11 Interesting Facts – Architecture & Construction
Bridge The Incas considered bridges to be so sacred that anyone who tampered with one was put to death. Among the most impressive Inca bridges were the chacas, or rope… Keep Reading
Bridge The Incas considered bridges to be so sacred that anyone who tampered with one was put to death. Among the most impressive Inca bridges were the chacas, or rope… Keep Reading
Denmark’s new National Aquarium, designed by 3XN, has won the Display Award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF). Inspired by the shape of water in endless motion, Denmark’s new… Keep Reading
Unlike other basic necessities such as food, cloths and many more, houses remain the only necessities that can never be mass produced entirely. From the idea of fabricating a house… Keep Reading
What has Zathura, Back to the Future and the Gamble House by Greene and Greene Architects has in common? Well, they both feature the Gamble House. One of the reason… Keep Reading
Taking forms from the cuesta rock formation in and around the site, the museum spaces shift in and out of the “rock”. This museum by Kris Yao Architect is adjacent… Keep Reading
Looks like a very good thesis topic. In a world were buildings are predominantly judged by what they look like, how does someone without sight measure whether a building is… Keep Reading
I guess each and everyone of us can relate to this Calvin and Hobbes comic. No amount of music, internet surfing, brain storming, smoking and etc are as effective as… Keep Reading
MoMA Store has this unique paperweight specially made for architects – blueprint paperweight. It could be popular if it was sold before the computer revolution, but then again with so… Keep Reading
According to Wikipedia, as a child, Frank Lloyd Wright spent a great deal of time playing with the kindergarten educational blocks by Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel (known as Froebel Gifts)… Keep Reading
During my university years, I heard students and lecturers mentioning the term ‘Money Shot’ during tutorials. I thought it was about capturing an idea that sells, or a perspective that… Keep Reading
Not quite an average book for children, this book is for adults like you and me. An architectural twists on both ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ and ‘The Three Little… Keep Reading
Image Source: josephkosinski.com I just watched Tron Legacy, an amazing American science fiction film, the plot of the movie is typical hollywood – good guy losing, good guy wining, good… Keep Reading
Image Source: Wired New York “The roof (Guggenheim Museum) was made of glass so that the god could see the paintings from up in heaven.” – When In Rome (Movie)… Keep Reading
Photo credit Don Fogg. Beethoven was deaf, yet he accomplished what was thought to be impossible. Now we have an architect who developed sudden blindness has carved out a successful… Keep Reading