today’s del.icio.us links
December 30th, 2005- Repeat – Writings on Architecture: Bobbing for Mies – Robert Venturi at IIT
‘…he saw Gehry’s bandshell in Millennium Park as carrying on ‘the idea of the great American loft tradition … essentially a loft with applied ornament, which are these potato chips’…’ (via DYWSC?)
- In Alabama, a Poor County Is Rich in Modern Architecture – New York Times
‘…Music Man’s house, with colorful glass embedded in concrete floors and shelves that move on skateboard wheels, is one of about 40 buildings conceived and built by the Rural Studio…’ (via boingboing.net)
- designboom.com – ‘shelter in a cart’
‘…the subject of the international design competition is ‘shelter in a cart’ design a cart that can provide shelter and storage…’
- Suburban Loft, The – New York Times
‘…And partly because the city, once the bane of middle-class existence, has again become acceptable, even alluring – everyone wants a piece of the ‘Sex and the City’ lifestyle…’ (via varnelis.net)
- PingMag – Thomas Heatherwick: My Temple Seeks a Sponsor!
‘…We talked to him about this incredible task, how he came up with a beautiful design and what finally needs to happen now to turn this idea into reality…’ (via Rotational linklog)
- Videora iPod Converter – iPod Video Converter
‘…allows you to convert your regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into the proper video format that your iPod understands…’
(taken from my del.icio.us. linklog, broadcast using deloxom)