Archive for August, 2007
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"Architectural Soul of the City at Stake"
30 Aug 2007A fantastic article @ NOLA.com about the preservation of homes and the slow, confused reconstruction of the city. Campanella believes…
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Katrina Memories
30 Aug 2007Yesterday was the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was going through some old notes and photos I had…
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The God of Thunder visits The Big Easy
27 Aug 2007An excerpt from Thor #3, written by J. Michael Straczynski and due out in September: …but the god of storms…
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The Swipe File
26 Aug 2007On the left, this week’s New York Times Magazine cover. On the right, Lead Pencil Studio’s Stairway. Elsewhere in this week’s…
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Architecture School: as seen on TV
24 Aug 2007It was only a matter of time, really.Remember those frantic late night studio sessions when you rambled on about what…
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A Mission Story
21 Aug 2007The Mission Stencil Story,”Why Does She Love the Moon?”I can’t believe I missed this. Sadly, a lot of it is…
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Wallpaper @ 100
17 Aug 2007When I was younger, before I had stepped on foreign soil or entered an IKEA, Wallpaper was the magazine I…
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Reel World: China
16 Aug 2007I’m sure this would be much better served by a BLDGBLOG post, but I’ll take my shot. A few days…
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Bay Bridge Repairs, Labor Day Weekend
15 Aug 2007Bay area residents may have noticed signs everywhere kindly informing us that the entire Bay Bridge will be closed on…
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Alsop Reveals Filmport Design
14 Aug 2007Every time a new Will Alsop building is announced, I can’t help but get excited. The man’s designs are so…
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Dwell on Design San Francisco
13 Aug 2007It’s almost that time of the year again. From September 14th – September 16th, “nice modernists” will descend on San…
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Something Interesting
10 Aug 2007This is step 6. For the complete instructions, other helpful how-to guides, and DIY art projects, see Something Interesting Kit.
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Transbay Terminal: The Movie
10 Aug 2007Appealing to the nameless masses, SOM has posted the videos for their San Francisco Transbay Terminal competition entry onto YouTube.…
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San Francisco Transbay Terminal
08 Aug 2007Yesterday saw the unveiling of three competing proposals for the San Francisco Transbay Terminal. All schemes are striving for at…
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Eliasson Pavilions
07 Aug 2007The design of this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is a collaboration between artist Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen of Scandinavian…