Words of Wisdom from the AIA

Who knew that Autumn was AIA recruitment season? This gem of an advertisement landed in a coworkers mailbox this week:If you join the AIA, essential wisdom like this is at your disposal. Please click the above image for even more sage words of wisdom from the dominant organization of the profession, who, judging from [...]

Erwin Wurm

This weekend, a friend introduced me to the work of Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, whom I suppose could best be described as a conceptual sculptor. His medium varies - from drawings to photography to foam to performance - but regardless of form and material, there are common themes throughout the work. Most notably, a sort [...]

FLW in FLA

NPR reports on an often overlooked collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in Florida on the campus of Florida Southern College. Wright designed the master plan for the campus, as well as 18 unique buildings, 12 of which were built. Unfortuately, In the grand tradition of FLW Buildings, the campus buildings are crumbling apart. In [...]

There’s a gleaming corridor…

The highest outdoor elevator in the world climbing up the cliffs of Zhangjiajie, China:Check out the links for a video from the inside.via gizmodo via deputy dog

San Francisco’s Wright

The Xanadu Gallery is the only existing Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building in San Francisco.

Originally constructed in 1912, the building was the home of the V.C. Morris Gift Shop, and it was the Morrises who commsioned Wright to expand and remodel their store. Considering that the commission was for a retail space, it seems odd that [...]