Melbourne Laneway Typology
Hidden restaurants, shops, art galleries, and bars can be found throughout Melbourne, down any one of its laneways. Similar to Chicago or New York City, the downtown (known as the Central Business...
View ArticleSimple Grasshopper Tower Template
I've been playing around with grasshopper lately. Besides working on using it for paneling systems, I've been working out how to make a simple, fully parametric tower, complete with structure and skin,...
View ArticleRuins of the Pacfic
Isao Hashimoto's work, titled "1945-1998" provides an abstract, sobering vision of a world on the edge of oblivion for half a century. The artist mapped out the location and date of every single...
View ArticleWhat We Do Is Secret
[image from w.w.d.i.s.]One of the best blogs to go to for eye candy is called "What We Do Is Secret." The focus is on Japanese Architecture, and many of the best projects are the small ones. Here's the...
View ArticleRaining in Melbourne
It has been a busy month in Melbourne, finding a place to live, getting myself situated, meeting new people, and finding work. I've been given the opportunity to work on some pretty exciting projects...
View ArticleHong Kong Typology
Deconcrete recently blogged about a new book produced by ETH Zurich titled "Hong Kong Typology." It appears to be written in the spirit of Atelier Bow-wow's books about Tokyo, "Made in Tokyo" and "Pet...
View ArticleThe Hikifune Projects
I've been working on designing three small projects in an area of Tokyo I stayed last summer (summer in the northern hemisphere, that is). The idea is to use some similar architectural concepts on...
View ArticleModernism Comes to Australia
I'm attempting to get my mind around Australia's architecture scene and will be writing a few posts about the architectural history of the place.Australia's first forays into Modern architecture...
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Centenary Pool, Brisbane from hereThis image is very reminiscent of the erotic, heroic architecture of 1950s Brazil, but built and choreographed in Australia.
View ArticleBrazil's Paulista School
When people think about Brazilian architecture, the first images that come to mind are usually the smooth, white, surfaces of Oscar Niemeyer's Brazilia. His emphasis on sculptural, surreal buildings,...
View ArticleThe Sydney School
[image from Allen, Jack, & Cottier Architects]The Sydney School of Architecture is arguably the first unique "style" that comes out of Australia. The movement came to prominence during the 1960s....
View ArticleVelasca Tower
[image from Skyscraper City]I find this building fascinating for it's aggressive attitude to the surrounding cityscape of Milan. It also shows how much power architects wielded in the 1950s. It's hard...
View ArticleHousing the Masses - Some Favorites
Housing project design tends to gravitate towards the conservative. Whether it be market-rate or social housing, past successes in organization and construction methods are generally privileged over...
View ArticleA Year in Mel
I've been in Melbourne for almost one year! The extension of my stay still hangs in limbo. While I don't have much to write at the moment, I've kept myself semi-busy taking some photos around town....
View ArticleMathias Klotz
Checking out some fantastic work by Chilean Architect Mathias Klotz fromhttp://abduzeedo.com/architect-day-mathias-klotz. Few images after the jump.
View ArticleRhino.Python and Revitpythonshell
I don't blog much on here anymore, but I'm particularly excited about Rhino.Python for Rhino 5.0. Additionally, there is already PyMEL (python scripting for Maya) and there's even an API for Python...
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