The Lizard Brain – Excuses For Late Submission
Can’t complete your assignment before the deadline? Blame it on the lizard brain. Can’t focus? Yes, it is the lizard brain’s fault. Confucius once said: “Journey of a thousand miles… Keep Reading
Witch Window
Image Source: Wikipedia Witch window, only in America. How in the world would you hang a curtain over one of those things? In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also… Keep Reading
American Cities Pre-1950
Ticker tape and confetti floating onto the motorcade carrying the crew of the Bremen, and the crowds assembled to greet them. Broadway, New York, 1928. (Source: National Archives) A photographic… Keep Reading
Architecture And Security
Image Source: Neatorama Neatorama latest post – The Enemy at the Door is a must read for all architects. We have architecture and sustainability, architecture and music, architecture and this… Keep Reading
A Tiny Apartment Transforms Into 24 Rooms
In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into… Keep Reading
Building Tomorrow’s Home Today
It has come to my attention that Google scanned decades upon decades of Popular Science magazines from the 1870s to the 2000s and offered them in full (every single page)… Keep Reading
How To Set Up A Small And Financially Stable Architecture Firm
How to set up an architecture firm? To be honest, I don’t own an architecture firm, probably never in the future, however, as I was once a draughtperson working in… Keep Reading
Time To Eat The Dog? The Real Guide To Sustainable Living
Am not a fan of sustainable living, to be honest, I don’t believe in the green architecture. Don’t get me wrong, sustainable architecture is a good idea, the trouble is… Keep Reading
Architects = Blueprint + Safety Helmet + Pointing Nowhere
Image Source: Daily Icon These images look like they are from a 1930’s brochure for an architecture course in every universities, unfortunately they are not. I kind of like how… Keep Reading
Terrifying View From Sear Tower’s Glass Box Balcony
1,353 feet above ground level, the skydeck attracts approximately 25,000 visitors a day. It cost $15 to take an elevator ride up to the 103rd floor. This is definitely an… Keep Reading
Too Poor To live, To Poor To Die
My friend told me if you can’t afford a big house; why not invest in a ‘small’ house. The value of the property is less than RM5000 (USD 1414). RM5000… Keep Reading
Bendable Concrete
Image Source: National Geographic First they have bendable concrete, then these engineers introduced light transmitting concrete to the world, now we have a self-healing concrete that is bendable. A team… Keep Reading
See Through and Light Transmitting Translucent Concrete
Image Source: Dornob Image Source: Dornob My tutor told me about the existence of transparent concrete, it is not really a new technology, kind of old but amazing. Transparent construction-grade… Keep Reading
Daddy Frank Lloyd Wright and The Curse of Sex
Image Source: Barnes&Noble In the comic book ‘The Women’, acclaimed novelist T. C. Boyle turns his attention to the life and loves of celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright, enlightening human… Keep Reading