Ted Mosby, Architect

Confession: I have a soft spot for 1/2 hour, multi-camera sitcoms - I always have, I blame Bill Cosby - and since its debut last season, How I Met Your Mother has been one of my favorite shows on televsion. It has incredibly clever writing, realistic scenarios, and amazing music (Pavement, Pixies, The Decemberists) but [...]

The Lost City

It looks like something from a post-apocalyptic future, and…well, I guess it is. This is Chernobyl, 20 years later. Nature has invaded the abandoned city - unbelievably, almost all of the trees in the above photo are new growth since 1986. Do yourself a favor and check out Alexandr Vikulov’s amazing photos over at English [...]

A Sad Day for London

Last week, an incredible opportunity was lost when Peter Bishop was appointed design director of London. I was really hoping that the job would go to Will Alsop, under whose direction London would surely have set truly innovative design and planning precedents for the rest of Europe. Perhaps Piers Gough said it best in the [...]