Archive for July, 2007
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Fashion, Architecture, Taste?
31 Jul 2007No, not them. Today we’re looking at two recent fashion shoots that use high-profile, recently restored architectural works as set…
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Wesley Meuris’s Gilded Cages
27 Jul 2007The work of artist Wesley Meuris expands our definition of “architecture” to include “cage” and our definition of “cage” to…
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Feathers and Stones
26 Jul 2007I know Steven Holl reads Knut Hamsun, but is he also a Paul Auster fan? From an Auster-centric post earlier…
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San Francisco from the Bay Bridge
25 Jul 2007Circa 1971:click the image for a GINORMOUS version.Did you see Zodiac? That movie does an incredible job of channeling 1970′s…
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Cities Within Cities Within Cities Within…
24 Jul 2007Last week, A Daily Dose of Architecture reported on a new movie written and directed by Charlie Kauffman, he of…
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Yet Another Redesign
24 Jul 2007Life Without Buildings has seen more redesigns than actual posts lately, but there’s a good reason for this one! Well…as…
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Stepping into The Simpsons
23 Jul 2007The line between The Simpsons and reality continues to blur. First, Frank Gehry designs a concert hall-cum-prison in Springfield, and…
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Pecha Kucha San Francisco
21 Jul 2007Come on by 330 Ritch St. this Wednesday.Seeya there!
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Putting the Damn in DAM
20 Jul 2007In more Ohio news, this week saw the opening of the Akron Museum of Art expansion, designed by Vienna-based firm…
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Super Colossal is Go
19 Jul 2007…and the world will never be the same.check out the evolution of gravestmor : Super Colossal.Congrats Marcus!
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The ‘Oh…’ in Ohio and the ‘Damn’ in DAM
17 Jul 2007In more Ohio news, this week saw the opening of the Akron Museum of Art expansion, designed by Vienna-based firm…
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Columbus Re-Wired
17 Jul 2007Some news this week from and about my home state. First, there’s the AIA Columbus, who, in partnership with AIA…
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Gigantor Protects Kobe
11 Jul 2007Gigantor, Gigantor, Gigantor. Gigantor the space aged robot, Is at your command. Gigantor the space aged robot, His power is…
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Making the Band(shell)
10 Jul 2007Some detail shots of The Panhandle Bandshell, a temporary venue for acoustical performances, located in the San Francisco Panhandle. (Just…
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Hope for Les Halles? Or Just Another Empty Belly?
10 Jul 2007Once called “Le Ventre de Paris (The Belly of Paris),” Les Halles was the central market of Paris until the…
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Better Late than Never: The SF Federal Building Opens
10 Jul 2007Today marks the official opening of the much-ballyhooed and somewhat maligned San Francisco Federal Building. While the fanfare has been…
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Link Update
09 Jul 2007OK, I’ve been neglecting my links. The follow new and new-to-me sites have been added to the sidebar. MIMOA –…
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Oooosaka. Ooooosaka Desu…
06 Jul 2007On my recent trip to Japan, I stumbled upon the National Museum of Art, Osaka. Designed by Cesar Pelli Pelli…