Life Without Buildings In Real Life
[image via rolu | dsgn] Kubota Architect Atelier’s f house should be the new Eastern headquarters of Life Without Buildings. When seen from the front, the almost illusory home seems to erase itself from existence. It becomes a white void; a lack of house. An insight review of the painstakingly precise Japanese building is up [...]
But is it Still Architecture?
[image via inhabitat] The Sliding House is a dynamic new country retreat rural England designed by London-based office dRMM. We could talk about the vernacular references or the simple concept—linear building was split into three main components—but who’s really going to notice that stuff when the eponymous distinguishing feature is so damn flashy: A 20 [...]
Bootlegging Volume
“The bootleg is a DIY format for assembling and disseminating work within a circle of hardcore fans…unlike a pirated copy or fake which tries to assume the identity of an authorized product and is motivated by a desire for profit, a bootleg announces itself as an improvised, illegitimate work and is largely motivated by a [...]
Searching for a Definition of Lo-Fi Architecture
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I was recently listening to some of relatively new lo-fi music (specifically Times New Viking and Ariel Pink) while mulling over some potential projects and series of blog posts that originated over at mockitecture. The subject: music-building pairings. To get up to speed on this expanding dialogue, also check out Fantastic Journal and Sit Down Man, You’re a Bloody Tragedy. Seriously, go ahead. I’ll wait….
Links Without Buildings – 6 February
[The Ant Farm Media Van closing ceremonies, pictured above. More photos available on Flickr]. Postopolis! LA – The architecture Blogosphere’s favorite IRL conference moves to LA this year and adds a few new faces to the lineup. This year’s blogger panel includes David Basulto from Plataforma Arquitectura and ArchDaily, Jace Clayton from Mudd Up!, R�gine [...]
