THORNCROWN CHAPEL
Posted on June 28, 2007
A paragon of environmental design:
While walking through the woods near Eureka Springs, Ark, one might be forgiven to mistake Thorncrown Chapel for a grove of trees in the middle of the forest. The transparent glazed facade, combined with the timber trusses create the appearance of a being within grove of trees rather than a carefully constructed chapel. It is only when one is inside the chapel that one starts appreciating the small details that set it apart as a paragon of architectureal achievement: the steel joints on the trusses, the lanterns, the reflection of the glass, and finally the steel roof.
(Via Inhabitat.)
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Obama + Design
Posted on June 22, 2007
i’m not making a stance here on my political views, but i found this on one of the design blogs i check. obama has some nice items out there. all the websites i’ve been checking are pretty interesting too. especially the “students for obama” which began on facebook. here’s a link to the store: store
While i tend to stay out of politics, and do keep it off this site… (although we did mention that Barack Obama started his own social network my.barackobama.com earlier – because it is interesting to see a candidate jump into the myspace/facebook realm)… i am impressed with the 008 The Movement campaign visuals: the nicely designed buttons, stickers, and shirts. Is Barack Obama trying to appeal to the designer set? Or does he really appreciate the importance of design? Anyhow, just wanted to show you some pics of the cool schwag.
(Via NOTCOT.)
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THE LIGHTHOUSE: The UK’s first zero-emission home
Posted on June 18, 2007
THE LIGHTHOUSE: The UK’s first zero-emission home
With the new housing regulations coming into effect in England, which will mandate that all homes in the country be emission free by 2016, the race was on for designers and builders to come up with the first prototype of what such a house will look like. Currently being exhibited in the Big Build Innovation Park area of the BRE’s OFFSITE2007 exhibition, The Lighthouse designed by Sheppard Robson, in conjunction with Arup and Kingspan Off-Site is the first house to meet these strict requirements.
(Via Inhabitat.)
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Icky Thump
Posted on June 17, 2007
That’s right. Our favorite Detroit duo, The White Stripes, releases their 6th full-length album this tuesday.
Head over to iTunes to pre-order and get a few extra tracks and a video.
From the singles they’ve released, this promises to be their most “sonically bombastic” album to date. Visit their website to check out the video of the title track, Icky Thump
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connected ventures.
Posted on June 14, 2007
An awesome lipdub from a group of friends who all work together. This is what work should look like!
Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo
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Tifah
Posted on June 13, 2007
Tifah.
i’ve been streaming this music non-stop through their website for the past week now [they aren't on itunes yet]. a friend of mine here has also been streaming a lot, so she actually emailed the lead singer and asked when they were going to be on itunes. soon. she said. very exciting
they have an amazing sound: check them out at tifah.com
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Posted on June 6, 2007
More Steven Holl, what’s the deal?
Kansas City, Mo.
Steven Holl’s breathtaking addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, opening on June 9, is his most mature work to date, a perfect synthesis of ideas that he has been refining for more than a decade.
check out the slideshow in the article for more pictures.
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Indigo Patagonia Hotel, Chile
Posted on June 5, 2007
i’m going to chile next. just to stay at this hotel. wow.
Indigo Patagonia Hotel, Chile: “To categorize the new Indigo Patagonia hotel and spa (http://www.indigopatagonia.com) in Puerto Natales, Chile, as a cool place is to make use of the word cool in both its old and new meaning.
The old cool — as in somewhat coldish, refreshingly chilly — is a
fitting description of the six-storey, 28-room block of a building. It
is also a perfectly appropriate way for the hotel to be here in the
middle of Patagonia’s fresh magnificence.
In the new main hotel building, Chile’s favorite modern architect world heritage site tentative list (http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/85./). By Tuija Seipell”
(Via The Cool Hunter.)
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Steven Holl
Posted on June 5, 2007
Geeky Asthestic and Environmental Elements. A pretty good article [from all places, Wired]. I didn’t really know all this about Steven Holl. There’s a small slideshow that talks about a few of his buildings.
Parallax is the only thing that comes to mind, and maybe watercolors.
Here the article link: Wired Magazine
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Form and Sound
Posted on June 3, 2007
Here is a pretty nice multimedia slideshow from the NY Times. Granted the narrator seems a little rushed and not too extremely interested [which is ironic because he is the reporter] it’s still a nice slideshow to look at. Especially about some upcoming work by Herzog & de Meuron and Jean Nouvel: Concert Halls.
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