Life Without Life Without Buildings

London’s calling, and Life Without Buildings is answering. After spending Christmas day at home with the family, I’ll be heading to Europe for a couple weeks. Most of my time will be spent in London and Vienna visiting friends, but hopefully I’ll be making a few other stops in between. There may be [...]

Holiday Tips for Architects

Some indispensable vacation advice from a spa.uk.net article:
6. Upon arrival at the hotel, inform staff and other guests of your occupation. This will allow them time to prepare for intelligent discourse in the dining room.
8. If holidaying alone, remind yourself of your occupation by looking at yourself in the bathroom mirror in an [...]

Friday Miscellany

Here are some links for your weekend enjoyment. When I have more time, I hope to give a couple of these items complete entries, but until then, the list will probably just get a little longer.

Urban Concept, not building design, chosen for the renovation of Paris’ Les Halles.
via New York Times
Eisenman’s controversial [...]

Exciting News about the Freedom Tower Site

A disenchanting article from today’s New York Times about the technical issues surrounding the construction of the new World Trade Center. There is just so much program that needs to be a part of that site, architects and engineers are having a little trouble making it all fit. Some Highlights:
“The vexatious issue of bus [...]

Holy Toledo, It’s a Slow News Day

I was thinking about my upcoming trip back home, and thought I would briefly mention the new Glass Museum being built there. Toledo, Ohio used to be the nation’s #1 producer of glass and glass products…hence, the clever nickname “Glass City,” and the incredibly diverse collection of glass art in the TMA. (considered to [...]

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