Federal Building Delayed, WAY Overbudget
It’s official. Thom Mayne’s San Francisco Federal Building is now 1 year behind schedule, reports theSan Francisco Business Times. That’s not the worst of it. Much like its eponymous organization, the building is having some trouble staying within the budget. Current estimates show the originally 142 millions dollar project is now 50% over budget. Project [...]
A Starbucks Car(d)
I got this email today from my friend Roger: This morning i drove up to a guy in a car at a stoplight, to tell him that he forgot his coffee cup on the roof of his car. it had been sitting there unwaivered as we traveled down market street together in the morning traffic. [...]
2006 Serpentine Gallery
It’s official. Rem Koolhaas will design next year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavillion, while the design of fellow Dutchmen, MVRDV, has been indefinitely posteponed due to “technical and financial issues associated with the project.” I guess they still have a few things to learn from Rem – like how to get an overbudget, impossible-looking project built and [...]
Product Reps and Power Point
Are they TRYING to make it look shitty? Don”t these people realize that they’re presenting to a group of people who are trained to dissect every image and object they come across – professional aestheticians who brandish opinions and criticisim like flaming swords of fury? I don’t understand why (insert vapor barrier manufacturer here) can’t [...]
Architecture & Hygiene
I have to thank the New York Times for introducing me to the work of architect Adam Kalkin. The article focuses on his recent work with shipping containers but that’s not what caught my attention. Kalkin’s website,Architecture and Hygiene, is a wellspring of originality and compelling material. Besides his several books, you can also buy [...]
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