Red Mars 2
"In the bottomless night, glowing brightly out there, Is Mars, my native red star. But the pull of the Earth is heavy to bear And its atmosphere weighs on my heart."
Cities
Boompjes 2
Following on from the previous post about OMA's Boompjes project from 1980, here is the amazing image of the observation tower that formed part of the scheme. The tower is a pure Constructivist
Boompjes
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 experiences, a pure hyperkulturemia
Rotterdam hexagon urban identity
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
Cities and Cosmonauts 3
Liam Young and Kate Davies, lecturers at the Architectural Association, are leading a study visit to Chernobyl and Baikonour next July, as part of their Unknown Fields nomadic studio. "This year, on