Matt Shaw
The rapid urbanization and modernization of China is best seen in this image of Shanghai, where the agricultural and fishing village, across the river from the historic city center, has been transformed into one of the world’s most advanced metropolises in just a couple of decades. The shock to the system that comes along with…
New York has seen an explosion in a new type of food experience: the marketplace. These are rather t amer versions of Spanish boqueria or bustling marketplaces the world over, with a very tightly controlled space and often high-end shops. Chelsea Market, Gotham West, Gansevoort Market, Berg’n, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Hudson Eats, and an upcoming Anthony…
Chicago has been in the architectural news quite a bit lately. Image via art.newcity.com However, th e city might also be getting one other feather in its cap. Artist Matthew Haussler recently completed what might be the world’s longest hand-drawn picture maze, and its subject: Chicago’s lakefront. The 73 1/2 feet long by 3 feet tall…
Wearable cameras and point-of-view videos have opened our eyes to all sorts of new angles of viewing , including an eagle-eye view of the French Alps as it soars down a valley, all sorts of extreme sports videos that make your heart skip a beat, what sculptures in museums see, and even the first Google Glass…
With the Super Bowl Sunday just two days away, football fans are certainly looking forward to this w eekend, whether or not they’re fans of the Seahawks or Patriots. You can find nearly any product emblazoned with your team’s logo — it is even possible to buy officially licensed, Pantone-perfect NFL paint from Glidden. The options…
Sometimes architects just need to do rad shit — and not only when they’re asked. Designed by F amily and PlayLab, the +POOL, a floating, water-filtering pool in the East River, fits in this category of awesome stuff no on asked for, and they are taking their message to the streets. “Doing Something Big When No…
When you think about Cologne, you probably think of the stuff that smells good when you spray it on, right? Think again, pal. Cologne is the place to be in Europe right now for design as the imm Cologne is gathering some of the hottest design talent in one place. Ach Ja! Here are some…
There are wacky Airbnbs and then there are wacky Airbnbs. This guy in Phoenix wants you to rent and stay in his TESLA Model S, which seems like a legit camping adventure. The car, according to the ad, “sleeps 2 in climate controlled comfort all night” — on a twin airbed that is 6’6″ by…
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture has announced that Aaron Betsky has been named dean of Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, an experimental architecture school with a main campus at Taliesin West, in Scottsdale, Ariz., and a summer campus at Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisc. An influential writer, theorist, educator, and…