Archive for April, 2007

Manchester Solar Tower
No Comments April 30th, 2007

Manchester’s CIS Tower could possibly be the world’s tower fully covered with solar panels, which is something impressive bearing in mind that the idea of buildings covered with solar panels have moved beyond the drawing board stage. It was said that this solar panels are packed with a punch, a much greener panels that produce [...]



Albert Speers Volkshalle Illusion
1 Comment April 24th, 2007

It is the dome to end all domes, the brain child of Albert Speer and Adolf Hitler is known as the Volkshalle. We do know that the evil Nazi regime is occupied with science, occultism, voodoo and many other alternative ways that they believe would help them win the war, but I never know that [...]



The Diary by Trevor Howells
No Comments April 22nd, 2007

Of all the arts in the world, none is more fundamental to the way we live than architecture. It is a mirror of our own time and of times gone by, a diary that is written in mud and timber, in brick and stone, in iron and steel, in concrete and glass. Our homes, our [...]



The Maze Mania House
No Comments April 21st, 2007

This is the one and only house you want to bring your mother-in-law to, the Maze Mania house is a two and a half acre wooden fence maze for the adventurous, the rules of the game is simple, simply punch your card into a cheese looking box and find your way out, repeat the same [...]



Sociology in Architecture
1 Comment April 19th, 2007

Well, this is my topic for Architecture Research and Methods, I am required to research on sociology in architecture, which is something I find interesting as I dig deeper into the methods used. Sociology is an obstructive method and is by far one of the best methods among all, the only limitation it has is [...]



Joondalup “Ghost Town” Presentation
No Comments April 18th, 2007

Here is a nice picture or image (What is the difference between image, photo and picture?) … of our trip to Joondalup, nice wall graffiti! Basically these images are part of our group presentation on suburban, we are suppose to talk about the experience and it can be sum up in to one word - [...]



Radiant City - Suburban Documentary Life
No Comments April 16th, 2007

Here is a must watch movie for all architecture students and working adults - Radiant City, it is a documentary about suburban sprawl and the meaning and impact of suburban life, a portrait of a newly suburbanized family.
Nor might one expect the balance, depth and refreshing lightness which Radiant City evinces in a left-leaning documentary [...]



Mass Housing in Ixtapaluca, Mexico
1 Comment April 15th, 2007

Huge growth of housing projects like these for low income families in Ixtapaluca, Mexico. There is a total of 300 of these houses and they reminds me of the movie - Cat in the Hat. Mass housing like these are scary, so isolated and lack of an identity - spooky!

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