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UME

marcus — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:21:17 +0000

UME - one of the few Australian architecture journals of any real merit - has made its entire catalogue available for download as pdfs.

“UME is not a journal of record and is not engaged in marketing the latest architectural trends. (…) UME is about the drawings architects make to build their designs. Generally the emphasis is on showing the working drawings. Photographs of the buildings are intentionally reproduced not in colour but in black and white (often as duotones) in order to present designers’ ideas in as abstract a manner as possible. ”

Via Butterpaper.

Video of the Museum Plaza project in Louisville by OMA REX.

marcus — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:02:27 +0000

Video of the Museum Plaza project in Louisville by ~~OMA~~ REX.

Reader, Dave Brown says it best:

“I saw this a few weeks ago and thought it was one of the coolest all time animation presentations ever…

I mean, you’re taken on an emotional roller coaster…at first your like…jeez, who do these guys think they are, showing off their office like that…so pompous…and then you’re like…wtf…where did those bars come from…and then all of a sudden there’s an f@#$#@ing building growing, and the cameras all shaky and shit…and then boom….wireframe, and out of nowhere comes a frigging city where did that shit come from all of a sudden…and just when you think it can’t get any better…

THEY TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL…amazing…you’re in the building…you’re looking at it while driving down the street….you’re all over town…and when you think you can’t take anymore, it fades to black.and you’re like…thank god, i can’t take anymore…only to come back with a friggin 360 panorama…like…let me off…think i’m going to puke…feel bad for the people in the three cars behind me….i mean, what a RIDE!!!!

love it….love it.”

The Nagakin Capsule Building in Tokyo looks set to be demolished.

marcus — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:01:17 +0000

The Nagakin Capsule Building in Tokyo looks set to be demolished. Apparently Kurokawa submitted a proposal which was dismissed whereby the existing capsules would be removed and updated capsules - presumably sans reel-to-reel tape decks - reattached to the core. The proposal was dismissed in favour of knocking the whole thing down and starting again in order to add 60% more floor space. Previous Capsule madness on g-mor.

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating

marcus — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:35:55 +0000

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating is speaking about the development at East Darling Harbour on 23 May 2007 at the next Design Quarter event at the Powerhouse Museum.

“The Honourable Paul Keating was on the jury that selected the winning design for the redevelopment of East Darling Harbour. This lecture will give his unique perspective on the selection process, the outcome, and the impact that the redevelopment of this historic foreshore precinct will have on our cityscape.”

Goal Sculptures at Strange Harvest

marcus — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:15:15 +0000

Goal Sculptures at Strange Harvest. Goal posts in deserted parks caught unawares while they play art.

This one is rather nice. As is this. [Link]

The roundest sphere ever made

marcus — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:07:04 +0000

The roundest sphere ever made. A ball of fused graphite forming a part of NASA’s Gravity Probe B, so smooth “that were it blown up to the size of Earth, the tallest mountain would be only eight feet high.”
[Link]

Postopolis

marcus — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:03:14 +0000

Postopolis is BLDGBLOG, Subtopia, Inhabitat and City of Sound teaming up to hold a five day series of talks etc at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. On the final day the Storefront will turn into a kind of drop in centre for architecture bloggers. Sounds grand. [Link]

Archidose takes a look at the Herzog and De Mueron apartment block in New York and finds some fun trash in the bin on the street

marcus — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:30:20 +0000

Archidose takes a look at the Herzog and De Mueron apartment block in New York. And finds some fun trash in the bin on the street.

OMA have relaunched their website. With a couple of unexpected bits.

marcus — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:29:30 +0000

OMA have relaunched their website. With a couple of unexpected bits. Firstly, under publications is the unauthorised edition of SMLXL. In Farsi. And secondly, there appears to be an OMA blog planned - although there is currently only a placeholder page up online. (via archinect and Matt)

Wikipedia entry on McMansions.

marcus — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:05:11 +0000

Wikipedia entry on McMansions.

“As developments of large houses have spread, a number of similar, related terms have been coined, including “Beltway Baronial”, “Starter Castle”, “Tract Mansions”, “Mini-Taj Mahals”, “Big Foot”, “Jumbo Abode”, “Gable-opolis”, “Wog mansion” (Australia) and “faux chateau”….”Bungaloids” describe oversized versions of Craftsman bungalows.”

[Link]

Unsubstantiated rumour alert:

marcus — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:27:02 +0000

Unsubstantiated rumour alert:

“Brad Pitt gave a lecture at the Dutch Architecture Museum last night
and he announced that he is buying an apartment in Rotterdam and
starting to work at OMA.”

Anyone heard anything about this?
[~~thanks~~ matt]

[Update - okay - its an April fools joke, so I’m a sucka. But it is April 3rd over here, so I wasn’t on my guard…]

Saturn’s giant hexagon

marcus — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:49:18 +0000

It is all over the internet, but if you haven’t seen it already, go check out Saturn’s giant hexagon.

A 13 Mile long dragon is under construction in Xinzheng city, Henan province

marcus — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:47:05 +0000

A 13 Mile long dragon is under construction in Xinzheng city, Henan province.

“The finished dragon is to wear 5.6 million scales of jade or gold-coated bronze. People can pay to carve words on the scales, and inside the body there will be trains and clubs. It will be a place for cultural activities and relaxation,” he said.

“I am not afraid of attacks. Our ancestors built the Great Wall, and now I am building the Great Dragon. I will succeed.”

Great post at BLDGBLOG on cinematic urban landscapes as represented in sci-fi concept art

marcus — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:06:01 +0000

Great post at BLDGBLOG on cinematic urban landscapes as represented in sci-fi concept art. The four artists in the post will all be presenting short talks on their work as a part of the film festival hosted and curated by BLDGBLOG and Materials and Applications. All taking place in a converted wind tunnel… [Link]

Anytown, USA

marcus — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:43:56 +0000

Anytown, USA. “From the Center For Land Use Studies — a fake ‘town’ in California where cops practice shoot-‘em-ups.” Complete with a car chase racetrack and cardboard cut-out bad guys.[Link]