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Why is everyone watching and looking at ruin porn these days? Is it because it is so readily availab le on the internet? Is it because it is free? Or is it because it no longer means a shameful trip to the library or bookstore to seek out magazines and books full of abandoned architectural eye…
As a Johannesburg native, Neill Blomkamp knows the quirks of this complex, multi-layered city better than anyone. Not only was he born and raised in the “city of gold,” he also produced the critically acclaimed sci-fi fable District 9 there in 2009, and his familiarity with the nuances of Johannesburg’s urban fabric came to the…
The best retreats on the planet have the capability to make you feel you have been flung down Alice’ s proverbial rabbit hole, as though you’ve been sucked into another universe entirely. Now, architect Espen Folgerø has taken this sensation to whole new level, compelling anyone who wishes to take in the incredible views from his…
At its best, we generally regard our built environment as a source of comfort, protection, and inspi ration. But at its worst, can it also foster destructive habits? Manhattan-based urbanism thinktank The Van Alen Institute, wondering just that, plans to launch “Ecologies of Addiction,” an interdisciplinary investigation on the impact of our surroundings on our impulsive…
Each of the 35,000 buildings was carved out of wood and carefully painted by hand to match its real- world counterpart.
A household name in contemporary architecture circles, Sam Jacob recently sat down to talk with Arch itizer about his ongoing work with students and drawing in the digital age. We mostly discussed his studio at Yale last semester, taught in collaboration with his FAT buddy Sean Griffiths, and how that was informed by broader notions about…
At every point in history, there has been a strong correlation between form and scientific knowledge . During the Renaissance, platonic solids were thought to be the basis of all matter: tetrahedron of fire, octahedron of air, cube of earth, icosahedron of water, dodecahedron of Heaven and the universe. Wenzel Jamnitzer’s 1568 treatise Perspectiva Corporum Regularium…
In the early 1980s, Bonnie Littman was working at Chemical Bank, as her sister Sandy was launching a new decorating lighting company. To steward that brand’s meteoric growth, Bonnie became president of the American Glass Lite Company in 1983. “Even then I knew was an entrepreneur,” she recalls, and ultimately that flair led Bonnie and…
Have you ever been lost in IKEA? There are new unofficial regroup locations that are perfect for “re charging.” Starting in April, you will be able to charge your phone with new IKEA furniture. And, if already have an apartment full of IKEA furniture, for $33 you can upgrade existing furniture with an add-on kit. Images…