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
Architexts – Comic For Architectural Professionals
There you go, Architexts for archi-fanatics. Architexts is an almost daily web-based comic created for the amusement of architectural professionals, though we think even those not in the profession might… Keep Reading
Dilbert – Can He Lead A Normal Live? No! He’ll Be An Engineer
Just replace “Engineer” with “Architect”, I think we’re both in the same sad sad situation. An old saying goes: “Architects believe that not only do they sit at the right… 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
Inception
Another great movie about dreams, architects, imaginary cities and reality. Some of the cast: Ellen Page as Ariadne, the Architect – a college graduate student who constructs the world of… 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
Architectural Quotations
Style is trendy and fleeting. Bad taste is timeless. – Anonymous Home is where you hang your Architect. – Clare Booth Luce Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty… Keep Reading
AutoDesk AutoCAD ( Sledgehammer Beta ) For Mac OS X
Screenshot: MacRumors The last time AutoDesk has a working AutoCAD for Mac was 18 years ago, rumors has it that a Mac compatible version of design most popular drafting software… 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
Capture Your Photoshop And AutoCAD Mouse Movements As Art
There is something magical about lines, something sacred about line drawings where a majority of architects find it sexy. Like doctors and blood, or accountants and creative accounting scandals, lawyers… 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
Rebuilding Haiti And Chile, Thesis Topic Of The Year
image source and copyright: © 2010 The Seattle Times Company Yesterday, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits E. Philippines. The week before, Chile was rocked by a 8.8 magnitude earthquake with 115… Keep Reading
VUE – Free Open Source Mind Mapping Software
You can’t go wrong with Open Source software, currently I am using Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) mind mapping software by Tufts University. The VUE project is focused on creating flexible… Keep Reading
3D Printer + Architectural Model Making And SketchUp 7
image source and copyright: Sweat Online Creations I kind of miss model making, it was fun. That brings back memories of my university years, minus the 3D printer. The physical… Keep Reading
The Opening Ceremony Of Burj Khalifa aka Burj Dubai
For your info, Burj Dubai is now known as Burj Khalifa. Build by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and New York-based Turner Construction International, designed by SOM architects from America, cheap… Keep Reading