Philip Johnson Glass House
Travelpods (image above) by Travelodge is the first mobile hotel room, it is for the rich that are not enthusiastic with the idea of pitching a tent and singing dancing… Keep Reading
Heng Dian Studio and The Forbidden City
Where is the world’s largest film studio? If your answer is Universal Studios then you’re wrong, Hengdian in southern China is the world’s largest film studio, it is the combined… Keep Reading
I would not want you to be an architect
This could possibly be the first and most popular advise an architect would give to a would be architecture student: “If you were a son of mine, I wouldn’t want… Keep Reading
Perth, the city that sleeps
Having been here for a few months, people tend to post the same question over and over again – ‘How do you find Perth?’ I bet I’ll be getting tons… Keep Reading
Richard Meier, Pritzker Prize 2008
This weeks presentation is on Richard Meier and his Islip Justice Courthouse, there is a short article on Richard Meier in Wikipedia, it appears that Meier also consulted on the… Keep Reading
Peter Eisenman – Chora I Works
Architects are crazy, but Peter Eisenman took this craziness to another level. Ladies and gentleman please visit your district or campus library and search for his book – “Chora I… Keep Reading
Dubai Construction Failure – You Can’t Rush Art
There is a scene in Toy Story 2 where an old man says “You can’t rush art.” This is especially true with every work of art be it animation or… Keep Reading
How to Array or Duplicate Objects in SketchUp
I have come to realize that first time user of SketchUp tend to ask me the same question – How to Array in SketchUp? Repeating an object in SketchUp is… Keep Reading
An Abandoned Village in Italy
The website mention that the village is abandoned but never state the reason, no name of the village or exact location. Isn’t it weird how a village of such magnitude… Keep Reading
Mammoth Museum by Leeser Architecture for Yakutsk
image source : Lesser Architecture image source : Lesser Architecture A mammoth was discovered by a reindeer herder in May this year, it was believed that the mammoth died 18,000… Keep Reading
Europe Greenest City, possibly Greenest in the World!
image source: Urbanlegend Växjö, a small city in Sweden is taking the world by storm as the greenest city in the world, recently the city was awarded for the city… Keep Reading
Japan Micro-Homes in the Big City
Houses in Japan are getting smaller and smaller every year, it appears to be a trend in every first world Asian country for example Hong Kong and Singapore, but not… Keep Reading
Burj Dubai tower is now world’s tallest
Its official now, the Burj Dubai is currently the world tallest building at 1,680 foot (512 meters) and it is still under construction, it is expected to be finished by… Keep Reading
The Top Ten Green Skyscrapers, Sustainable Steel Skyscrapper
Compiled by Jon Schroeder from Portland State University with a degree in Environmental Communication, here are some of the very best greenest skyscraper in the world. According to Jon, the… Keep Reading
The Great Pyramid of Tokyo
Probably one of the many reason stopping them from building tall buildings is their frequent earthquake and tsunami waves, but this time around they claim to be able to solve… Keep Reading
The New Seven Wonders of the World
Swiss businessman Bernard Weber launched the New Seven Wonders of the World in September 1999 and after almost 8 years, 177 monuments were up for consideration. I guess it is… Keep Reading