The World, Dubai

While crusing around Google Earth last week (looking for Santa) I came across The World, the man-made island collection in Dubai. The globalmorphic archipelago continues to take shape, as shown in these Google Earth images. Zooming in reveals an enormous, sand-gun equipped barge in the process of creating the 300 islands by firing an almost [...]

Happy Holidays!

Christmas tree complements of F.A.T.
“Instead of bringing the tree into the house and decorating it, we wanted to design a house that was one giant piece of decoration. It would probably be built of wood: we haven’t done a full materials survey or had it costed, but it would have a folksy, crafty feel. There’s [...]

Alsop on 2012, Gingerbread

Via The Guardian’s 2006 in review: architecture, Will Alsop on the 2012 London Olympics and the dismissal of the Old Guard:
It’s very sad that the British press are beginning to do to the Olympics what they did to the Millennium Dome. For me, the sad thing about the Olympics is that it isn’t reflecting [...]

Life Without Random Linkage

Everyone’s favorite San Francisco-based artists/activists reBAR have updated their website. Not only does the site have a brand new look but there’s also a ton of information on all their installations/events/happenings. COMMONspace events start up again in January!

I found this at the excellent Brand Avenue:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o] The animation is incredible. Although it’s by no means a [...]

Scheeren Talks CCTV

FeedMeCoolShit.com has a great interview with Old Scheeren, The partner-in-charge at OMA. discusses his life, the CCTV building, and the current state of contemporary architecture in Beijing.
FMCS: Why didn’t you just follow the ongoing trend to build another skyscraper just aiming for height?
The race for height is pointless - dominance of the skyline by [...]

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