Less than Meets the Eye

Bloomframe is a window. No…Bloomframe is a balcony. No, that’s not quite right either. It’s both…but neither, really. At first Glance, Bloomframe, designed by Dutch architecture firm Hofman Dujardin, seems like an awesome idea. It looks cool, it moves (that’s pretty hip, I guess), it’s Dutch, it can be installed in existing buildings, and apparently [...]

A Magically Realistic Mexican Hideaway

Author Maragaret Hook’s new book Surreal Eden, tells the tale of eccentric art patron Edward James and his escapist sanctuary, La Pozas. In an interview at The Morning News, Hook talks about James and the quixotic path that lead him to Mexico, with accompanying photos that can’t be missed. La Pozas is a picturesque masterpiece [...]

Nokia Presents: The Architectural Office of Tomorrow

A new advertising campaign from Nokia (with soundtrack courtesy of 1996) uses the wonders of cell-shaded animation to illustrate how advances in communications technology might conceptually help architects share their ideas at the exact. pivotal. moment. when inspiration strikes. From the video introduction:
Members of an architectural firm work feverishly together to win [...]