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Boompjes 2

13 years ago 1 min read Architecture Cities Utopias Art Rotterdam

Following on from the previous post [https://newsfeed.kosmograd.com/boompjes/] about OMA's Boompjes project from 1980, here is the amazing image of the observation tower that formed part of the

Boompjes

13 years ago 6 min read Architecture Cities Graphic design Urban theory Rotterdam

My favourite architectural image is on display at the moment. Seeing something 'in the flesh' that you've looked for so long in a book was one of those knee-wobble

Buran Suprematism

13 years ago 2 min read Art Space

I was mucking around with a 3D model of a Buran spacecraft, when I switched all the objects to display as bounding-boxes. Result - instant Suprematist composition. In "From Cubism and Futurism

Rotterdam hexagon urban identity

13 years ago 2 min read Cities Graphic design Books Urban theory Rotterdam

In 1972, Wim Crouwel and his Total Design company created an identity system for the Municipality of Rotterdam. The Gemeente Rotterdam identity used a hexagon grid to visually represent the city in an

Shuttle Hexagon Lensflare

14 years ago 1 min read Photography Film Space

During the first few minutes of the rather curious documentary Around the world in 60 minutes, shown recently on BBC Four, there is a stunning short sequence of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (mission