Archive for February, 2008
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Andrei Codrescu’s Innovative Infrastructure
28 Feb 2008In a recent Architect Magazine article, a diverse group of professionals were asked how they would change infrastructure if they…
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Bunker Bustin’ in the Headlands
22 Feb 2008Apropos yesterday’s post on French architecture firm Block and their reuse of military bunkers, some photos from last weekend’s cloudy…
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New To Me: BLOCK
21 Feb 2008Why do I like French architecture firm BLOCK? 2 reasons: clever adaptive reuse projects and because they live up to…
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Less Hadid, More Giant Women
15 Feb 2008The Architecture Foundation recently announced that they’ve called off plans for construction of a permanent London address. Program development will…
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Folk Football and Baseball Urbanism
13 Feb 2008[images via strange harvest] In a fascinating revisiting of his Folk history of football, Strange Harvest describes the 15th century…
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Over 1,321,453 Served
12 Feb 2008Fresh off a loss in Arch Duel, New York architects FXFOWLE will have to console themselves with their winning entry…
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LVHRD Duel: Scotch + Lumberjacks Edition
11 Feb 2008Once again, Life Without Buildings turns to erstwhile London correspondent, present New York correspondent, and all-around art-world darling, Veronica Kavass,…
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PS1: And Now for Something Completely Different…
08 Feb 2008[image via the NYT] Under the pavement…the farm? By Turning a situationist slogan on its head, the dynamic duo of…
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What if NYC… Winners Announced!
07 Feb 2008“What if New York City…?”117 design teams representing 52 countries ventured to answer that ominously vague competition question and now…
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Truck Commercial Architecture pt 2
06 Feb 2008Truck commercials and football go together like…well, truck commercials and football. Therefore, it was no surprise to see a few…
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San Francisco 2108: The Discussion
06 Feb 2008Tonight at CCA, listen to local San Francisco firms discuss their proposals for The History Channel’s City of the Future…
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URBANbuild Breaks Ground on New House
04 Feb 2008>Last Month students at Tulane University School of Architecture broke ground on their fourth URBANbuild house. Each house explores a…
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James and the Peach Giant
01 Feb 2008Because it’s been way too long since we’ve shown any giant statues on Life Without Buildings: [image via The Cool…