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NEWS - WEBSITE 3.0 IS COMING - 14JUN2010 |
We donated $250 to this brilliant cause… but it also guarantees we can grab Cameron Sinclair for a few minutes if funded. We’ve been trying to nail him down for an interview for months now but he may be even be harder to catch up with than Obama. Here’s hoping he will do an interview for Archiculture while he is in New York in a couple weeks.
Hurry! Dennis Hopper’s House just went on the market for a cool $6.245 Million. The 15,500 sq. ft. complex includes a main house, 3 two-story condominiums a pool house and a guest cottage. The main home was designed by Brian Murphy and the condominiums by Frank Gehry. If you can’t afford the entire package, you can buy into the condos separately. The house is said to have served as a source for artistic creativity and output from both actors and artist.
source: HuffingtonPost
THE NEW WEBSITE IS COMING AND WE ARE CURRENTLY MIGRATING OUR THOUSANDS OF BLOG POSTS OVER TO DRUPAL. BARE WITH US. WE SHOULD BE LIVE IN A COUPLE DAYS.
Thank you,
Archiculture Team
Source: NYDailyNews
Here is this years list of 10 ugliest buildings in New York City according to the New York Daily News. Note: This list does not represent our top 10, but might inspire us to make one.
10. Former Bear Stearns World Headquarters, 383 Madison Ave.
9. T.G.I. FRIDAY’S, 604 Fifth Ave.
8. The Four Seasons Hotel, 57 E. 57th St.
7. Montefiore Apartments II, 3450 Wayne Ave., the Bronx
6. Training Center, Ironworkers Local 40 & 361, 35-23 36th St., Queens
5. Trump Place, between W. 66th and W. 70th Sts. west of West End Ave.
4. Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Ave. at E. 56th St.
3. 200 Eleventh Ave.
2. 520 W. 27th St.
1. Times Tower, The New York Times Building, Eighth Ave.
Recently came upon Joachim’s work on Popsci which we posted last week under “This Is Already Possible, Sci-Fi Architecture.” Very intriguing thought process between the marriage of Biology and Architecture rather than the standard greening of what is already bad mentality currently the rage in the profession. Seems like he could offer a very interesting perspective compared to those of William McDonough and Michael Reynolds for our sustainability sub-plot in the film… maybe an interview is in line.
Source: Bidoun
Just yesterday, Bidoun opened up a storefront location on Orchard Street in Chinatown. The non-profit collective, mostly known for it’s publication on Middle Eastern art and Culture, now has a physical location. I imagine they will be hosting a few lectures and exhibitions so keep it on your radar.
Source: Core77
As I sit here and watch two random people install windows in our studio, I can help but question the security of our valuables. I recall some of my childhood friends having safety boxes installed into their suburban homes, but what about the office, or your studio? That is where YiTing Cheng’s Secret Stash comes into play.
source: Pruned
The Second Sun was selected as the winner of the Chicago’s Mind the Gap competition. The competition asked designers to come up with a temporary use for the Chicago Spire, a Caltrava designed skyscraper that was excavated but never built. The design calls for an oversized hot air balloon that would playfully rise and fall in the Chicago Skyline. The hot air balloon is somehow attached to a swimming pool that would be lifted into the air with the balloon. I’m not really sure, see for yourself.
