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cjwho: ZLG Design | point92 Bürogebäude in Malaysia Huat Lim...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:53:19 +0800

ZLG Design | point92 Bürogebäude in Malaysia

Huat Lim and Suzanne Zeigler have stepped up their game these past few years. I like how Huat incorporated the helicopter in the final rendering, a nod to Foster’s 80s hand-drawn perspectives.

ucresearch: The visual linguistics of a comic book page Inside...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:32 +0800

ucresearch:

The visual linguistics of a comic book page

Inside Science recently wrote about the study by UCSD’s Neil Cohn, Navigating Comics, which looks at the underlying structure of the comics language:

People who read the English written word scan text from left to right. Once our eyes hit the end of the page, we stop. Then ding!, like an old-time typewriter, our eyes shift downward and snap back to the left to start reading the next line. This is known as a “Z-path,” as our eyes whip about like the end of Zorro’s sword.

But that linear track gets derailed in comics with complex layouts and Cohn wanted to know if experienced readers had strategies to follow along.

Cohn rustled up 145 participants at the 2004 Comic-Con International, a comic book convention held in San Diego. Participants had varying experience with reading comics, ranging from “never” to “often.”

Each participant was given a booklet containing 12 pages of blank panels. Each page was independent of the rest and used different design techniques.

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architectureland: House designed by DH Endoh Design House in...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:11 +0800

architectureland:

House designed by DH Endoh Design House in Tokyo, Japan

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:15:16 +0800

futureshipwreck: Travel Trilogy Box Set, 2013by Ingo...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:11:04 +0800

futureshipwreck:

Travel Trilogy Box Set, 2013
by Ingo Giezendanner
published by Nieves

dezeen: Box 117 by Marc Benjamin Drewes and Thomas...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:47:23 +0800

dezeen:

Box 117 by Marc Benjamin Drewes and Thomas Schneider

Photography is by Christoph Rokitta

fuckyeahconstruction: Beinecke Library Construction...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:45:16 +0800

fuckyeahconstruction:

Beinecke Library Construction Photographs, 1961-1963

New Haven, by SOM.

The building, made of Vermont marble, granite, bronze and glass, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. White marble panels, gray veined outside, are part light gray Vermont granite. These marble panels filter the sunlight to rare books so that they can be displayed without being damaged by ultraviolet light. From the outside, however, the stone building geometry serves to dominate the space it occupies in the University.

bookshelfporn: ‘tsundoku’ - the Japanese word for buying books...

Fri, 31 May 2013 18:23:06 +0800

bookshelfporn:

‘tsundoku’ - the Japanese word for buying books & not reading them, leaving them to pile up. Who else is guilty of this?

Does the Cost of Architectural Education Create a Barrier to the Profession? | ArchDaily

Thu, 30 May 2013 17:54:16 +0800

Does the Cost of Architectural Education Create a Barrier to the Profession? | ArchDaily:

ryanpanos:

A recent report by the UK Architectural Education Review Group has highlighted the high cost of education as a barrier which prevents less wealthy students from accessing the profession, reveals BDonline. Among a number of concerns raised about the current state of architectural education, it says that the cost to study architecture in the UK could “create an artificial barrier to the profession based solely on a student’s willingness to accept high levels of personal debt”.

Architecture has long been seen as a pastime of the wealthy, as evidenced by Philip Johnson‘s claim that “the first rule of architecture is be born rich, the second rule is, failing that, to marry wealthy”. However, the report acknowledges the fact that making the profession open to people of all backgrounds is not only a moral imperative, but will be vital to bring the best talent into the field.

Revitalisation of Birzeit Historic Centre (via) This five-year...

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:53:00 +0800

Revitalisation of Birzeit Historic Centre (via)

This five-year project, part of a rehabilitation master plan initiated by Riwaq, has transformed the decaying town of Birzeit, created employment through conservation and revived vanishing traditional crafts in the process. Community involvement was encouraged from the start, including local NGOs, the private sector, owners, tenants and users, all working with the municipality. Both historic buildings and public spaces have been rehabilitated into community activity hubs. Replaced sections of wall remain distinguishable from the original structures, without harming architectural coherence. Lost features were replaced where there was clear evidence for their former appearance, such as floor tiles with Palestinian motifs. Affordable traditional techniques and local materials were used throughout. Where no historical models were available, new elements were made in a bold contemporary spirit.

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Tue, 28 May 2013 13:14:00 +0800

fuckyeahpermaculture: 9 Basic Principles of Biomimicry Nature...

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:12:59 +0800

fuckyeahpermaculture:

9 Basic Principles of Biomimicry

Nature runs on sunlight.

Nature uses only the energy it needs.

Nature fits form to function.

Nature recycles everything.

Nature rewards cooperation.

Nature banks on diversity.

Nature demands local expertise.

Nature curbs excesses from within.

Nature taps the power of limits.

Concrete chintz table by KEDAI BIKIN, from the talented duo...

Mon, 27 May 2013 19:02:29 +0800

Concrete chintz table by KEDAI BIKIN, from the talented duo Farah Azizan and Adela Askandar of STUDIO BIKIN (2013)

mattiasinks: It’s all about the tools

Mon, 27 May 2013 18:58:28 +0800

mattiasinks:

It’s all about the tools

contemporaryartdaily: Cut! at Evergreene

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:52 +0800

contemporaryartdaily:

Cut! at Evergreene

explore-blog: How to master your creative routine Pair with...

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:50 +0800

explore-blog:

How to master your creative routine

Pair with more of Bradbury’s wisdom on the creative process.

museumuesum: Linda Connor contact prints on printing-out paper...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:12 +0800

museumuesum:

Linda Connor

contact prints on printing-out paper from vintage glass plate negatives of Solar Eclipse from the collection of The Lick Observatory

1893-1910, prints made 1977-1996

"The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:47:07 +0800

“The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.”

- Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

design-voyager: Facades and Interiors of Shops from a vintage...

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:16:47 +0800

design-voyager:

Facades and Interiors of Shops from a vintage Design Book called ‘Boutiques’, 1936. Via ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi

lessadjectivesmoreverbs: Ad Reinhardt, How to Look at Art, Arts...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:40 +0800

lessadjectivesmoreverbs:

Ad Reinhardt, How to Look at Art, Arts & Architecture, January 1947

(via stoppingoffplace)