Praxis Makes Perfect

In the furthest corner of the Vincennes woods of Paris, lies the remains of what was once a public exhibition to promote French colonialism over 100 years ago and what we can only refer to today as the equivalent of aÂ human zoo. In 1907, six different villages were built in theÂ Jardin dâAgronomie Tropicale, representing all […]

“we shape our buildings, and in turn they shape us”

fuck imperialism.

Saarinen and Corbu

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:29:12 -0400

Saarinen and Corbu

timothyreal: llyfr: Roiling waters National Geographic 1973

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:31:00 -0400

timothyreal: llyfr:

Roiling waters

National Geographic 1973

nickkahler: Office dA + Lord Aeck Sargent, Axonometric of the...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:51:53 -0400

nickkahler:

Office dA + Lord Aeck Sargent, Axonometric of the Hinman Building Renovation at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 2011

REMEMBER WHEN THIS WAS HOME.

(via bigringriding)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:28:37 -0400

(via bigringriding)

Photo

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:44:57 -0400

ryanpanos: Anatomy of a Chinese City via Archdaily In cities...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:22:57 -0400

ryanpanos:

Anatomy of a Chinese City via Archdaily

In cities around the globe, change happens almost instantly. Buildings rise, buildings disappear, and skylines morph before one’s eyes. There is no better example of this, of course, than China. From Ordos to Shanghai, Chinese cities are in a constant state of flux, as the Chinese people willfully abandon signs of the past and embrace the new.

Of course, it’s one thing to know this fact; it’s quite another to witness it firsthand, to experience this urgent impetus to demolish and demolish in order to build, build, build, and build. In the face of such large-scale, exponential urban development, it’s easy to feel powerless to suggest another path.

However, in publishing Anatomy of a Chinese City, that is exactly what two young architects have done. By taking the time to observe the “urban artifacts” that make a Chinese city unique, compiling over 100 drawings of everything from buildings to bicycles, Thomas Batzenschlager and Clémence Pybaro have preserved a piece of Chinese history that is quickly going extinct.

In a world where, in the race for progress, quotidian realities are erased unthinkingly, Anatomy of a Chinese City is not just a resource, but a call-to-action, reminding us to slow down and observe the very human context that surrounds us.

fueradeltiempo: archibald quincy jones

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:53:12 -0400

fueradeltiempo:

archibald quincy jones

Video

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:17:45 -0400

"WERE ALL HAVING A PARTY WERE ALL HAVING A PARTY WERE ALL HAVING A PAAAARTY!!! ‘CAUSE…..."

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:09:44 -0400

“WERE ALL HAVING A PARTY WERE ALL HAVING A PARTY WERE ALL HAVING A PAAAARTY!!! ‘CAUSE… well you know.”

kbwatts: Thesis 1/5

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:37:10 -0400

kbwatts:

Thesis 1/5

inrng: ASO inaugurate the “Pont Gibus” cobbled section of...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:14:05 -0400

inrng:

ASO inaugurate the “Pont Gibus” cobbled section of Paris-Roubaix. It’s been used before but the section from Wallers to Hélesmes makes a return for 2013.

“Pont” means bridge and the section is marked by a brick bridge that the race passes under that’s covered with graffiti saying “Gibus”, the nickname of Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, the winner in 1992 and 1993.

via Twitter’s @davidopoczynski

archiveofaffinities: Robert Stephenson and Francis Thompson,...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:35:34 -0400

archiveofaffinities:

Robert Stephenson and Francis Thompson, Britannia Bridge, Menai Strait, Anglesey, North Wales, 1845-1850

elpliego: mapsontheweb: Myriahedral maps showing the near...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:33:42 -0400

elpliego: mapsontheweb:

Myriahedral maps showing the near contiguity of Earth’s continents and oceans (J. van Wijk)