[architecture] - 15 Best Skylines in the World
Ironic Sans: "Animated Manhattan" a 10-part (so far) series on the animation of NYC.
M House, nagoya, japan.
The Maison de Verre. The sensuality of veiled things and Scraps on Pierre Chareau and his Magnificent Maison de Verre
Modular Dwellings, a roundup of some prefabs.
[architecture] - Architecture of the Arctic, Jean-Jacques Lequeu, and The Tower of Babel, from the Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society's Visionary Architecture Week. (such a marvellous name (explanation))
The Many Unusual Looking Buildings On Earth
City made of biscuits on display in London (galleries at both links)
Pruned: Brodsky & Utkin and Encyclopedia Retrofuturologica
[architecture] - NOHO Loft and Pixel House by Slade Architecture.
yasuhiro yamashita / atelier tekuto
kengo kuma interview and pictures of lotus house, 2005, japan.
THE ACTIVE WALL- a global study of performative architecture
Tacoma's Deriugin house to be demolished - kinda nifty. I'd call it outsider construction art. (usually I can't stand "outsider art") a pity it's coming down, but then I sure wouldnt want to be his neighbour (especially in a storm).
SANAA : kazuyo sejima + ryue nishiwaza. see also their stunning artworks and models.
[architecture] - Nakagin Capsule Tower meltdown. see also this 5 page gallery, and click the bottom 2 photos here.
Made In Japan apt building, Reversible Destiny Lofts, by Shusaku Arakawa, creator of The Site of Reversible Destiny Park mentioned earlier.
TWA Terminal, JFK Airport, Eero Saarinen
the Elephant Tower in Bangkok, via this thread on ugly skyscrapers.
[architecture] - city models
city of Cork
London
New York (larger)
Campus Law Enforcement training model
Indianapolis
Los Angeles 1940
Beirut
Munich before and after
Jerusalem
Berlin
Bunker Hill
Shanghai(scroll down 1/2 way) (more more)
Lindholmen (bottom) and project Hamburg (scroll down 2/3s)
cityofsound: Modeling New London and Making models.
[architecture] - Flickr: Model villages (via)
Carsten Höller's Transparent Hotel room
Das Park Hotel, minimal accomodation in Linz
Free Spirit Spheres - fibreglass sphere tree houses.
Eco-designs on future cities
"Mr McDonough's ideas for the Next City are about to be played out in China where his company has been charged with building seven entirely new cities.
His book [Cradle to Cradle] has been adopted as government policy in China, which needs to house 400 million more people in the next 12 years."
also: Eternal Optimist
(via)
i think the one big thing i'm going to miss about my current apartment is the rain pounding on my roof during a downpour.
its such a comforting noise.