Klanten and Luke Feireiss: <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/build-on.html"><img alt="this week's book review" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/build-on.jpg" title="edited by Robert Klanten and Luke Feireiss" width="200" /></a> Some unrelated links for your enjoyment: <blockquote><a href="http://www.architakes.com/">ArchiTakes</a> A blog "committed to taking opinion and observation on architecture – in New York and beyond - to a higher level of detail and insight." (added to sidebar under blogs::architecture) <a href="http://www.designagainsttheelements.org/">Design Against the Elements</a> "A global architectural design competition meant to find a solution to the problems presented by climate change...the project aims to draw together the most innovative minds in the fields of architecture, design, and urban planning to develop sustainable and disaster-resistant housing for communities in tropical urban settings." <a href="http://www.bravepraxis.com/">BRAVE / PRAXIS</a> A blog "intending to convey part of the design process as it surfaces from the unconscious to the conscious" by Houston, Texas-based BRAVE / ARCHITECTURE. (added to sidebar under blogs::offices/architects) <a href="http://vincemichael.wordpress.com/">Time Tells</a> "About Historic Preservation, History, Heritage, Landmarks in Chicago and the rest of the world and the technotempo of current times and past times." (added to sidebar under blogs::urban) <a href="http://vacantplots.wordpress.com/">Vacant Plots</a> "A platform for speculation, observation, narration, and fictionalization." (added to sidebar under blogs::culture)</blockquote>

Monday, Monday

My weekly page update: This week's dose features Million Donkey Hotel in Prata Sannita, Italy by feld72: The featured past dose is ...

9:00 PM

Half Dose #76: Johnson Chapel at Trinity School

Manhattan is full of hidden gems, spaces tucked into the blocks formed by the island's famous grid. A religious space that comes to mind is a <a href="http://www.saintpeters.org/art/nevelsonpg.html">chapel by Louise Nevelson</a> tucked under the Citicorp Center in St. Peter's Church. Unlike her usual black palette, the space is all white with a skylight and window bringing soft light to the small space layered with her relief sculptures. In a similar vein, though unfortunately not open to the public, is the Johnson Chapel at Trinity School on the Upper West Side, designed by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects (BRB). <img alt="HD76a.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/HD76a.jpg" title="Johnson Chapel at Trinity School by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects" /> [photo by Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography] The renovation is described by the architects as "one of subtraction, refinement and integration" with natural light "introduced by a light slot along the north wall, reflecting diffuse warm sunlight deep into the space." A simple palette of white wall and ceiling planes with wood flooring and wall panels/seating is accentuated by a stone bed and fountain sitting below the skylight, behind the chapel's altar. <img alt="HD76b.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/HD76b.jpg" title="Johnson Chapel at Trinity School by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects" /> [photo by Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography] Daylight can be seen as religious architecture's constant building "material," from the stained glass expanses of Gothic churches to the creative expression of light in Tadao Ando's concrete architecture. Light is seen as a representation of God and the afterlife, an intangible material that speaks of something beyond the confines of the space occupied. Here light rakes down the rear wall from above, focusing attention towards the altar and the implied space beyond it; nothing new here but highly effective, nevertheless. <img alt="HD76c.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/HD76c.jpg" title="Johnson Chapel at Trinity School by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects" /> [photo by Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography] BRB created a minimal space devoid of the signs of the mechanical engineering nevertheless present. The bed of rock covers a ventilation system where air is introduced into the room, and the lowered ceiling plane hides returns for the same system. Hiding these and other systems usually expressed by grilles, fixtures and other elements is a very difficult task. Architect and engineer must work together early and thoroughly to assure the space's surfaces remain planar and pristine. The architect must also detail carefully to ensure this effect. It's no wonder that BRB has garnered a number of awards (including SARA and AIANY) for this small yet powerful space. <img alt="HD76d.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/HD76d.jpg" title="Johnson Chapel at Trinity School by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects" /> [photo by Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography] Links: <blockquote>:: <a href="http://www.trinityschoolnyc.org/">Trinity School</a> :: <a href="http://www.brb.com/">Butler Rogers Baskett Architects</a> :: <a href="http://www.woodruff-brown.com/">Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography</a> </blockquote>

Half Dose #76: Johnson Chapel at Trinity School

Manhattan is full of hidden gems, spaces tucked into the blocks formed by the island's famous grid. A religious space that comes to mind...

7:30 AM

Today's archidose #402

Today's archidose #402

München Hauptsynagoge " Ohel Jakob" ( Zelt Jakobs) , originally uploaded by Wolfsraum . Jewish Center Jakobsplatz in Munich...

11:00 AM

Meet Joe (and Josie) Blog

Today I received in the mail the March 2010 issue of <a href="http://www.planonline.ie/">Plan Magazine</a> -- the one out of Ireland, not Italy. The cover story asks, "Could design blogs change the way we understand and produce architecture?" and features five blogs (<a href="http://www.archi-ninja.com/">Archi-Ninja</a>, <a href="http://the-arch-of-fear.blogspot.com/">The Architecture of Fear</a>, <a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/">BLDGBLOG</a>, <a href="http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/">we make money not art</a>) including yours truly. Cover ninja Linda Bennett <a href="http://www.archi-ninja.com/blogs-influence-on-architecture/">posts some details</a> on the feature. <img alt="plan-ie1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/plan-ie1.jpg" title="Plan Magazine, March 2010" /> This article on blogs comes almost three years after <a href="http://www.storefrontnews.org/exhib_dete.php?exID=5">Postopolis!</a> and an Architect Magazine feature (<a href="http://www.architectmagazine.com/architecture/meet-the-bloggers.aspx">Meet the Bloggers</a>) both examined the popularity and influence of architecture-related blogs. Obviously their popularity hasn't let up, and the number of them (see my sidebar) just keeps getting higher and higher, particularly as more architects end up out of work and need something to fill their newly found free time. As well many blogs are now put out by practicing architects, in most cases as an extension of marketing but in others as a means for exploration. The Plan Magazine feature also coincides with invitations to a couple panel discussions, one on architectural publishing and the other on the role of writing in architectural practice. (More details on these events I'll be participating will be posted soon.) Suffice it to say that the importance of blogs is still strong, and their role in architecture continues to be investigated.

Meet Joe (and Josie) Blog

Today I received in the mail the March 2010 issue of Plan Magazine -- the one out of Ireland, not Italy. The cover story asks, "Could ...

1:15 PM

Today's archidose #401

Today's archidose #401

ASU Mesa Upper Floor Split View Down , originally uploaded by ken mccown . ASU Polytechnic Academic Buildings by Lake|Flato Architec...

11:50 AM

What next, custom vans?

What next, custom vans?

Here's a project I found on Architizer that makes me wonder about web sites where users can input whatever they want. [ '66 Ford Mu...

3:00 PM

Mini 56 Leonard Street

The last half of 2008 saw the unveiling of two superstar condo developments for Manhattan: <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2008/09/56-leonard-street.html">56 Leonard Street</a> by Herzog & de Meuron and <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2008/09/oma-in-nyc.html">23 East 22nd Street</a> by OMA. Not surprisingly each project fizzled in the ensuing economic downturn; the release of the projects in September coincides with the federal government bail out of AIG, not a good omen. While the city will probably never see these shifted and leaning buildings on their skyline, one lucky person can own one of the three hundred lucite models made for 56 Leonard Street in an <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190379418682">ebay auction</a> ending Wednesday. The 20" tall model is composed of 58 stacked pieces of the transparent material that lock into a full-height core also made of lucite. The model also includes a miniature Anish Kapoor scultpture at the base and a handy carrying case lined with foam for safe keeping. The case is emblazoned with words about the development that are composed into a profile of the building. <img alt="56leonard6.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/56leonard6.jpg" title="56 Leonard St. Building Model (Herzog & de Meuron)" /> [56 Leonard St. Building Model (Herzog & de Meuron) | image <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190379418682">source</a>] Those interested in <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190379418682">buying the model</a> have until Mar 17, 2010 09:14:09 PDT. The Current bid is $605.00. (via <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=96700_0_24_0_C17">Archinect</a>)

Mini 56 Leonard Street

The last half of 2008 saw the unveiling of two superstar condo developments for Manhattan: 56 Leonard Street by Herzog & de Meuron and ...

2:00 PM