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."
Alexander Bogdanov,
Cities
Boompjes 2
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 scheme. The
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 [http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/VISITING/chernobyl.php]
to Chernobyl and Baikonour next July, as part of